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DIY aluminum pedal + potentiometer

Discussion in 'DIY peripherals' started by leductrinh, Jul 5, 2021.

  1. leductrinh

    leductrinh New Member

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    1. I bought aluminum tube (ID 5mm, OD 8mm), aluminum bar (3mm X 25mm X 500mm), screw, bearing,...
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    Manual drilling, cutting and grinding
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    some pictures of the making process:

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    and complete :

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    Did you make the design yourself ?
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    First off, nice job......I've been thinking about making my own for awhile now, but that's as far as I got...never seems to be enough time with so many other things going on. Secondly, if you have the pedals up and working any chance of a video showing us them in motion? Thanks
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