[sdiy] Cutting rotary encoder shafts??

[harrybissell]

If the shaft is metal... hold the end you want to cut off in a vice...
then hacksaw off the remaining portion.

Dremel tool with abrasive cut off wheel is good also... but

in either case, watch out for heat buildup. Maybe cut is a few sessions
a few minutes apart.

H^) harry

Bret Truchan wrote:

> This may be somewhat off topic.  I'm building a module that uses a 4-bit
> grey rotary encoder.  Digikey only carries one  that I could find:
> CT3003-ND
>
> It's a great encoder, but the shaft length is too long and looks downright
> ugly with a knob on it.  Is it possible or practical to cut the shaft down
> using some widgety-do gizmo saw?  (Hacksaw maybe?)
>
> Thanks!
> - Bret