Originally Posted by
wisp
CNC4PC has a spindle encoder
HERE that would work for reading the spindle. Fabbing a disc should be pretty easy. If we add it to the kit it would just increase the cost, and nobody wants that!
Make sure if you order an encoder from CNC4PC that you specify if you'll be using it with a G540, as they sell 2 different revisions of this encoder.
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