leon
09-10-2006, 08:18 PM
Hi All
Well i thought it fitting that my new 12" SCT should have a home of it's own to protect it from the elements when not in use, so with approval of the household it was all systems go.
It was always my intention to permenantly mount the scope on a peir which i already had, but wasn't to keen to leave it outside all the time, and carrying in and out is a feat on it's own.
So here we have it, just a couple of doors and roof and she's finished.
I designed the building, so that it could move along two rails and be easily pushed out of the way when i want to observe.
It, the building is fully lined inside with plywood sheeting, and the walls and roof are also fully insulated, this will help with the summer heat.
The rollers that it runs on are two sets of devices that are usually placed under fridges so they can be easily moved from one place to another.
The carrying capacity is 300kg per set of two, so i have one set on either side, four rollers in all.
Although not quite finished i expect to have the scope permenantly mounted and covered by the weekend.
There is also room for a shelf on one side for any computer setup, which also will also be permenantly housed in the small buliding, as leads will easily reach the scope.
Anyway it might not be to evetons liking but i'm happy with it.
Cheers leon
Well i thought it fitting that my new 12" SCT should have a home of it's own to protect it from the elements when not in use, so with approval of the household it was all systems go.
It was always my intention to permenantly mount the scope on a peir which i already had, but wasn't to keen to leave it outside all the time, and carrying in and out is a feat on it's own.
So here we have it, just a couple of doors and roof and she's finished.
I designed the building, so that it could move along two rails and be easily pushed out of the way when i want to observe.
It, the building is fully lined inside with plywood sheeting, and the walls and roof are also fully insulated, this will help with the summer heat.
The rollers that it runs on are two sets of devices that are usually placed under fridges so they can be easily moved from one place to another.
The carrying capacity is 300kg per set of two, so i have one set on either side, four rollers in all.
Although not quite finished i expect to have the scope permenantly mounted and covered by the weekend.
There is also room for a shelf on one side for any computer setup, which also will also be permenantly housed in the small buliding, as leads will easily reach the scope.
Anyway it might not be to evetons liking but i'm happy with it.
Cheers leon