Originally Posted by
BigHuf
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Wohoo, ASCII art!
+1
Although it's more of two tight 90 deg angles than 2 tight 45 deg angles. Dead common trick for hooking up linkages between servos and control surfaces in r/c models as well. Probably won't work if it's a heads-in spoke that has to be replaced.
Better than nothing I suppose, but if it was "just as good" - why aren't we seeing entire wheels built that way?
Someone, somewhere ought to have tried it as a way of cutting inventory.