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Re: Designing a "belt + roller" conveyor for balls
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Originally Posted by Jared Russell
When 341 made extensive use of polyurethane flat belting in 2012 (and 2013), we used exclusively 1.25" OD, 1.12" ID aluminum round tubing from Online Metals for our rollers. 10 seconds on the lathe (or a minute with a deburring tool) and it is a great fit for a hub or 1.125" OD bearing.
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In 2014 we used the polycarb tube for our rollers and it definitely suffered from a lack of rigidity. The aluminum upgrade is definitely something I would recommend. Our tubes were around 2ft+ long.
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2013 FRC 1310 RUNNYMEDE ROBOTICS Student, Mechanical, Design
2014 FRC 865 Warp7 Student, Mechanical, Design
2015 FRC 865 Warp7 Alumni, Mechanical Mentor
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