Finally everything is welded together to form the two parts of the pier. The one on the left gets flipped upside down and
glued in the sandstone up to its neck, then the one on the right is bolted to it, the nuts being welded to the underside
of the bottom piece.
A trip to the spray painters saw the pieces sandblasted to bare metal, then sprayed with two pack epoxy in a nice neutral
grey. Here they are standing beside the piece of rock that came out of the hole they are going in to. The second picture
shows the lower piece inserted into the rock below the deck.
Finally, the two pieces bolted together, with the EQ6 Pro head on top. These second picture shows what has made me think I
need a new scope, there's no way I can get to the eyepiece of the 8 inch Newt, let alone putting the 12 inch Newt up there!
(I'm thinking maybe a C11 or Meade 12" ACF). Finally a more useable load for imaging.
All up weight of the pier is around 120Kg, all up cost, around $1400.
The beauty of this pier is that I can unbolt the main part and move it away, put the hatch cover back on the deck, and there's
no obstruction at BBQ time!
Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
Jason.