250 mm x5mm mild steel discs

[DanielW]

Try a £4k telescope!

Things must be looking up for the college.

 

[Turbo]

A heavy base is whats needed if used outside in very windy conditions anything less and its prone to topple over.

You would not be doing any viewing in windy conditions, it's virtually impossible to see anything.

What kind of telescope is it? I would've guessed at £4k it was a 20" dobsonian with a top quality goto system and that would be quite heavy. But you mention a tripod which would rule that out.

My suggestion would be 3 discs of 18mm marine ply with a centre hole for the point of tripod leg to sit into. Steel discs would be overkill and the chances are the students would leave them behind for some poor sod to lift with a mower!

 

[Tinbasherdan]

You would not be doing any viewing in windy conditions, it's virtually impossible to see anything.

What kind of telescope is it? I would've guessed at £4k it was a 20" dobsonian with a top quality goto system and that would be quite heavy. But you mention a tripod which would rule that out.

My suggestion would be 3 discs of 18mm marine ply with a centre hole for the point of tripod leg to sit into. Steel discs would be overkill and the chances are the students would leave them behind for some poor sod to lift with a mower!

It's a bloody whacking great celestron, with fancy all singing go to system, and a fair size tripod! There's only one tutor that will be taking it anywhere and I highly doubt they'll be letting the majority of students assemble or dissemble the thing so I'm not worried about them being left behind. I understand where everyone is coming from RE wooden discs etc, however the powers that be were very insistent that they must be steel, and must be pinned in possibly they will change their minds after actually seeing it set up but until then I'm just wasting my breath trying to convince them otherwise

 

[Paul G]

IMHO


With telescopes in space and web sites by the hundred to view the images on the only fun left for the amateur astronomer
is finding stuff. The viewing of it is often a disappointment, even with a £4k jobbie since we're so used to Hubble pics etc.
Now we rely on goto there's nothing left. Put it outside. At the press of a button it sets itself up, finds the objects, and probably
puts itself back in the cupboard in the morning.


Now me, I like to do it the hard way. A lens from a Mozzie recce squadron, curtesy of the surplus store. Focus via a Lancaster
bomb site, bit of plastic water main and your there.


Paul G

 

[Tinbasherdan]

IMHO


With telescopes in space and web sites by the hundred to view the images on the only fun left for the amateur astronomer
is finding stuff. The viewing of it is often a disappointment, even with a £4k jobbie since we're so used to Hubble pics etc.
Now we rely on goto there's nothing left. Put it outside. At the press of a button it sets itself up, finds the objects, and probably
puts itself back in the cupboard in the morning.


Now me, I like to do it the hard way. A lens from a Mozzie recce squadron, curtesy of the surplus store. Focus via a Lancaster
bomb site, bit of plastic water main and your there.


Paul G

Now that sounds interesting Mr Paul, any plans/pictures?

 

[pedrobedro]

Some here on ebay in Lancashire at SGS metals.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Well spotted sir

 

[Paul G]

The tripod is in the brick outhouse and the scope's on the top of the wardrobe.

I'll see if I can get them a bit nearer to each other over the weekend.

Paul G

 

[Tinbasherdan]

The tripod is in the brick outhouse and the scope's on the top of the wardrobe.

I'll see if I can get them a bit nearer to each other over the weekend.

Paul G

I think it would be much better served looking through my patio doors

 

[Shedendman]

I've got 3 of these in steel
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But 10mm thick weigh 6.1 Kgs each
local scrappys had about 50 of these weighed in so i grabbed a dozen
Yours if you want them for a few beer tokens,but how you get them is up to you i'm afraid

No good to you then

 

[Tinbasherdan]

No good to you then

Sorry stalwart , got distracted! They would be if I could get them here but it'll cost a fortune in postage and it's a fair way to travel, unless a forum member is heading past this way via yours !

 

[Kent]

Try lazershapes Clayton Le moors
Get bits like this done all the time I shouldn't figure on it being greater than hundred but you will have to phone and ask for paul

 

[gaz1]

sounds a bit silly here but wouldnt these be any better

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Earth-Aug...436383?hash=item58d159a9df:g:vMoAAOSwkZhWS4Ve

as you got to fasten them to the ground

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Hopefully the legend that is stalwart has sorted this for me this forum is awesome!

 

[AndyStobbs]

I think it would be much better served looking through my patio doors

Raising the tantalising question of what you get upto in your dining room?

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Raising the tantalising question of what you get upto in your dining room?

Terrible, sickening things

 

[Paul G]

Terrible sickening things in my dining room too…. mostly on my dinner plate.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Terrible sickening things in my dining room too…. mostly on my dinner plate.

Where's the pics man, come on

 

[Paul G]

Where's the pics man, come on

The local council has a multi colour refuse bin system and each Monday collects a green "compostable waste" bin containing our food waste.




On a Tuesday they bring ours back.