My pier is now under construction, Ive bucked the trend with alt az adjustments, by putting these at the bottom of the pier and making a shroud to cover these adjusters, tends to a very tidy clean look,,anybody here done that, with without too much fuss, are there any shortfalls in this approach ?..aside from stooping ...
My pier is now under construction, Ive bucked the trend with alt az adjustments, by putting these at the bottom of the pier and making a shroud to cover these adjusters, tends to a very tidy clean look,,anybody here done that, with without too much fuss, are there any shortfalls in this approach ?..aside from stooping ...
Hi All,
I built my pier out of 40cm (16") diameter plastic bound tubing, it took 22 x 20kg bags of concrete and rock to fill it!
It has 4 x thread rod to support the scope and soon to be Wedge.
My 10" LX200GPS sits on it and it doesn't move I can tell you!
Paul
Hi Paul,
Great Idea, I considered Class 16 Poly filled with sand, but to get the rigidity I needed to make it permanent like you have ! Well Done.
I'm hoping to sell up and move over the next year, so portability was important. Mine is currently out in our workshop, awaiting me and time ! Poly would have been darned quicked too !
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