Finally!!!
Wowee, the plan is coming together! A while back I sent my design concept and dimensions to a building engineer. A couple of weeks ago I received the engineer drawings for the structural support. The drawings look fantastic, hi-tech and very professional. And get this, the awesome guy did it for free! Last week I started buying steel and cutting, drilling, welding and assembling.
The very next day, I got a message from a company called Diversified Computing and Consulting. They have very generously donated $500 to get the observatory started and have pledged $500 every month for the next six months! Wow! I am blown away and was really lost for words. Such generosity is rare and I am sure that future patrons of this resource will be very grateful. I know I am!
I also got a $100 donation from a troop-commander of mine from my army days, two astronomy mates, a church friend, plus a pledge at tax time from my insurance broker! There’s a long way to go, but all this certainly helps! At any rate, it gets it all moving and that’s often the hardest part.
This week I have bought the bearers and cut them to size, cut the support studs and cut and drilled all the joining brackets. The welder is coming tomorrow to weld all the brackets on then I can start bolting it and erecting it!! WOOOHHOOO!!
To keep up with progress, Here's a link to the project.
ASIGN Observatory II is back on track!
- Clifford60
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HI Barry,
Congratulation!, How nice if I can build one here or nearby for the same purpose.
Congratulation!, How nice if I can build one here or nearby for the same purpose.
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Congrats Barry on your latest venture! Can't wait to see it completed.
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Slowly getting little bits done at a time now. I only get about an hour of daylight after work at the moment, so it's frantic activity the moment I get out of the car.
Progress so far. http://asignobservatoryii.webs.com/obse ... uction.htm
Progress so far. http://asignobservatoryii.webs.com/obse ... uction.htm
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WOOHOO! The Bearers are up! It took a few hours today and into the night, but the hardest part (heaviest) is done!
Progress report here. http://asignobservatoryii.webs.com/obse ... uction.htm
Progress report here. http://asignobservatoryii.webs.com/obse ... uction.htm
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Wonderful view even without the dome, Barry!
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this is way too awesome!!
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wow, such a nice view, with a dome it will be superb.
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Hi Barry, you have a great write-up of ASIGN II in your website, the cardboard model is a beauty!
Post us more photos along the way!
Sam
Post us more photos along the way!
Sam
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Thanks guys.
It doesn't look like much, but I got a heap done today on the observatory. Tomorrow all the studs go up. I thought I would jump in the photo and stand still for 30 seconds tonight to give a sense of scale. (I'm 6'2)
It doesn't look like much, but I got a heap done today on the observatory. Tomorrow all the studs go up. I thought I would jump in the photo and stand still for 30 seconds tonight to give a sense of scale. (I'm 6'2)
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