Building ROR Observatory. Roof design question
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Building ROR Observatory. Roof design question
The answers range from “J channels” to turnbuckles and everything in between. I obviously plan on using turnbuckles when the roof is in the closed position. My primary concern is while opening it, should there be some type of safeguard in place to protect against an unexpected gust of wind knocking the roof off track? Lastly, I’ve decided to use a set of turnbuckles to anchor the roof while it’s open too. Is that overkill? I know I’ll never be using my telescope if there’s a chance of a storm, but I still feel better knowing it’s anchored while it’s in the open position, as well as closed. Thanks
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Re: Building ROR Observatory. Roof design question
ScopeJunkie wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 1:58 am
What high wind precautions should I take in regards to the Roll Off Roof?
The answers range from “J channels” to turnbuckles and everything in between. I obviously plan on using turnbuckles when the roof is in the closed position. My primary concern is while opening it, should there be some type of safeguard in place to protect against an unexpected gust of wind knocking the roof off track? Lastly, I’ve decided to use a set of turnbuckles to anchor the roof while it’s open too. Is that overkill? I know I’ll never be using my telescope if there’s a chance of a storm, but I still feel better knowing it’s anchored while it’s in the open position, as well as closed. Thanks
I built my garage-top RoR observatory 23 years ago. I use 4 turnbuckles to lock down the roof when not in use and nothing when it's open. I live on a ridge overlooking Lake Erie and strong winds coming off the lake are a fairly normal weather condition. I don't think I've ever had the observatory open for imaging when the winds were much stronger than 15 MPH and I use flip-up wind blocking screens in those conditions. The winds would have to be much stronger than that for any chance to lift off the roof and I certainly wouldn't think of opening up under those conditions.
Adding turnbuckles to lock down roof when it's open isn't a bad idea. It would certainly give you some additional "peace of mind." I think I'll go out to my observatory and figure out a way to completely secure the roof when it's open.
Thanks for your post ... and the idea to secure the observatory roof when it's open.
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