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Originally Posted by look 171 View Post
Us boys seem to way over built, over analyze everything that has to do with fabricating something, large or small. Think about this for a bit, a simple 18"x18"x 24" deep footing or pad will hold up a huge beam that supports part of the second floor on a normal home. How big is this telescope? I understand its just a little more digging will create that concave hole. It isn't a big deal unless its the Hubble telescope but other then that, a simple pad will work jsut fine IMO.
Only 8" but I will do imaging and can't afford any deflection.
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