April 21, 2025
While the slew drive itself functions perfectly, my tripod wasn't up to the task. Things were just too top heavy and unstable with 65 pounds (22 kg) of slew drive sitting at the apex. So I sketched out a drawing of what I needed and went off to visit the local welding/machine shop to throw some steel at the problem.
It turned out quite well, especially after a few coats of green paint. The land I operate from is not my own, so to avoid having to dig and pour a concrete base I drove four 24 inch (61cm) 3/4" (19mm) diameter tent stakes through holes in the base to hold things in place. So far it looks to be a very big improvement over what I had.
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| Steel plate and schedule 40 pipe solve a lot of issues! |