Ideas needed for making a side wheel for a scope. Can it be done, material etc.? I like the ones I have for 2 of my scopes but they are not available for another. May be just wishful thinking but I know the info is here if it can be done. Thanks Don
Making a side wheel
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A large people purchase an inexpensive UTG scope wheel and either increase the size of the hole, or make a sleeve to fit a smaller side parallax knob. Then they put fresh numbers on the outside of it, either by painting it with whiteout, and numbering with a pen, or sanding the wheel and engraving it with new numbers.
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This one is made of 3/8 thick abs sheet i got from Mcmaster-Carr, comes in black or white. Measure the knob dia and drill the mount hole to match. Cut the outside shape with a Sabre saw, takes 3 minutes tops. The other holes are for finger holds. If too tight, just run a dremel sanding drum around and around by hand till it fits. If too loose , just shim with plastic strips from beverage bottles to fit. Just pick a shape for the wheel, most of mine are a 3.5 inch radius the long distance end, ie 55 yards or whatever. Another shape that works good is a 3.5 inch radius over a 180 degree arc. Or match the arc to the arc the knob will turn over the range you want. Forester drill work the best for me. I just put colored duct tape on the edge and mark with a Sharpie.
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