I see what you mean Jonno, about the stand but in terms of faffing about - its a lot easier to just buy the stand 'ready made', that is if you aren't DIY friendly and haven't the time to go constructing it. I also haven't seen the Arcadia stands so I will be keen to see what John says about them. I have noticed the zoomed screw bits that you mentions ....yes they certainly don't stand up to much scrutiny. I simply use an allen key to tighten and untighten once the nob bit stops working. But I agree the build could be much better. xx