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Subject: [M]: RE: Pier advice for Meade 16.
From: Michael McNeil
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Thu Mar 15 00:20:20 2001
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When my new dome arrives from down under, where it is now in
construction, I am faced with one problem. I will be getting the
LX200-16" OTA only to mount to my Aim controls mount system. My present
dome is mounted on a 7.5 foot diameter turn stile, that is about 8"
above the concrete. So the 10 foot round floor will mount on top of that
once all the rollers are removed. Now my pier must be raised to about 2
inches above the new floor. So there will be a need to add extender
treaded rods to the present one in the concrete. The pier is very strong
and stable. I figure I will need to drill a bunch of holes in the middle
of the concrete where the pier is now, and around it, and figure a 2
foot square block of concrete be poured in to a box made to that size. I
hope the 3 5/8" bolts and the rods i pound into the hole will hold it
enough? I can also add that new fiber glass like glue used in concrete
special work, to add to the joining of the new block to the old concrete
floor. I will us 4" long extender nuts, so I have at least 2" on each
bolt, and nothing will happen there as they will be in cased in
concrete. now any idea's of any thing I may have missed? You can see my
present set up under dome and scopes. Mike
http://www.caltel.com/~cno/
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When my new dome arrives from down under, where it is now in construction,
I am faced with one problem. I will be getting the LX200-16" OTA only to
mount to my Aim controls mount system. My present dome is mounted on a
7.5 foot diameter turn stile, that is about 8" above the concrete. So the
10 foot round floor will mount on top of that once all the rollers are
removed. Now my pier must be raised to about 2 inches above the new floor.
So there will be a need to add extender treaded rods to the present one
in the concrete. The pier is very strong and stable. I figure I will need
to drill a bunch of holes in the middle of the concrete where the pier
is now, and around it, and figure a 2 foot square block of concrete be
poured in to a box made to that size. I hope the 3 5/8" bolts and the rods
i pound into the hole will hold it enough? I can also add that new fiber
glass like glue used in concrete special work, to add to the joining of
the new block to the old concrete floor. I will us 4" long extender nuts,
so I have at least 2" on each bolt, and nothing will happen there as they
will be in cased in concrete. now any idea's of any thing I may have missed?
You can see my present set up under dome and scopes. Mike
<br><u><A HREF="http://www.caltel.com/~cno/">http://www.caltel.com/~cno/</A></u></html>
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