FWIW, Ken made me a bottom plate for my pier. My pier is a steel pipe,
which had a flat top, with four bolt holes. I sent it to Ken, and he made
an appropriate plate to mate to it. It works great.

--Mark de Regt

> -----Original Message-----
> NJRusty
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 3:27 PM
> Subject: [M]: RE: LX200, permanent pier and the Milburn Wedge
>
>
> I would also be very interested in this information for my MDW and 10"
> LX-200.
>
> Just as an FYI, Ken can provide you some of the dimensions for the MDW,
> but he does not have a cad/drawing available. However, he has offered
> assistance with any questions you may have. Additionally, I believe he
> can also manufacture the top/bottom plates for us.
>
> Ken... any pricing on such an item?
>
> Regards,
> Russ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Bruce Reeves-Dienes
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 4:57 PM
> Subject: [M]: LX200, permanent pier and the Milburn Wedge
>
> I've recently got myself a Milburn Deluxe Wedge (high latitude)
> http://home1.gte.net/kmilburn/page12.html for use with a Mead LX200 8".
>
> My immediate problem is to figure out how to attach the wedge to a
> permanent
> pier.
>
> My plan is to make the pipe/pier head about 8" in diameter, 1/4" wall
> thickness and then cap it with a 1/2" thick head. But I will need to
> drill/tap a hole pattern in the top to accept the Milburn wedge. Has
> anyone
> got a template in say AutoCAD I could use?
>
> I plan to contract the work out, so they'll need clear instructions.
> The
> plan was to get the 8" diameter cap, have it drilled and tapped, then
> welded
> to the pipe, then powder coated in black, then I will mount said pier in
> tonnes of concrete! But I need to know exactly where the holes should
> be
> drilled and tapped in the 8" cap. I was hoping someone out there has
> already got a template or could otherwise help?
>
> _________________________________________________________ Do You
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