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Re: Integrating Encoder Into Gearbox

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Originally Posted by Owen Busler View Post
Thank you everyone for your replies! I really like the robustness of this design in addition to to how it doesn't require much sacrifice in terms of material in the load bearing part of the shaft. I used some 1 inch leg .75 inch tall 1/16" thick Z 6061 to support it and I think this will work very well thanks again!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6...VpFZ05IY0lNLUE
I would go for plastic instead due to the flexibility and ease of fabrication. 6061 doesn't bend well either, so you'll need to have a large radius on it or risk cracking.
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