That's a cool idea! It's all open source, and forks/remixes are encouraged, so feel free to give that a whirl. :)
Thanks! > Are there openings at certain positions in the reel Yes, that's exactly it! The spool has holes, and there's an IR emitter/detector on either side. You can view the STLs on the GitHub repo or Printables and…
You're right that it doesn't consider changing diameter, though I did contemplate some approaches for doing that. But, since it only needs whole-inch resolution, using the diameter of a half-full roll of tape gets close…
That's a cool idea! It's all open source, and forks/remixes are encouraged, so feel free to give that a whirl. :)
Thanks! > Are there openings at certain positions in the reel Yes, that's exactly it! The spool has holes, and there's an IR emitter/detector on either side. You can view the STLs on the GitHub repo or Printables and…
You're right that it doesn't consider changing diameter, though I did contemplate some approaches for doing that. But, since it only needs whole-inch resolution, using the diameter of a half-full roll of tape gets close…