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Re: Integrating Encoder Into Gearbox

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
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.
He was referring to the extrusion profile that you can buy, not bending your own sheet. You can use really thin aluminum to get the same flex as the plastic but the plastic is so much easier to work with.
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