color some notecard stock black with a sharpie, then spray paint it black to stiffen it more. or laminate several thicknesses of thin black cloth with black resin of some sort (jb weld is kinda blackish), then paint that black. or, put a bunch of staples on the circumference of a dowel, clip away all but one leg of each of the protruding staples, and then paint everything black. or, cnc the pattern on some flattened aluminum can foil with an awl point or a pin or a pen, cut the pattern out with scissors, and paint it black. or, get a CD that you dont want to listen to anymore, and cnc it out of that. and then paint it black.
--- On Tue, 2/14/12, gene heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: From: gene heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Encoder wheel [Was: Need advice on 1/16" end mill] To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 6:21 PM On Tuesday, February 14, 2012 09:17:49 PM Erik Christiansen did opine: > On 14.02.12 15:20, gene heskett wrote: > > The encoder wheel > > itself will be trapped between the spindle bearing lock buts. > > Gene, have you considered using a piece of thin PCB material for the > encoder wheel, since all your sheet Al is toffee? A piece of the brown > phenolic stuff would be easier on the tool. Copper is needed on at > least one side, if the green fibreglass board is used, because it lets > too much light through. (About 34 years ago I was cautious enough to > check a piece before making a wheel, and switched to PVC sheet. But > I had more room, for a thicker wheel, than you do.) > > Erik Well, that's another bone to throw in the soup I hadn't considered, mainly because I think the nearest SS phenolic is probably 65 miles up the interstate in Morgantown or possibly even in Pittsburgh. Thats order it on the web distance. But its a workable thought for sure Erik, thanks. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> The future lies ahead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
