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Whether you chose to install a full cement footing as an extension to the observatory floor, or you used sono tube piers, or a combination of the two, at this stage you will find it necessary to locate the gantry post supports precisely in their saddles.
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Hicks, J.S. (2016). Framing the Gantry Section. In: Building a Roll-Off Roof or Dome Observatory. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3011-1_7
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