dawson Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Nick, it just gets better and better! It look brilliant. You are going to have to start sweet talking the wife so she allows you to have an 'open evening' so we can come and see it, and christen it with a beer James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezanova Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 Nick, it just gets better and better! It look brilliant. You are going to have to start sweet talking the wife so she allows you to have an 'open evening' so we can come and see it, and christen it with a beer James Sounds a good idea James I've now renderd the pier to fill in all the air holes, done with a coat of PVA and a thin coat of 1:1 mix of sand and cement. Almost complete, the pier now painted and Freya helped to brush in the kiln dried sand in the joints. All now ready for the electrician and the decorative stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Nick it looks wonderful, and will be superbly functional. All you need to do now is build a wooden four sided structure around the brick edging, put a roof on and you are done Or would result in the wife kicking you out hahaha It looks really smashing, I'm really pleased for you. Great work. James P.S. Have you stacked those images of M81 from Wymeswold yet? If not, why not they are amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 That looks really good and solid Nick, nice work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Looks awesome Nick, you have been busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest devil74 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 That is a really pro job nick..I'd be well chuffed if I'd done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezanova Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Ok...these will be my last pics for the pier build. It's been a good project and I'm pleased with the outcome. Can't wait now untill we get the dark skies back and we're all ready to go ! Decorative stone down but a bag short ! Had to see what it would look like with my gear on. The job complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 That is a pretty impressive pier you have there but a question if i may? Since there is no "obsy", do you have to keep taking the mount off each time you are done? I thought the whole point of pier / obsys was so that you did not have to keep setting up, polar align etc? Just a question, I still think that is one of the best piers I have seen, awesome job!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Nick, it looks even better with the stone around the edges. And the kit on it looks really impressive; I hadn't realised you had so much kit! Let us know when the Pimms is being made James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Di and I saw this pier over the weekend and it's better than the photos make it look. Thanks for the smashing day Nick and have you processed those sun pics yet? I'm dying to see what job the Lunt made of them lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peepshow Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Since there is no "obsy", do you have to keep taking the mount off each time you are done? I thought the whole point of pier / obsys was so that you did not have to keep setting up, polar align etc? Just a question, I still think that is one of the best piers I have seen, awesome job!!!! Could one bolt two lasers onto ones gear and align their beams up to predetermined tiny spots on a far wall each time say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezanova Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 That is a pretty impressive pier you have there but a question if i may? Since there is no "obsy", do you have to keep taking the mount off each time you are done? I thought the whole point of pier / obsys was so that you did not have to keep setting up, polar align etc? Just a question, I still think that is one of the best piers I have seen, awesome job!!!! Hi Darren, Thanks for the compliment. Yes I do remove my mount when done, but I do not have to polar align every time as my pier is polar aligned. I have a half / locking nut on the right hand side of my azimuth adjustment bolt on my NEQ6, this is adjusted once and locked into position, when the mount is set up again I use my left azimuth adjustment bolt to tighten up against my adaptor plate pin which in turn finds polar north. Nick, it looks even better with the stone around the edges. And the kit on it looks really impressive; I hadn't realised you had so much kit! Let us know when the Pimms is being made James Hi James, Thanks for the good feedback and yes you'll be one of the first to have a glass, cheers Di and I saw this pier over the weekend and it's better than the photos make it look. Thanks for the smashing day Nick and have you processed those sun pics yet? I'm dying to see what job the Lunt made of them lol. Hi Kim and Di, Glad you enjoyed yourselves and yes I'm working on the pics, will post later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Polar aligning a pier - you learn something every day! Well impressed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dardano Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Wow ! that's amazing. If someday I build a pier, it'll be something like you did. Great work ! Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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