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I prefer a simpler solution and it has worked for me for the past decade. I use the tripod that came with my Meade 14". I have small peirs dug into the ground for each foot of the tripod. The observatory floor is wood and isolated from the piers. The piers comprise stacked 8" sqare cement tiles stacked like bricks with motar between them. The extend into the ground 12"-18". As long as you have a stable tripod (the meade supergiant tripod is very stable) then this solution works and is far, far, far cheaper than a pier.
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