I've been pouring over McMaster-Carr / MSC catalogs and it seems that I'd be able to support (in tension) a rotating slighly eccentric load with a linear bearing. It seems to me that a 2" diameter solid rod sandwiched into the bearing by means of clamping collars would keep the whole affair up and allow it to rotate. It seems to me, that linear bearings that can recieve a 2" diameter x ~6" round can handle some eccentric loading. Some of these bearings are a bit pricy but are real stiff and I'm thinking can handle the detail in a compact manner. My previous "lazy Susan" idea was crude I think.
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20 years ago