Setting up the components to start the night session took me about half an hour every night. That’s why eventually I decided to build up a telescope pier at my backyard. It is finished with wood panels, but of course contains much more solid core – concrete and steel.
The base has been made as concrete plate 80x80cm large placed 80cm underground. The base has been made of concrete and 6mm diameter steel rods. Then pier itself has been made as concrete cylinder 20cm diameter with steel rods inside. After some preliminary stability tests (see pictures below) everything has been buried with soil.
Power supply cable has been carried from the home to the pier under ground. Below you can see some pictures from the construction site.
The telescope pier has worked well for me for about three years. But eventually it has been surrounded with roll-off shed. You can see it in my about page.
