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| bigmoe:
--- Quote from: RandyT on April 13, 2004, 11:47:05 am --- --- Quote from: bigmoe on April 13, 2004, 11:26:57 am --- Sorry for my density here...but this means you want a large wheel with lots of spokes, right? --- End quote --- Not necessarily. A large wheel with 30 apertures (spokes) may be just as poor as a small wheel with 16. It's the density that's important. Larger diameters give you the advantage of passing more apertures past the optics with a smaller range of motion at the knob. But you can get the same effect on a small wheel with a higher aperture count. It's all relative. RandyT --- End quote --- Aha. Thanks! |
| NoBonus:
So what is the best size for the spokes? I see I do not want them too small, but what size? Should they be the same size as on the mouse I am hacking? |
| NoBonus:
So... does anyone have any idea how wide the spokes should be? |
| NoBonus:
Or, does anyone have any kind of FAQ on the encoder wheel printer? The homepage of the author is defunct. |
| hyiu:
I remember oscar did something like this.... maybe he even have it for sale.... a encoder wheel of certain size with like a specific number of teeth..... (like 72 teeth or something like that ??...) (sorry.... it is not clear... because I never think I would need to do that... so, did not pay much attention....) there is also a tutorial of how to make one somewhere.... I did a search... but don't see it..... anyone else can give a hand ??.... ps: I'm not 100% sure if its oscar.... also... I remember someone comparing encoder wheels... how the teeth are shaped..... perfect squares... or arc shaped... maybe you can do more search... see if you can hit the right thread..... but in general... I think either 36 or 72 teeth should be good for an encoder wheel..... (ok... take this with at your own risk.... I know next to nothing about spinners.... I simply bought one from slikstick... and it spins very well....) :P |
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