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Originally Posted by Peyton Yeung
Here are some pictures of the setup.
The encoder has a 1/4" output so I took a 3/8" hex shaft, drilled a 1/4" hole in one end, slotted the hole with a band saw, and slid a shaft collar over the slot and voila. The encoder now has a 3/8" hex shaft which I coupled with a 3/8" hex gear with the same number of teeth so the feedback is 1:1. The whole plate has just 5 holes in it.
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So the 3/8" hex shaft acts like a collet clamping onto the encoder shaft? That's a pretty neat set up!