Roll Off Roof Observatory Plans

The roller assembly consists of a bent steel plate with a v groove roller assembly welded to the plate.

Roll off roof observatory plans.

The tele station7 roll off roof observatory is designed with larger sizes in mind. 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. Styles of home observatories domes. 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.

I followed the plans from skyshed for the the gable and roof construction again using deck screws. I sunk four treated 4x4 posts into the ground two on each side and set them with concrete. At backyard observatories we hope you will find all the services and products to suit your observatory needs. Classic looks but expensive.

Read todd carlson s great skyshed review in sky news magazine. The roof is powered as a included feature with a center mounted rack and pinion drive. Read it online here. Rugged construction but a big footprint.

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. Skyshed roll off observatories makers of skyshed observatories. Highly functional and affordable. Our roll off roof astronomical observatories are custom designed and built to suit your individual requirements.

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. At skyshed we provide quality roll off observatory plans kits and telescope piers. Both areas are equivalent in width and length. Imagination is the only limit.

Whatever telescope you have and wherever it needs to go we can create the ideal observatory for it. I build the gables on the ground and then attached them to the secured roll off slider. Skysheds are suitable for the budding astronomer to the seasoned astro photographer.