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Planning the Pier (part 2)

The concrete pier, of itself will only do so much, mostly because it will be flush with the ground of the observatory.  If I planned on using Dobsonian mounted reflectors, then I'd be all set.  However, I plan on mounting my Orion Atlas EQ-G, which will need to be lifted 3-4 feet above the ground. 

To achieve this I plan on getting a metal pier, most likely this one, which will be bolted to the concrete pier, and in turn will have the Orion Atlas EQ-G bolted to it. 

The metal pier is a little on the expensive side, so I'm going to see if there are any local metal fabricators who could build it for cheaper.  I've already purchased the plans from Sky Shed to make things easier for any fabricators to proivde an estimate.