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Originally Posted by Joshua Bunn
Hey Mike.
You and Steve could make a trip over one day 
Do you mean the base plates seam under engineered compared to the pier at the top?
It's made out of mild steel, nothing special. |
Love to!
Yeah, just looked like the plates and bolt thread used to connect direct to the footings appeared a little under sized/strong..? As I said, I am not an expert but looking at the mass of the top of the tower + the massive pier interface and then the mount and telescope on top, I was thinking perhaps the interface between the RHS and each footing might benefit from an upgrade..? Just musings, you are clearly a master metal fabricator...and I probably just have that 16" Astrograph in Nambia on my mind
Mike