[Hitchhiker 42]

Originally Posted by Chak

3D printed mounts can go almost anywhere, even after the design was built without sensors.

Others have used bent polycarb as encoder mounts to absorb shock or something.

Additionally, to connect the shaft of a pot to the rotating shaft, we've used a couple of tricks: either get flexible shaft couplings (one of our mentors brought some in from work) or, if you don't have that, some pneumatic tubing with zipties at both ends works well too.