Great to use, but broke on me. - Alpen Micro-Adjustable Table Top Tripod

Received this item with my Alpen 20-60x scope.
Easy to set up.
Within 1 month (3-4 uses) one of the micro-adjusters (plastic bushing that the adjustment screw threads through) had broken. I think one of me friends unfamiliar with how far you can adjust in each direction may have forced it and broke it, but he says 'no'. Either way this piece broke, and I had to replace it with a home-made aluminium piece.
Also, heavy scopes are wobbly on this tripod. Under full power, just lightly adjusting the focus knob on scope creates a visual tsunami, so you need to focus a little, check picture, focus again etc as it is soooo shaky at 60x power. The higher you make the scope for comfortable viewing, the more shaky it gets. I do recommend this tripod tho, as it mostly does what you want, and you can easiy see .22cal bullet holes on target at 200yds with vertical and horizontal adjustments across all your targets and distances. As I'm writing this, I'm wondering if some bungee cord or surgical tubing type stuff could be tied around the heavier scopes to the tripod to further stabilze them? I will try it out next time. I also used this tripod with the Alpen camera adapter to take photos / video through the optics.
Pros: Ease of use, micro-adjustability
Cons: Plastic bits wear out, lightweight, shaky with heavy scopes

This review was written in the old system and had content requirements that are different than reviews written today.