New observatory project underway..... been a long time coming!

[Dark Horizon]

So, little by little I chip away at the project. It's not moving as fast as I'd like, but it is a least progressing.

Added a new entrance into the warm room as there will be no external entrance into the observatory.

Custom built the door and frame for the job. Then I set about cutting a hole in the 5 inch thick wall.

Once I had done this task I could crack on with my walls.

70% of top course to complete before adding roof plate. Hopefully get time to do that tomorrow.

[catman161]

Coming along nicely. How did you cut through the walls for the doorway so neatly?

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[Pan Euro]

9 inch cutting disc would be my guess.

Ed

[Tim99]

Planning my Obs Building for the spring.  Yours is the first I've seen that does not cement the pier into the ground.  Is your idea to be able to adjust level at the bottom of the pier?  You've got me thinking!  Please tell me more about your pier design.

Thanks for the pictures and good luck with your project.

Tim

[Dark Horizon]

On 03/11/2015 at 22:17, catman161 said:

Coming along nicely. How did you cut through the walls for the doorway so neatly?

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On 05/11/2015 at 11:35, Pan Euro said:

9 inch cutting disc would be my guess.

Ed

Bingo!!!  Spot on Ed ?

Hi Tim, I thought my way of bolting it down was standard practice....  Just makes life easy if you make a mistake in pier height and need to replace it ????........ Can you guess what I'm about to say next??? Lol. ??

Well I've managed to start work on the observatory build again and a few ideas have changed, which impact quite severely on where things should be.

Ive decided to move the warm room from inside the existing part of the build to the new part. I've knocked out the dividing wall and removed all traces of old timber (wood lice en all) and removed asbestos roofing. I also have to reposition all electrics and data. And finally I'll need to repour my pier foundation to accommodate the alteration to my pier positions centre point to the now 8' X 8' observatory dimensions. 

Wot a palarva!!  ??

Here's a few pics of the build.. with the Forman inspecting ?

[Pan Euro]

Looking good.  I see you have had help 

Ed

[Dark Horizon]

Here's where I'm at with construction, as of this evening. 

[Pan Euro]

Very nice wood work.

[Dark Horizon]

Thanks very much. I'm thinking of adding a smoke alarm, just in case. ?

[Gina]

That's different - interesting   looking good

[The Head Gardener]

Respect !   That is looking fabulous. 

I am discovering that our return to astronomy is fraught with danger to one's health, there's aperture-fever, and now obsy-envy.  Wonder what will be next :-}

Jayne

[Dark Horizon]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! 

I've made a miscalculation! I need to make the opening larger, which isn't a problem but time consuming...! ?? ?? 

Only forgot to add in the 7" of offset from the polar axis to the saddle. What a difference that makes to things. Oh well, it'll be sorted on Friday. 

[Dark Horizon]

Right then, I'm back to the point I was at the other day.. Here's an intermediary stage piccy. 

Post another tomorrow when I've taken it in the light... 

[Dark Horizon]

Been a few weeks since here. Moved on a bit, but not ready yet. 

[Rob]

Very nice build indeed.. 

[Dark Horizon]

Cheers Rob, there's more images but my phone is having a bad time of uploading them at the mo. 

[Dark Horizon]

Rails on...

Drum in place and bolted into 6" of concrete. Awaiting steel cage and concrete. 

Flooring and raised staging in. 

[Dark Horizon]

Gear height test. 

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View from either side of the window. 

 

[Dark Horizon]

On and on and on...... It goes...... Lol.  But finally I have it water tight!! AND I have my gear setup!!!!! Yay!

I'll upload my first light image shortly. ?

Still much to do on the obs build, but I can use it as it is, for now. ???

[JohnC64]

Congats on getting setup in your Obsy.  

Blimey that escalated from what looked like a simple pier in the ground to a full on building with a sliding rooftop.

Nice build
John

[Dark Horizon]

Oh yeah!  The design did change quite a bit from what was originally planned...  lol