Having a bit of time on my hands, I replaced the felt on the stand. "Craft" felt, which is a synthetic and wool blend, seemed too thin and loose for this so I found high-quality 100% wool felt locally (pre-virus) for about $30 a yard. I found a grey-brown felt, but green pool table felt might also be good.
I first removed the camera, turned the platform 180 degrees so the mechanism was on top, lowered the platform as far as I could (worried about what might happen to the counterweights after removing the platform) and used the brakes to lock the height in place. I unscrewed the platform (four bolts and 12 screws) and pulled it off.
I then removed the trim on the side of the platform (18 screws and a few trim nails). For the most part, the felt just peeled off. It had been glued in a few places. The platform itself was 3/4" plywood that looked like subflooring. I don't think mine was original, since it had calculations that had nothing to do with the stand penciled on it. I removed a few random bolts from the platform which looked like someone had bolted something to to the underside of the platform. I was tempted to replace the wood and trim with new, but didn't want to leave the house for an unnecessary trip to the lumber yard.
Anyhow, after scraping, filling in holes, and sanding I repainted the bottom of platform and trim (I used a gloss black enamel I had sitting around). Replacing the felt was pretty easy. I lined up one side, put in a few staples and then with some help stretched tight to the other sides and stapled. Once I was happy with the tightness I reattached the trim (with 18 new, shiny, and surprisingly expensive brass screws), and then used a sharp surgeon's scalpel with to trim the felt. The platform went back on pretty easily.
I still have to replace my cables...
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