Hey John,
That's a nice looking refractor there
I have no idea how you fit your hand in just 50mm! I asked my friend to reduce it to 90mm as 110mm was too much, but I'm happy to leave it at that height. I probably will wish in the future I went lower but eh, compromise is everything in this hobby!
That's a good approach with the bolts, I might have a think about going down that path. I already have some M16 190mm Dynabolts, so I suppose the question becomes would it realistically make a difference between the two options? I just dont like the idea of the bolts sticking out and the effort required to get such a footing in the concrete.
Thanks for the link, that's exactly the approach I was going to take
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In other news, my pier is coming along now
The base plate has been drilled and machined, the SHS cut to length (chose 770mm in the end) and the spacers cut to 90mm. Wish time would hurry up!