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Date: 30 Oct 2006 03:34:09
From: Barry
Subject: Barry's home_made observatory
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Hi all.
Most of this year I have been building an observatory at home to
demonstrate to both myself and others at large, that one can build a
real beauty on a very low budget. You hear of observatories that cost
thousands of dollars....well mine has cost a grand total, including the
forecast fibreglass to come, of one thousand, eight hundred dollars
Australian.
How did I do this? With a lot of help from the Lord. By not being
ashamed of recycling at its best. This means raiding industrial bins
(with the industry's permission of course). Asking for things you see
lying around. If you don't ask, you dont get. Sometimes you ask and you
get a "No", but this is ok. I dont want to have this dome made with
stolen parts.
There is a great deal more detail on my website, devoted to this
project. Lots of instruction, tips, mistakes made and lessons learned.
Plenty of photos along the way too.
I hope everyone who wants to give a similar project a go, will get
something of use from my site. Its free and for you.
Heres the link, http//members.iinet.net.au/~armstead
If you have troubles, just search for "Barry's home-made observatory."
God Bless,
Barry.
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Date: 04 Nov 2006 06:59:37
From: Barry
Subject: Re: Barry's home_made observatory
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Well, I got the steel bent up and I've been head down, bum up all day.
I'm feeling sore now.
Got my fibreglass too! I'll have to get the old man around tomorrow
with the backhoe, so I can take the dome off, place it on the new ring
and fibreglass the lot!!
Soooo excited!!!!
Baz
http://members.iinet.net.au/~a rmst...ort%20ring.htm
Barry wrote:
> Hi all.
> Most of this year I have been building an observatory at home to
> demonstrate to both myself and others at large, that one can build a
> real beauty on a very low budget. You hear of observatories that cost
> thousands of dollars....well mine has cost a grand total, including the
> forecast fibreglass to come, of one thousand, eight hundred dollars
> Australian.
>
> How did I do this? With a lot of help from the Lord. By not being
> ashamed of recycling at its best. This means raiding industrial bins
> (with the industry's permission of course). Asking for things you see
> lying around. If you don't ask, you dont get. Sometimes you ask and you
> get a "No", but this is ok. I dont want to have this dome made with
> stolen parts.
>
> There is a great deal more detail on my website, devoted to this
> project. Lots of instruction, tips, mistakes made and lessons learned.
> Plenty of photos along the way too.
>
> I hope everyone who wants to give a similar project a go, will get
> something of use from my site. Its free and for you.
>
> Heres the link, http//members.iinet.net.au/~armstead
> If you have troubles, just search for "Barry's home-made observatory."
>
> God Bless,
>
> Barry.
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