RE: [APML] Pouring a 9 foot pier

[katzung1@attbi.com]

Hi Chris:
About the roof: if you have prevailing westerly storms 
like I do, I would suggest having the roof split to the 
east and west. That way the west side can have an 
overlapping ridge cap that closes down over the east 
side and keeps the weather out. I don't have any snow, 
of course (semi-coastal California), but we get some 
very heavy windy rain storms in the winter. My fold-off 
roof, which splits east/west, keeps the inside amazingly 
dry with only about 6 inches of ridge cap overhang. I 
have the south wall fitted with a fold-down peak so that 
I can get Sag, etc. THe pictures on my site show the 
general arrangement (navigate for "Observatory") but I 
can't remember now whether it shows the overhang detail.
Great project---enjoy!
Bert

katzung1@attbi.com
www.astronomy-images.com
> Bert, looks like ill model it after my current observatory in Payson, with a
> metal roof for sliding off the snow load we get.  Im going to split it
> somehow in the middle, and both halves will roll opposite ways.  But which
> ways?
> 
> Chris Schur
> 
> Astrophotography: http://www.psiaz.com/schur/astro/index.html
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org]On
> Behalf Of katzung1@attbi.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 12:04 AM
> To: astro-photo@seds.org
> Subject: RE: [APML] Pouring a 9 foot pier
> 
> 
> Yup; that's definitely what I would call a cloud scraper!
> Looking real good, now you just have to add a bit of
> flooring and some walls. What kind of roof are you going
> to use?
> Bert
> 
> katzung1@attbi.com
> www.astronomy-images.com
> 
> > Bert - here it is, todays image of the pier with the concrete forms
> removed.
> > Success!
> >
> > http://www.psiaz.com/Schur/astro/images/newoty/DSCN0779R.jpg
> >
> > Chris Schur
> >
> > Astrophotography: http://www.psiaz.com/schur/astro/index.html
> >   -----Original Message-----
> >   From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org]On
> > Behalf Of Bert Katzung
> >   Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 10:43 AM
> >   To: astro-photo@seds.org
> >   Subject: Re: [APML] Pouring a 9 foot pier
> >
> >
> >   Well. if you haven't already named the observatory, how about
> > "Cloudscraper"? Must come pretty close...
> >   Bert
> >
> >   Bert Katzung
> >   katzung1@attbi.com
> >   www.astronomy-images.com
> >
> >     ----- Original Message -----
> >     From: Chris Schur
> >     To: astro-photo@seds.org
> >     Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 7:08 PM
> >     Subject: RE: [APML] Pouring a 9 foot pier
> >
> >
> >     Bert, I was actually trying to get above the clouds, but the concrete
> > cost was a bit too high.  The floor will be six feet up,  to get above
> some
> > of the smaller local trees.
> >
> >     Chris Schur
> >
> >     Astrophotography: http://www.psiaz.com/schur/astro/index.html
> >       -----Original Message-----
> >       From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org
> [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org]On
> > Behalf Of Bert Katzung
> >       Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 4:56 PM
> >       To: astro-photo@seds.org
> >       Subject: Re: [APML] Pouring a 9 foot pier
> >
> >
> >       Man, that is one tall pier! How high off the ground is the
> observatory
> > floor going to be? Are you trying to get above the trees?
> >
> >       Bert
> >
> >       Bert Katzung
> >       katzung1@attbi.com
> >       www.astronomy-images.com
> >
> >
> >       ----- Original Message -----
> >         From: Chris Schur
> >         To: APML
> >         Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 8:09 PM
> >         Subject: [APML] Pouring a 9 foot pier
> >
> >
> >         For those of  you interested in making a solid pier, with a
> minimum
> > of concrete pouring please see my new update to our project on the web
> page
> > below.  The plan is we are building an observatory at a very dark sky site
> > for film Schmidt camera photography.
> >
> >         http://www.psiaz.com/Schur/astro/clrckoty.html
> >
> >         Chris Schur
> >
> >         Astrophotography: http://www.psiaz.com/schur/astro/index.html
> >
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