Hi Alan,
Great to have a pier, as others said, makes the whole set up process a whole lot easier. I can get it going in 10-20 mins.
Anyway, if you want to do away with the rate cage as peter said, you can get a half pillar extension and do what I did. You may need more plate adapters for other mounts.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=136618
Cheers
Bo