When most people think of a patio or a driveway, they are looking at an area of 10’s or 100’s of square metres. I want to make three mini/micro patios. I should explain, I’ve not completely “lost the plot”, rather, I’m trying to improve on what I have, lawn or patio.
I have a telescope the has a mount/tripod that weighs about 60 kg. The tripod has three pointed feet which can be placed on the lawn, on a patio, on a driveway etc. It is also possible to remove the tripod and replace it with a pier that’s concreted into the ground. It turns out that the best position is in the middle of my back lawn and “local planning restrictions” aka SHMBO is not keen/convinced about a pier.
I have tried comparing the use of the scope on the patio and the lawn. On the patio, the vibration from someone moving can be “seen” as it seems the patio may not be laid most effectively. On the grass, there is little vibration, but the legs of the tripod will eventually settle/sink in, and the alignment at the start, starts to shift e.g. 1mm up/down is a "big deal" on a leg.
I have three pavers 160mm x 160mm x 50mm (about the size of a small NUC/mini PC?). The issue is how to fix them firmly on my lawn. Originally, I was going to put a large patio slab under each paver. I now realize that this would be a bad idea as walking nearby will cause the slap to shift/vibrate and maybe just the MOT is better, especially if I slightly increase the size of the pavers (260mm x 240mm), to spread the load and increase stability. The paving slab adds very little and contributes to transmitting vibration.
What would be a reasonable depth of MOT and/or sharp sand/mortar to put underneath, to create the most stable setup? I thought maybe covering an area that overlaps a paver by a couple of inches. The scope is connected/controlled/processed by computer, so “seen” is in the context of "images" that are either accepted or rejected.
I have a telescope the has a mount/tripod that weighs about 60 kg. The tripod has three pointed feet which can be placed on the lawn, on a patio, on a driveway etc. It is also possible to remove the tripod and replace it with a pier that’s concreted into the ground. It turns out that the best position is in the middle of my back lawn and “local planning restrictions” aka SHMBO is not keen/convinced about a pier.
I have tried comparing the use of the scope on the patio and the lawn. On the patio, the vibration from someone moving can be “seen” as it seems the patio may not be laid most effectively. On the grass, there is little vibration, but the legs of the tripod will eventually settle/sink in, and the alignment at the start, starts to shift e.g. 1mm up/down is a "big deal" on a leg.
I have three pavers 160mm x 160mm x 50mm (about the size of a small NUC/mini PC?). The issue is how to fix them firmly on my lawn. Originally, I was going to put a large patio slab under each paver. I now realize that this would be a bad idea as walking nearby will cause the slap to shift/vibrate and maybe just the MOT is better, especially if I slightly increase the size of the pavers (260mm x 240mm), to spread the load and increase stability. The paving slab adds very little and contributes to transmitting vibration.
What would be a reasonable depth of MOT and/or sharp sand/mortar to put underneath, to create the most stable setup? I thought maybe covering an area that overlaps a paver by a couple of inches. The scope is connected/controlled/processed by computer, so “seen” is in the context of "images" that are either accepted or rejected.