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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
motor installation question
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<blockquote data-quote="georgia_grrl" data-source="post: 77552" data-attributes="member: 184680"><p>it's an 80CM dish, for now. i have plans for a larger one later, but i'll work my way towards that, les soutlay initially with the smaller dish. (wrong itme of year to go buying big dishes)</p><p></p><p>i didnt hold the pole at all, built a frame with a few bits of pine, two G clamps and a handful of nails. nailed one bit to the fence and clamped it with the pole prfectly vertical, another bit nailed to a temporary pole i battered into the ground a couple of feet away clamped at a different height with it all vertical, checked the level a few times over the space of half an hour beofre pouring the concrete (paranoia never hurt anyone)</p><p></p><p>poured the concrete in stages, took about an hour to do, all in, checking level all the way through. last checked it about an hour and a half ago, and it was perfectly vertical, put some polystyrene on top just in case of frost.</p><p></p><p>i intend to have fun, i used to have an analogue dish and box and played with that for a bit, but left it in my old hosue when i moved out (someone else might have limited fun with it, we'll see.</p><p></p><p>expect more questions over the next week or so, tomorrow's task is running cable, that should be fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="georgia_grrl, post: 77552, member: 184680"] it's an 80CM dish, for now. i have plans for a larger one later, but i'll work my way towards that, les soutlay initially with the smaller dish. (wrong itme of year to go buying big dishes) i didnt hold the pole at all, built a frame with a few bits of pine, two G clamps and a handful of nails. nailed one bit to the fence and clamped it with the pole prfectly vertical, another bit nailed to a temporary pole i battered into the ground a couple of feet away clamped at a different height with it all vertical, checked the level a few times over the space of half an hour beofre pouring the concrete (paranoia never hurt anyone) poured the concrete in stages, took about an hour to do, all in, checking level all the way through. last checked it about an hour and a half ago, and it was perfectly vertical, put some polystyrene on top just in case of frost. i intend to have fun, i used to have an analogue dish and box and played with that for a bit, but left it in my old hosue when i moved out (someone else might have limited fun with it, we'll see. expect more questions over the next week or so, tomorrow's task is running cable, that should be fun. [/QUOTE]
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