Pitching Machine Wheel

[Henzado]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

You don't need machining to make a prototype pitcher. Just connect a wheel to a drill, put the wheel between a compressed surface and the ball, fire put he drill, and push the ball through. Works every time.

We did the very same Tonight, but with two wheels.

[Nick LaPosta]

If you use one wheel to shoot it I would recommend putting it on the bottom of the launcher and squeezing the ball between that and the top of the barrel. That would create a backspin and make the ball more stable in the air and it would bounce less once it hits something.

[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Bait

I was thinking about the possibility of adding dumbbells or other round steel weights to any kind of flywheel to add momentum. Might be worth a try...

been there, tried that. Not reccommended unless you want to spend a bunch of time waiting for the wheel to rev up.

Originally Posted by krazyman1013

Use the Andy Mark performance wheels and attach weights as you see fit.

When I was was on 1747 we used 3 Kit wheels from 08 (6") direct drive to a cim... it had plenty of power and was pretty accurate.With the current range of parts, it could be done using an FP in a planetary if you wanted to save the cims for the drivetrain.

Originally Posted by Nick LaPosta

If you use one wheel to shoot it I would recommend putting it on the bottom of the launcher and squeezing the ball between that and the top of the barrel. That would create a backspin and make the ball more stable in the air and it would bounce less once it hits something.

the sytem used that as well.

[staplemonx]

Here is a whole bunch of pitching machine videos from various companies that may be useful http://www.atomicrobotics.com/2012/0...-sizes-shapes/