The Great Southern Shob

[DJT]

Its called a shob because she thought I was building a SHed but I knew I was building an OBservatory..Buwaahaaahaaa

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[MrB]

Now that's a classy shob!

Nice work :thumbsup:

[dynobolt]

I like the universal lens cap on the imaging scope.

[DJT]

Ripper! Given SW propensity for bad lens caps, this is great for darks...

[Ric]

That's a great setup David.

I like the name.

[spinnaker]

That's a very nice setup, very much along the lines of what I'm planning. How have you water-proofed the joint between the two roof sections?

[DJT]

Thanks

Didint need to water proof joint. It's basically a z shapped lead flashing on one side and an inverted c on the other. I used butchers paper to waterproof the ply on the roof, then lnstalled the flashing then installed the roofing tiles.

No leaks so far but it's only been sealed for a couple of months.

There's a very good book with some of these detail called " how to build a roll off roof observatory" in the Patrick Moore series. I got the lead flashing idea from there.

[spinnaker]

Thanks mate - another book needed for the library by the sound of things ;-)

[ourkind]

:lol: Shob love it! Congratulations very nice setup :thumbsup:

[Screwdriverone]

I agree, probably the quintessential Aussie lens cap right there!

Just pop a few corks around the brim to top it off!

Cool :)

Chris