pic: 1266 - 2009 Teaser

[cdennisxlx2]

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[lynca]

I spy a black pool noodle under the black drawer liner from Walmart !
Do you also use 3/4" pvc ?

I'm glad to see other team's using a similar technique. We thought we were going out on a limb with that roller design.

Our color scheme makes it easier to see the differences in the layers of the rollers.
http://2009.discobots.org/node/34

[Johnny]

Originally Posted by lynca

I spy a black pool noodle under the black drawer liner from Walmart !
Do you also use 3/4" pvc ?

I'm glad to see other team's using a similar technique. We thought we were going out on a limb with that roller design.

Our color scheme makes it easier to see the differences in the layers of the rollers.
http://2009.discobots.org/node/34

The roller you are seening is only used to gather the orbit balls, however it's not quite finished(notice the zip-ties). The rest of the system includes a conveyor and shooter type mechanism. We found that a continous roller system was not as fast as a conveyor system; the continous rollers really are just immitating a belt system in a more complicated manner.

No, we did noy use any pvc in our design. Underneath the shelve liner is a secret , but there is an aluminum axel somewhere underneath it. It's not a pool noodle either . We have more pictures, but we decided to wait until the weekend is over to finish installing other minor components.

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by Johnny

Underneath the shelve liner is a secret

*sigh*

[spc295]

what is the compression you are using on the balls?

[Johnny]

Originally Posted by spc295

what is the compression you are using on the balls?

What do you mean by compression?

[Rex Woodu]

It looks like a big mess.

[Johnny]

Originally Posted by Rex Woodu

It looks like a big mess.

Well it is lol. It wasn't quite clean up time when we took the picture

[spc295]

how hard are you pushing on the balls to pick them up.

[cdennisxlx2]

The front roller compresses the ball between 1 and 1.5 inches [depending on the specific ball since none of them are exactly the same]. With the shelf liner its incredibly pliable and pulls the balls in very quickly