Texasgerd
Elite Cafe Member
Looking some feedback/experience w/ microscope boom stands.
I currently have a simple single boom arm. My current stand only has 2 degrees of movement (no sig tipping of the scope head—just straight up/down). I also want to mount the stand directly onto the drill press vertical post (TIG the base onto the post).
I see the GRS, Golden Machinery (similar to the GRS) and Conrad ones. The Conrad stands seem small, but simple. They might not be robust enough. I'm leery about Golden Machinery but they are about 30-40% less than GRS. I'm leaning toward the GRS acrobat due to their well-known quality and long term support, but wanted to know everyone’s thoughts.
Also, I’d appreciate feedback/lessons learned about combining the drill press stand and scope. I’m leery about vibration and having to bolt everything down 250% to keep the image stable.
Dan
I currently have a simple single boom arm. My current stand only has 2 degrees of movement (no sig tipping of the scope head—just straight up/down). I also want to mount the stand directly onto the drill press vertical post (TIG the base onto the post).
I see the GRS, Golden Machinery (similar to the GRS) and Conrad ones. The Conrad stands seem small, but simple. They might not be robust enough. I'm leery about Golden Machinery but they are about 30-40% less than GRS. I'm leaning toward the GRS acrobat due to their well-known quality and long term support, but wanted to know everyone’s thoughts.
Also, I’d appreciate feedback/lessons learned about combining the drill press stand and scope. I’m leery about vibration and having to bolt everything down 250% to keep the image stable.
Dan