πŸ” ciphers

Design a decoder ring, try it right here β€” drag the top disc to set the shift β€” then print it as a 2-page PDF and build the real thing.

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How to build it
  1. Print both PDF pages at 100% scale (no β€œfit to page”).
  2. Cut out both discs along the solid circles β€” plus the small window slot in the small disc.
  3. Place the small disc on the large one and push a split pin through both centre marks.
  4. Rotate the small disc to set the key β€” the window under the pointer shows the shift number.
  5. Encode: find each letter on the small disc, write the large-disc letter beside it. Decode: the reverse.