Yeah, I thought of that, and it was my backup plan if I decided I couldn't reliably drill/tap through the side of the frame. It would have been a lot simpler, certainly, but it would have covered up all the lovely gear meshing action. The point of this project is to look cool as well as to do something (vaguely) useful, so I wanted to avoid that.
So far the friction hasn't been a problem. I'm eager to keep the weight down, and particularly eager to prevent pushing the existing weight out onto further lever arms. I'll probably take washers with me, in case playa dust starts to do really unpleasant things, but for now this seems to be working quite nicely.
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So far the friction hasn't been a problem. I'm eager to keep the weight down, and particularly eager to prevent pushing the existing weight out onto further lever arms. I'll probably take washers with me, in case playa dust starts to do really unpleasant things, but for now this seems to be working quite nicely.