this is a new design I have been working on for some time. it uses a lot of components that can be obtained at just about any hardware store. But there are a couple of components that are custom, tying the whole design together, giving it a lot of both stability, while still being very adjustable for both accuracy and longevity (in theory). Of course once I have it built I can put those both to the real world test.
ok now for some pictures.
(these next few pics are of a design with some frills to make the parts look more interesting.)
(with my makeshift vacuum shoe. learning a lot of important stuff about what makes them work really well and what happens to be some very nasty mistakes)