Good Luck To You Too. Although, I may still compete in IQ. We shall see.

Oh yea right, also the bloons music in the background tho

@@Lee-squakyeah noticed that

दो यू प्ले फ़ॉर्मेट 🧽🧽🧽🗃️📯🧂🍵🦛

Thanks!

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The primary issue with the ratchets is two fold. Issue A: The shared mechanism is only able to spin in one direction. Issue B: The gearbox for a twin ratchet is usually quite large. Over time, I have learned to overcome/adapt to these changes, which is why I use them so much!

A single ratchet shares like this: Mechanism 1: Clockwise, Mechanism 2, not engaged Mechanism 1: Counterclockwise, Mechanism 2, engaged A double ratchet works like this. Mech 1: (clockwise engaged) Mech 2: (clockwise disengaged) Mech 1: (counterclockwise disengaged) Mech 2: (counterclockwise engaged) If that was confusing, sorry, I didnt really have a good way to put it.

Oh that makes sense, thanks for the info!

Its actually a trigger sensor and motor, from a hexbug kit. I use it for testing because it is basically just a vex motor but I dont need to link a brain to it. Linked here -> www.amazon.com/HEXBUG-Robotics-Gatling-Rapid-Fire/dp/B07F3HH8B3/ref=sr_1_11?crid=THASP1AGFAU6&keywords=vex+hexbug+gun&qid=1692114511&sprefix=vex+hexbug+gun%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-11

Usually when the rubber band isnt pulling the tooth down enough the ratchet will disengage. Try using a smaller, tighter band. I also found using a 2 length pin instead of a 3 length pin to hold the tooth also sometimes helps. You may also want to use the gen-1 variant, because that one can be tightened more than the other ones.

Its actually because of that reason! By using sprockets, it shows that the 2 spinning parts are not connected. Using gears would make them look meshed.

I got my bands from a japanese store called daiso, but I would advise using thin regular vex brand ones or thin ones from staples. They work too. The issue with the bands I was using was that the inspectors thought they were illegal and we needed to show them the product specifications to prove them legal. It works with the staples tan rubber bands as well.

@@RileyMarkley thank you! I’m assuming when the rubber bands have #32 or #64, they’re competition legal right?

@@velocity6867 They are legal, its the tiny band in the gen 2 kit.

Didn't I just do that?

Kinda sus

Unfortunately not. I took this into account before posting, but I attended multiple competitions hosted by corporations, and days after I attended they posted reveals using mechanisms identical to mine. The only way I could think of to take away the edge they have gained illegally from me and teams like me is to share it with the world. I know and understand what you mean, but I hope you can understand what I mean as well.

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Tutorial bros

For the record, yours was unable to do 360 degree motion.

Oh dang I’d take it personally