Jat999

Hi all Obsy arriving this weekend from ShedShedsSheds. Ordered a 10x6 with a 6x6 observation area and the 4x6 will basically be storage. I have prepared with power and Cat6 cabling as I will run the unit from the comfort of the house. I have preliminary prepared the pier. I acquired 3mtrs of 200mm dia ducting. I have set the ducting into the ground. Originally I planned to site the obsy down the garden on the veg plot, however this was going to be a lot more work as I would need to significantly re align the veg plot adding more costs etc, so wife agreed to it now going on the patio. This was a good option as I laid the patio 25 years back and it is solid as it hid a lot of rubble under type 1 and block paving. I took out a 750mm x 750mm section, dug down below the old foundations by 500mm and set the ducting from there. Drove in 4 lengths of 12mm rebar and concreted up to ground level for now. The obsy will sit on 5 lengths of railway sleepers. When they construct the obsy, they will cut a hole for the pier. Once built, I can then calculate the final height of the pier. One question I have for existing obsy owners please? Regarding the control equipment for the scope. Currently I have a Milie PC and a Pegasus power box mounted on the image train. Am I better off to mount those on the side of the pier and then run the USB and power cables to the scope or keep them on the scope. I currently have a refractor, but I would also like to purchase a reflector in the near future?

Hi all I am going to start the build of my first observatory. I have decided to go with ShedsShedsSheds, having been over to see the guy who builds them. The obsy will be on part of my vegatable plot, it will be a 12 x 8 with a roll-off roof. Firstly I need to build the pier. As the plot has been cultivated, so I am thinking at least a 600 x 600 x 600 pier foundation with rebars driven down at least 1,200mm. At the moment, I don't know what height to build the pier to, so my thoughts are to fit the ducting, again with rebar and pour concrete to about a meter and leave the rest of the pour until the observatory is in place and I then know my working heights where I can cut the ducting and rebar to suit. A couple of questions please? Where can I buy the ducting from? I have rung a couple of H&V firms locally but they don't stock any. I have an HEQ 5 mount. I see many people use brake discs as the mount adaptors. Am I right that the Renault Clio brakes with 61mm center hole is suitable? If not what have others used? Thanks in advance John

Hi all I too have been looking at ShedsSheds in considering to have a obs. So this weekend I drove over to see Darren who builds them, he is based just between Boston and Skegness. He had a 12 x 8 roll off roof already set up ready, when he builds, he erects them to ensure they slide correctly, disassemble’s and then ships to customer. My opinion is they are very well built for the price, roof rolls very easily, he uses substantial roller wheels. He will build to any custom dimension, both,in floor plan and height. I am opting for a 12x8 with a 7 ft obs space and a 5ft warm room. They deliver and erect. When I asked about the pier, he wants to know the approx placement of the pier, but then they will cut the hole once on site. He supplies rail sleepers to sit the obs on, just need to build the footing pads. I hope to put together some photos once I start the project, just need some dry days. I will be enlisting the help of someone to help me with the ground works as unfortunately the body although willing is not so capable nowadays.