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Our roll off roof astronomical observatories are custom designed and built to suit your individual requirements.
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For building the roof frame i used a 2 x 6 for the main cross beam and used a 2 x 4 support to level and hold in place.
My design is probably quite unconventional and uses an off the shelf 12 x 8 shed as a starting point.
Hi gang i wanted to share photos of my ror observatory which i started building at the gmars site in may 2015 and completed in july 2015.
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Originally i only planned to put up a pier new shed but the good people here on sgl encouraged me to go for a full observatory.
Whatever telescope you have and wherever it needs to go we can create the ideal observatory for it.
Made from structural aluminum our roll off roof observatories have design features not found in any other roll off roof observatory design.
Wheel diameter is 4 or 6 depending on the roof size.
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.
Observatory solutions is a consulting firm located in southwest colorado that develops customized solutions for astronomical observatories that integrate site design style and equipment configuration.
The roller assembly consists of a bent steel plate with a v groove roller assembly welded to the plate.
Use the atrium affect to keep the a c and heat off more often.
They are maintenance free and don t require external roof supports yielding a clean and aesthetically pleasing design.
I followed the plans from skyshed for the the gable and roof construction again using deck screws.
See my original thread here.
I build the gables on the ground and then attached them to the secured roll off slider.
Pier astro shed eventually i settled on the idea of a roll over roof.
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With over 35 years of residential and commercial construction experience we ve constructed over 300 roll off roof observatories to date across the entire united states.
Our observatories have been built to any size that fit our customers needs from a cozy 9 5 x 9 5 all the way up to 24 x 40.
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Originally i planned to build straight off the skyshed plans for a 10x12 footprint observatory.
