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Old 12-08-2010, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by renormalised View Post
Geez...talk about bad luck!!!!. Sorry to see that happen, mate. You'll have to secure the scope and such now, from the weather. Is there anything salvageable out of the dome, at all??
Hi Carl,

Thanks for the comiserations. Got the scope under a heap of tarps etc. Best I can do for now - and I only drift aligned it to its best ever position last week!!!!

Nothing worth salvaging from the dome. THe base is fine though. I'll start again. I learnt a lot from the first building experience so Dome 2.0 will be a better effort. I am looking at tough "truckies' tarp" - a kind of very tough PVC - type covering which you see on big rigs. Perhaps I will get it made in a hemispheric shape and fit it onto a much lighter but stronger frame.

Richard
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