Started my Observatory

[red dwalf]

looking great,

i`ve just purchased a second hand roll of roof obs, needs a little work to finish it, also can i ask where did you get your pier from, i`m looking to buy one as cheap as possiable

[paul11]

I had the pier made locally, it cost £180 and it is mega strong. If you want the measurements let me know,,,Paul.

[red dwalf]

yes please, if you coud pm me the measurments i would be gratefull, see if i can get something simular made up round here, is there a standard height for piers ?

my mount is a heq5 pro.

also where did you buy your rollers and channels from for the roof mechanism.

thanks Rob

[paul11]

Here are some more images I have now bolted the pier down and we also have a door and a floor. I’ve put in the wire for the sockets but I have run out of 1mm for the lighting, when I pick some up and fit it I will board the walls. I can’t help but notice that as I near completion the weather is getting worse lol,,,Paul.

[astroimpulse]

It looks excellent. And there seems to be plenty of room too!

I'll be looking to have the pier permanently built into the base but if you find that way is perfectly fine; the benefits are obvious and I'll go that way.

Excellent job, Paul

[Pete Presland]

wow looking good, its huge! you will never be in the house

[zedds]

Excellent job. Great amount of space too.

What type of cabling are you using to get power to the obs Paul?

[pritc]

Great work Paul

Has it got the same dimensions as the T.A.R.D.I.S??

Wayne

[paul11]

Excellent job. Great amount of space too.

What type of cabling are you using to get power to the obs Paul?

I have a T&E cable that goes under the obsy that feeds the garage, i have pulled it inside and i will run a spur for the sockets and a seperate one for the lighting.

[paul11]

Went out and got some more wire this morning and finished putting in all the lighting and sockets. I managed to get about half of the walls boarded and hope to finish the walls tomorrow.

[Regan]

That looks great am i right on thinking you can't add a heater due to condensation build on the scope:confused:

[yesyes]

It really does look great! Looks a lot bigger than when it was just the frame in the first few pictures...

[pritc]

Not long now, Paul:hello2:

You will be viewing & imaging before you know it.

With the room you have in your obs,when are you holding your first star party??...

Wayne

[paul11]

That looks great am i right on thinking you can't add a heater due to condensation build on the scope:confused:

i will put a wall across to form a warm room so i can have a heater if i want.

[paul11]

Not long now, Paul:hello2:

You will be viewing & imaging before you know it.

With the room you have in your obs,when are you holding your first star party??...

Wayne

i will have a think about that,i've never had a star party.

[paul11]

It really does look great! Looks a lot bigger than when it was just the frame in the first few pictures...

Thanks for the comment i hope i have got the size about right,,,Paul.

[red dwalf]

really gone to town with boarding the insides as well, looks very smart

[yesyes]

one question about the inside boarding. Is this necessary or is it more to look nice?

I was planning on only boarding the warm room and not the scope room to save some money. Does the boarding still keep a bit of wind away?

[pritc]

one question about the inside boarding. Is this necessary or is it more to look nice?

I was planning on only boarding the warm room and not the scope room to save some money. Does the boarding still keep a bit of wind away?

Mine was for cosmetic reasons only,mainly to hide all the electric wiring.

Wayne

[paul11]

The main reasons were for strength and security, when you screw ply to the inside it makes the whole structure so much more solid. You can push on the corners of the shed as hard as you like and it will not move a single mm, and it hides the wires.

[paul11]

we are boarded

[psjshep]

Here are some more images I have now bolted the pier down and we also have a door and a floor. I’ve put in the wire for the sockets but I have run out of 1mm for the lighting, when I pick some up and fit it I will board the walls. I can’t help but notice that as I near completion the weather is getting worse lol,,,Paul.

Paul,

Is the pier bolted straight onto the concrete?

If so, I would suggest that a piece of thin rubber matting be used in between to act as a damper... else it may resonate... That was what was suggested to me by someone who has supplied a large number of piers.

/end of penneth worth

Phil

p.s. looking GREAT!

[paul11]

Hi Phil when I had the pier in the garden I put thick bitumen under it and it worked very well so I did the same in the obsy.

[psjshep]

Hi Phil when I had the pier in the garden I put thick bitumen under it and it worked very well so I did the same in the obsy.

I thought there was something under there in the piccy - nice 1

Phil

[paul11]

A coat of dark blue on the walls, i will put a 2nd coat on tomorrow.