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GoYouSalukis:
I originally tried a lazy susan, but wasn't happy with the slop in the rotation. I ended up using a robotics turntable:

http://www.vexrobotics.com/vex/products/accessories/motion/276-1810.html

After I got it, It wasn't quite as tight as I had hoped, but in the end I have been happy with it.

Here is a video:

In the video, the monitor was pretty flat, but since then, I moved it up to a much steeper angle, and the turntable has no problems.

Justin

Le Chuck:
get out the drill press and bore the shaft. Lose the grub screw and use a cotter pin. Cheap fix and worth a shot. Which bearing are you using? I've been hunting for a cheap sleuth bearing but they don't seem to exist.

rockyrocket:
Thanks guys for the input, and the timing is just perfect as last weekend I redid this but am still not sure if it will hold.
My fix at the moment was to use the other pololu mount as you get two and to tap a slightly bigger grub screw into it, but the cotter pin idea would of been much better and I have plenty here from bicycle breaks.
If that fails then I now have some other ideas mostly gleamed from using the search term "6mm shaft coupling" that brought up items like this aswell as other items used in CNC`s.
Infact as an experiment I think I will order this right now just to see how suitable it is.
@GoYouSalukis I really like that bearing so may well go for it!, and Le Chuck my bearing is just a generic lazy susan from the bay and would work just fine if it was flat - just not at an angle.
Not sure what a sleuth bearing is and my google skills are failing me.
On a side note the VEX site from the turntable link has some fun looking toys in it.

Le Chuck:
My bad. Slew bearing. Like on a windmill. Stupid auto korrect

rockyrocket:

--- Quote from: Le Chuck on May 03, 2013, 12:03:01 pm ---My bad. Slew bearing. Like on a windmill. Stupid auto korrect

--- End quote ---
Ah I see :) .
So after I walked away from this I realised that your method is by far the best solution so have also just ordered this steel mount to use with a pin, thanks.
And then ofcourse the friction from the bearing will be null.

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