I'm also looking around for an equatorial platform, for my Lightbridge 16. How are you going in your search Shaun?
The kit by TL Systems, at
http://home.netcom.com/~tlsystem/cablet4.htm looks like a good compromise between buying a completed platform and having to do all of the design work yourself. The kit includes motor and controller (two options - completed or put it together yourself), but they are booked out until after Christmas
They have a single-axis and a dual-axis version, which looks like it might cover the photography that I'd like to do...
Does anyone here have experience with this platform?
Thanks, Peter