codemonkey
31-01-2016, 06:22 PM
Got some work done on what will eventually house the Avalon and my other gear.
I currently have a 5x5x4(h)ft aluminium composite panel box that has housed my gear for a while. It has a number of problems with water ingress and condensation, so I decided to build something a bit different this time, using ply instead of aluminium for the cladding as one of several ways that I'll hopefully reduce moisture in the box.
This one is small, really small--1500x1200x400. I've basically designed it in a way that it'll close over my pier with the scope, mount, cameras etc still attached and leave little room to spare. Size isn't really a constraint, I'm just being cheap. The design also allows a little storage at the bottom which I'll use for my batteries.
The whole thing will be on wheels and I'll simply push it away from the pier when in use. Obviously this design doesn't lend itself to easy automation, but that's not what I had in mind for the moment.
My pier is about 20x20cm square and concrete (made of besser actually) and the hole in the side of the decking is a gap for the pier. The door will basically close onto the pier. Haven't fully decided how I'm going to do the door yet, tossing up a couple of options.
To combat the moisture issues I've had in the past, I've used ply instead of aluminium (as I said), created a sloped roof so that water will run off, used decking with gaps in the base to increase airflow, and before I'm done I'll add a solar panel with a 120mm fan up the top to draw air up through the gaps in the decking. This should keep the temperature close to ambient as well.
I've got exterior bond ply ready to go for the cladding. Any recommendations for sealant?
I currently have a 5x5x4(h)ft aluminium composite panel box that has housed my gear for a while. It has a number of problems with water ingress and condensation, so I decided to build something a bit different this time, using ply instead of aluminium for the cladding as one of several ways that I'll hopefully reduce moisture in the box.
This one is small, really small--1500x1200x400. I've basically designed it in a way that it'll close over my pier with the scope, mount, cameras etc still attached and leave little room to spare. Size isn't really a constraint, I'm just being cheap. The design also allows a little storage at the bottom which I'll use for my batteries.
The whole thing will be on wheels and I'll simply push it away from the pier when in use. Obviously this design doesn't lend itself to easy automation, but that's not what I had in mind for the moment.
My pier is about 20x20cm square and concrete (made of besser actually) and the hole in the side of the decking is a gap for the pier. The door will basically close onto the pier. Haven't fully decided how I'm going to do the door yet, tossing up a couple of options.
To combat the moisture issues I've had in the past, I've used ply instead of aluminium (as I said), created a sloped roof so that water will run off, used decking with gaps in the base to increase airflow, and before I'm done I'll add a solar panel with a 120mm fan up the top to draw air up through the gaps in the decking. This should keep the temperature close to ambient as well.
I've got exterior bond ply ready to go for the cladding. Any recommendations for sealant?