Hi all, well not doing any astro related stuff at the moment because I am in the middle of constructing an observatory in the yard of my unit.
So far I have designed and had the pier built. I now need to mark the top plate for drilling so that the super wedge will work properly.
This weekend I am going to dig the hole for the concrete block that will support the pier. The pier is 1700mm high with three plates attached 400mm square. So the hole has to be quite sizable and then I also want to fill it with concrete. I really dislike mixing concrete, so that is a task I am not looking forward to.
After the concrete is set and cured in about a week I will chemset the holding down bolts into position and then set the pier into position. In the interim I will paint the pier with several coats of rust cure and enamel. Not sure of the colour yet.
Once this is done I will build a deck so that I can reach the top of the pier. Use some of my carpentary skills that I have not used for this last year.
So In the next couple of weeks I will submit shots as things take place to this thread. Wish me luck.