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Clever design Jamie.

Thanks Derek.

Granted it's Cloudy Nights (Some people know more than others think they do), but this one is good.. (There are tons more..)

You pour the pier separate from the floor.. i.e. big ball of concrete at the bottom and a column coming up thru the dirt.. Wrap it at ground level with foam or cork or something, then pour the slab..

I can't really speak to the design, but I'll share what I did as an alternative to a pier:?http://astropifi.blogspot.com/2021/02/stable-tripod-base.html

Hi Sonny " tripping hazard "? Yes.? That is a concern but its off in a corner of the yard.? I put it 4" above grade because we get dumped on and the yard floods out due to monsoons once or twice a

Looks OK to my untrained eye, Jim. Hopefully others here do have some knowledgeable input for you. Or maybe some of the folks over at Cloudy Nights. Will it be a tripping hazard with the monolith 4"

Great News, Tony! Congratulations! I can't help with the Raspbery Pi, I'm a PC Windose nut. So you must be close in if you are going to pick up. I picked mine up a year ago at the factory. Got to meet

Thanks for the ideas and comments.? ?Yes, the tracking on the images seems to be OK, so I guess the backlash is more academic than troublesome at this point.? ?(I checked the saddle and all is

I am thinking about putting a pier in my backyard and I am not sure where to start. This is what I am thinking. Would this design work?? What changes should I consider? https://flic.kr/p/2kH5yEY Jim

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Hi Tom, The rest of our gang is wondering what we are talking about. Here's a quick recap of our conversation: Me. Tom Problem? I have a 5 sec DEC backlash Does DEC wobble? No. Does worm move left to

Hello, I'm in same boat, just got word the G11G I ordered is ready for pick-up. Great suggestions here, just wanted to double check on connectivity hardware... I have ordered a GL.iNet GL-AR750S-Ext

Hi Michael, appreciate the phone chat today. I changed the steel worm with another older one I had and the 5 second backlash is gone. No idea why but I'm not complaining. Tom

Hi Terry, Nice work on cleaning your mount up. Look to Mark Crossley's website www.wilmslowastro.com Mark has a whole section about G11 assembly ideas and good tips. The blue arrow bolts are the

Hello Fellow Losmandy Users I've just started to strip down and service my 17 yr old G11 mount. Tanya, at HGM, kindly confirmed it's age from the Serial Number found on the underside of the Mount

*IF* you could Barlow that guide scope, or use a guide camera with smaller pixels, OR BOTH) and still guide at a 1/4 pixel.. But "1.0 - 1.6" " with a focal reduced 80mm scope and a DSLR would qualify

I know, there are some great astrophotographers among us, but I would like to present my photos too. I dont't have a dedicated astro camera. I use Canon for DS photography and ASI or Celestron non

I never liked my field tripod too much. GM8 with those thin legs? standing next to my old Celestron CG5 mount with its robust tripod look weird. Because Losmandy HD tripod is to expensive, I decided

Than you guys for your help. I'm going to? solve this issue this weekend. I believe your tips will help. Seb