Thank You! Its My Labor of Love.
I'm going to try something new and I haven't said it because I don't know if I can do it , or not. But I'm going to TRY TO incorporate 2 linear bearing races in circumference of the actual carbon fiber tube. So then all it takes is a fairly thin cast aluminum outer bearing race (with rod braces to the other rotating rings) so basically it's a low profile rotating ring system where the bittom race is built into the tube and it's going to be either aluminum u channel or possibly stainless steel, molded directly into the carbon fiber Tube.
And then, it goes on a eq8.. if I can keep the weight down..
I ordered 4 boxes of the Double wide, plastic caged linear needle bearings FF3555ZW
So , long story short-
"TOO LATE!!"
not a Dob, going to try to make low profile rotating rings and put it on a German equatorial.