Good day Rwade, I’ll be more than happy to post pictures and share all the details I can as I progress. I’m lucky enough to have a lathe and mill to machine the neccessary parts. I believe the parts could be made with a drill press with some small changes in design though. I’m going this route because I have the thompson shafting and linear bearings already. I won’t need much, if anything to complete it. The parts will likely end up costing more than a used one on ebay. The amscope boom stand looks like a great deal and could be adapted to any scope with a little thought. I don’t like the mild steel shafting and linear bearings in them though. The bearings gouge the soft shafting quickly. They can be replaced with hardened steel shafts with minimal effort and basic tools though. It doesnt cost much to buy adequate shafting either.
I’ll be getting started on it once I have my rolling mill project complete.
I’m putting a variable speed gearmotor drive on my pepe rolling mill. That was originally going to be my first post. I thought some people might be interested in seeing one done. I suppose I should leave that for a seperate post. It’s been a fun project. Have a great night!