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Originally Posted by mental4astro
Hey Michael,
The rocker box being so tall, you might like to add a pair of buttress 'wings', one on each side. With the large base, these buttress supports will greatly increase the rigidity of the box. The ply you've used being 12mm, it will need some more suring up.
The buttresses will also help with the aesthetics, as the mount won't appear so stark & awkward.
Mental.
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I have a couple of strips 30mm wide that I was thinking of using as a buttress but not sure if they need to be bigger to do the job.
A bit more progress today, I cut the alt bearing and did a quick check that the scope does actually fit. As shown I can stand and see in the EP except when pointed straight up. Once it goes up on the base it will be a bit higher, I don't think i'll be putting big feet on this.