i don't know what you guys think but i found the cost of buying a pier rated for a decent telescope was unbelievably expensive so rather than fork out up to $1500 for something that will be used irregularly when i have people over to my house and show them planets etc, i thought i would make one. i spent around $50 on material, essentially some steel angle, and welded it up. i time lapse imaged the process, i am really happy with how it turned out and the views of Saturn we all got were amazing.
https://youtu.be/c3YZ4jF4ArI