Looking good Barry! You just need a bar fridge, maybe hanging from the dome base ring so it rotates with the dome so even in the dark a cool one is within arms reach.
I'm coming up to Canberra today for a few days, would love to see your work! (Translate that to "steal your ideas for a future obs")
You bet. Come see the new astro shed. Getthing help from a mate to finish the roof today. Long story...
P.S. Grant now has the original shed which worked out well
How about I pop up there next Friday after school? PM me the best time and if that sounds like a plan.
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Originally Posted by Kunama
Looking good Barry! You just need a bar fridge, maybe hanging from the dome base ring so it rotates with the dome so even in the dark a cool one is within arms reach.
I'm coming up to Canberra today for a few days, would love to see your work! (Translate that to "steal your ideas for a future obs")
Got the bar fridge downstairs actually! True!
Of course you are welcome to visit Matt! I'll PM you.
Thanks Baz for the guided tour of the observatory, what an excellent setup. It was great to meet you and your family.
Look forward to the grand opening party!!!
Thanks Baz for the guided tour of the observatory, what an excellent setup. It was great to meet you and your family.
Look forward to the grand opening party!!!
It was my extreme pleasure to meet you mate! You are most welcome back anytime. Use the dome, have a beer, coffee, that's what it's there for!
Oh! And thanks for the German coldies! I just had one. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
The builder's carpenter turned up today and together, we plotted out the stairs. There's a lot to watch out for with building standards, made even more challenging by the curve. Stair calculations are fairly simple though, once you get the hang of them. I just happen to be doing a tertiary course right now and just last week, we had an assessment on stair calculations. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!!
With it all marked out, this week I'm going to crack on with cutting the support posts, fitting them and cutting the hole in the top floor larger to stop people from hitting their heads as they ascend the stair.
The best method for developing the bulkhead at the first floor ceiling junction is to wait for the stairs to be in place. Then from the step directly below the bulkhead proposed site it should be 2.2 meters. That will make the immediate step above around 2 meters. That is usually enough clearance except for all but the tallest persons.
Today I got an early mark from tech school, so I came home to work on the observatory.
I had another log to inspect and grade to see if it was good enough to support the stair stringers. This one had several layers of rot, but it was a beautiful piece of wood. I used a rotary chisel to rake back all the layers until I was happy with what was left. It turned out pretty darned good actually. So far I haven't yet oiled them, so their true colour is yet to come out, but I have left the borer insect marks on the wood as I just love the look.
1. Stairs marked out.
2. Log to strip back.
3. Scribbly little suckers. These patterns are gonna stay!
