Hi Jackson,
Lets just say i have been kicking tyers for a long time now going beetween, GEM, Eq Platform, Dob Driver (Bartel etc).
Here is a intresting site for Fork Design.
http://www.atmsite.org/contrib/Harbour/index.html
Specifically the Sector Drive technicque mentioned here
http://www.atmsite.org/contrib/Harbour/SectorDrive.html
I belive Asimov is using similar drive on his home made GEM.
Another Fork design (wedge really)
http://www.livingstonetelescopes.co....GE-2%20COM.htm
http://www.stellafane.com/scope_gallery/park.html
Alternative to Mel Bartel's Stepper and ServoCat sold by Mel Bartel.
http://www.siderealtechnology.com/
Standard Dob Customised base can be driven by Stepper or Servo.
http://4dw.net/svdgoto/custom.htm
this is a subsection of
http://gototelescope.com/ Lenord's website mentioned on Mel Bartel site as well. Mel, Lenord, Dan (Inventor of Sideraltech) are easily accesable for discussion via the Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scope-drive/messages.
For EqPlatforms there is but one place to go.
Everything is there from discussion to Files(plans), Photos of build systems. And access to discussion with the people at the leading edge of this method.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eqplatforms/
Regards
Netwolf.