I am reusing a pier that was carrying my Losmandy GM8 and needed an adapter plate to carry the EQ8. By scouring this forum and others I collected sufficient information to complete the attached drawing which might be a useful resource for others. I had a local machine shop in Bathurst complete the work and took delivery of the pier today with the new adapter plate installed. All looks ok so far in that everything that is supposed to move does and everything that should not move does not.
For those interested in following the construction of the new home for the EQ8, a link to the observatory page on my Pbase site is here:
http://www.pbase.com/ryderscope/obse...y_construction
Rodney W.