Hi mbaddah,
I'm also a little disappointed with the handling of this scope. Have you made any modifications already?
I found a post about using a bearing in the base (
http://www.axminster.co.uk/triangle-...ing-prod20991/) Lazy Susan Bearing. Also 3 pads are necessary to add friction as just the bearings makes the base too easy to turn.
The post URL
http://stargazerslounge.com/diy-astr...-dob-base.html.
I'm about to first balance the OTA to see how the altitude movements change before I start other modifications.