Pier finished, aligned and had 1st run

[gary1968]

Just a few pics of my completed pier with the scopes on it. Hopefully this winter will be sooooo much easier to set up......

Gary

[Doc]

Looks the biz Gaz

[Beyond_Vision]

That should make life alot easier. The summerhouse will make a good warm room

Regards

Kevin

[NickH]

Similar experience last night for me...great looking pier/kit..

Good one!

[Psychobilly]

Good Job Gary

[saturn5]

Well done that man...but wont you miss kicking the tripod

after you had everything aligned?

[blinky]

That's looking good Gaz!!!! Do you know how heavy your scope setup is with the dual mount bar etc? Just wondered like!

[gary1968]

Cheers guys... :-)

I havn't weighed it Craig, never gave it a thought. Maybe should do though.

Gaz

[blinky]

I am just wondering as my 8" SCT / Dual mount bar / ZS66 was at the very top end of my weight limit on the HEQ5 and I think your mount has slightly less weight capacity than mine? Mind you... your SCT is 6" and not 8"....... as they say 2" makes a huge difference!

[George]

Looking good Gary, will make setting up so much easier

[Coco]

nice and tidy job... impressive stuff..

[merlinxlm]

That looks really good. If you don't mind me asking, what did you use as a pole and how did you attach the mount head onto it? I think I could convince my wife to let me build some sort of similar set up.

Thank you.

[gary1968]

Merlinxlm, The main post is 80x80 stell box section 5mm thick. It is 7 feet long and into the ground 3 feet, leaving 4 feet above ground. There is a 1" thick plate welded onto the top of the post, drlled and tapped to mount the pier top onto.

Cheers for the comments guys.......

Gary.

BTW, I should be building Pier Tops again in the next couple of weeks if anyone is interested.

[Herakles]

Looking the biz the Gary , Craig showed me his pier top ,looked good it did. I suspect after a while I shall tire of setting up , then tearing down. A Pier makes ay more sense. I could be looking at getting one for my EQ6 mate.

If you do got ahead with building , let me know please.

Pete

[Starflyer]

Looking good Gary, can't wait until the results start rolling in