Linear Tracker ...I was wondering

Your best bet might be to find a used table with a linear tracking arm and salvage the arm off it.

That's a fair point Jon.
Seen a number of old tables here on Audiogon with ET arms that might need a bit of love but well under a grand.

With ET still in business should be able to get any parts needed.

You may be trading one problem for another. And who can maintain these?

Thank you for the guidance and input y'all. Should I just stick to my full Technics set up and just banish the thought of a linear tracker? Or is it a worthwhile endeavour?

Or is it a worthwhile endeavour?

An excellent question that I have been trying to answer in my head for some time myself.

I am of the belief that done right it should be very good but done badly....
Well , done badly is probably the same as trying to do it on the cheap in this instance.