Pics of the latest dish

[Blindowl1234]

Ok I think I'm done with the slightly modified six footer for now. I had to drill a hole or two extra to mount the dish ring to the mount. It's a Fortec Star with a mount from Sadoun. The stand is gone and the pole is up. I really like the design of the pole and the way it mounts. It was one less hole I had to dig in the yard too. The base is the concrete top from an old picnic table someone left at the house years ago. Also got a HARL 24" acuator and well the Gbox is inside the house. I really like the GBox. So far I've got 87W to 127W. Hopefully this winter I can sit inside in a warm place, and watch Tv and not have to get out and turn or move a dish! Next project is to make the old 8.5 foot Paraclipse move....maybe next spring ....Blind

 

[jscrimshaw]

Nice

Wish I had room for a bud

 

[Mr Tony]

very nice

Like the ingenuity with the picnic table top

 

[dashaund]

very nice

Like the ingenuity with the picnic table top

I was thinking the same thing. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Bill_KY]

Thanks for posting

 

[pro96]

Now that's a great idea.. about the picnic wooded table.

 

[Blindowl1234]

The picnic table top is concrete. I remember seeing them back in the 1960's. When we moved to our house five years ago someone left it in the weeds. Nothing like recycling lol. Ice don't worry I've got 4 or five skids over by the wood pile too. I'll use them for future dishes...Blind

 

[putney]

love the base! (table top)

 

[PopcornNMore]

Very nice! I need to motorize my Fortec 6' dish someday.

 

[Tron]

The picnic table top is concrete. I remember seeing them back in the 1960's. When we moved to our house five years ago someone left it in the weeds. Nothing like recycling lol. Ice don't worry I've got 4 or five skids over by the wood pile too. I'll use them for future dishes...Blind

That table top is giving me some fresh ideas about how to make my SD180G less azimuthly challenged ...

 

[Anole]

Wish I had room for a bud

Reminds me of the old JELLO commercials... probably by Bill Cosby.
Wasn't the catch-phrase something like: everyone's got room for Jello.

I suggest the same is true for dishes: everyone's got room for a BUD!

 

[Blindowl1234]

Yeah loved finding that old picnic table top last year in the weeds. Tron I had this dish mounted on the concrete pad and had to manually go out and move it. I had the bottom of the ring all marked with the old sharpie pen too. I marked all the elevations as well. I just didn't tighten the clamps that held the dish in place too tight. It worked real good. Every couple of months I'd have to remark everything though. In the winter I was getting too lazy to go out and move it lol. I figure I spent less than $300 additional to make that sucker move at the touch of a button. Next project? who knows Blind

 

[Corrado]

Excellent work, Blind :up

That makes for a nice professional looking install.

Can we see a close up of how the dish attaches to the concrete?

 

[Blindowl1234]

Corrado, I'm at work so no way to take a pic of how it attaches today. I used six good old fashioned lead anchors with 3/8" leg scews that were about 1 1/4" long. I was really surprised how solid the mount is. Now all I ned is a big wind to check it out. I'll try and get a pic tonight. Blind