The eyepiece should be able to take the weight just fine. The wooden bracket I've been using for 2+ years now has always hung off the eyepiece, which has never shown any hints of damage. Also the total weight hanging off the eyepiece with the F-adapter would be considerably less than with the wooden bracket I've been using because it only has to hold the camera. With my old bracket the eyepiece had to hold the weight of the camera AND two blocks of wood. So judging by past experience, it should be just fine.
To save from possible dents or scratches from the F-adapter to the eyepiece by the three screws, I'm thinking about maybe getting some cloth or plastic and wrapping it around the eyepiece beforehand. Maybe I could even run some masking tape around a few times as a bit of padding. From what I've seen on the eyepieces, they shouldn't be damaged by it.
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Isn't it about time you started thinking about a ToUcam Chris
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I found an oldish webcamera (one of those logitec quickcams I think) no one wanted the other day, so I've taken the lens off, rigged up a quick adapter from an old film canister (those things are so useful!) and I'm waiting for some clear sky. Obviously it wont perform as well as a ToUcam, but I'm thinking it will give me a bit of an indication of what I could expect from one.
