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Originally Posted by ChrisM
Hi Mark,
Glad to hear about your successful bridges!
Whilst my current scope is just an 8", the pier, which is relatively tall, is designed for something bigger down the track a bit. I'm sure that I could have made do with a thinner pier for now, but I didn't want to have to upgrade that plus the scope. The top steel section can be changed relatively easily though.
Chris
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Chris I think with a footing like that you will be able to expand up to a 3m mirror no worries
. I go on holidays in 2 weeks and will be putting my pier in then. I plan to use a 1m x 1m x 0.4m base with a small plinth to mount my steel pier on. This will be filled with sand so it should take care of any vibration. The footing will weigh a little more than a metric tonne, plenty for the LX200 I hope.