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Unread 25-03-2013, 22:47
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Its just bare bones at the moment but tomorrow i will post a picture after our team meeting to give you guys a better idea of what im working with and i will try to get a good item that will allow you guys to estimate the sizes
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I have heard and have been told to wrap it in duct tape, and make it so that you can un- screw the barrel to change it out
I would treat that as something that would be risky. First, the barrel isn't the most likely thing to go; the accumulator is. Screwing it in creates the chance of a leak that would reduce range. Second, and more important: I would not trust duct tape to hold in shrapnel, even that way. It will find a seam, with the air helping. If it doesn't find one, duct tape can tear much easier than a protective shield made of, say, plywood.

I stand by my suggestion of building a box around it to contain any potential shrapnel. Doesn't have to be fancy, doesn't have to be expensive--but if you plan right, that box could serve more purposes than just shielding. Mounting for gauges so you know when you're ready to shoot (and how far, maybe), advertising space, place to put lights, cover for the cannon, "mysterious box that produces T-shirts at high speed", you get the picture.
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Unread 26-03-2013, 01:16
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spinning rims
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You could also use the air tanks we use on our robots instead of PVC. And, possibly a solenoid rather than a sprinkler valve.

This could be a good opportunity to build a swerve drive robot just for fun/practice.
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Re: Show Bot

I was not able to get to the show bot at our last meeting, we spent our entire meeting cleaning up shop
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