How do you make a flywheel

I need to know how to make a flywheel

Need more detail than that.

Quick google search though:

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Green motors at a 1:7 ratio is only 1400 rpm, which isn’t enough for being able to shoot far

Don’t do this, because the high slop and friction generated by this many gears will greatly decrease the efficiency of your flywheel.

My team has had great success with a blue cartridge motor at a 1:5 ratio (12:60 toot gears), which is 3000 rpm. The main factors deciding how good your flywheel are are the speed of the flywheel, the compression of the disc, the inertia of your flywheel (heavier flywheel = more inertia), and the friction/slop in your flywheel gearing.

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For Vex IQ, correct?

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I know it has been a while since ive looked at this but my teams flywheel isnt shooting up high enough and doesnt shoot far enough could you tell me how to make is go farther and higher

If you want your flywheel to shoot projectiles further, you’ll need to increase its rpm. For height, it’s all about the angle.

On second thought, after experiencing much more since this, 35:3 sucks.

3000-3600 RPM is the way to go in any case (Cartridgeless motor or geared blue motors)

It’s VRC.
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I’ve had infinitely more experience since I made this comment. Don’t follow a single thing I said here.