Small Roll Off Roof Observatory

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Small roll off roof observatory.

The roof shall roll sideways. You can make cheaper mechanisms using large plastic wheels or castors and wooden trench rails but the trenches can retain snow and ice making the roof. Testing the scope height vs. Our backyard observatories are made to ensure years of reliability and enjoyment.

Instead of having to lift off the roof of an observatory these roofs can be rolled to one side and easily moved back afterword to protect the equipment. In 1997 we acquired 2 000 m of land close to la coruña in the northwest of spain where we live. Many are classic domes that scream observatory when you see them. Or you can buy a kit.

For a larger roof more wheels would be advisable. The roller assembly consists of a bent steel plate with a v groove roller assembly welded to the plate. We will construct a small guesthouse a main house and of course want to include a small observatory as well. The edinburgh observatory our very first roll off roof observatory.

Walls and structure for roof support complete with steel tracks. Track sections are 10 feet in length and come with pre drilled 3 8 holes for lag or through bolting to the observatory side walls and roof support system. Many have roll off roofs so the observatory masquerades in the backyard as an ordinary shed. I have just looked at the observatory and i have to say you and your colleagues have done a really great job.

All looks very good indeed and i am looking forward to setting things up at the weekend. 4x4 wooden poles will carry the roof when rolled open. New entries are marked with an asterisk. A small roll off roof observatory.

In addition because they look similar to traditional sheds our sky sheds still look nice sitting in your yard. Backyard observatories sky and telescope hot product 2005 we sell roll off aka roll away observatory plans online kits and do complete observatory installations within 200k of toronto canada. Building a small observatory is not all that hard. With high quality residential type construction they are virtually maintenance free for years to come.

Wheel diameter is 4 or 6 depending on the roof size. Skyshed roll off observatories makers of skyshed observatories. There are various options for making a workable roll off mechanism but i settled on using v groove steel rails and four wheels for mine. A simple roll off roof design can be built in a few days with simple tools and materials easily available in your local building supply store.

If you browse amateur observatories on the internet you know there are stunning examples. Just waiting for the roof. It is located on top of a hill with unobstructed few to all sides and has still fairly dark sky. Observatory walls shows that there is little loss of sky as compared to earlier.