Possible Solution to Ghetto Move Dish

[mikelib]

My answer to lazy susan,

Hey Popcorn,
As I mentioned in the earlier post, I did use two pieces of formica counter top faced together to make a quasi-lazy susan. I used white grease in between the formica. You must make the center hole as straight as possible, if you have a drill press all the better. Check out the pics.
mikelib

 

[Anole]

old school:

I assume the initial idea was to check C-band LOS from various locations on the property.

The lazy susan idea requires three adjustments to go from bird to bird:
(assuming you start out with the base leveled)
- spin the dish for azimuth
- adjust elevation
- twist the feedhorn for skew

Tron's Porta-BUD idea requires nothing once dropped into place.
You just level the pole and rotate the base to proper direction.
There after, azimuth, elevation, and skew are handled by the mount ('n motor)

edit:
You could even have 1/2" holes (?) drilled in each corner of the base.
Once aligned on the arc, you could drive rebar through the holes into the ground.
Pound 'em down to flush with the top of the base.
That way, you could lift the entire dish & base off the short ground stakes and move it.
Should you need to return to an old location, it would be as simple as dropping the base back over the "pins".
(I'm thinking Tron's base was around 4" thick)

 

[guapoharry]

...Tron's Porta-BUD idea requires nothing once dropped into place.
You just level the pole and rotate the base to proper direction.
There after, azimuth, elevation, and skew are handled by the mount ('n motor)
...

Where is Tron's Porta-BUD method illustrated? Care to post a link?

Either I'm having a stupid attack, or my search terms are not good enough.. Or both..

 

[Anole]

faulty memory module:

Here's Tron's thread where he reviewed the Sadoun 6' dish, and made his PortaBUD.

Was thinking he mounted the Polar Mount model on a pallet.
I guess I remembered it wrong.

Maybe the Anole Portable Tracking BUD was what my mind whipped up instead.
That would be the Polar mount model of the Sadoun 6'er on a pallet, . . .
. . . with wheels on one side and a handle on the other, so you could roll it around like a wheel barrow.
So, let me put forth that as a suggestion, instead! -

And no, I'm not gonna make up a drawing of it! -

 

[PopcornNMore]

Hey Popcorn,
As I mentioned in the earlier post, I did use two pieces of formica counter top faced together to make a quasi-lazy susan. I used white grease in between the formica. You must make the center hole as straight as possible, if you have a drill press all the better. Check out the pics.
mikelib

Very nice work Mike! Thank you for posting the pictures.

 

[guapoharry]

Make up a drawing... No, won't be asking for that

OK, Fine. Understood.

 

[FaT Air]

See Attached - Heres an Idea I had a while ago, but never did.
Think you could use your industrial Lazy Susan Turntables to do the skew maybe.

 

[Anole]

Actually, Fat Air posted just the sort of solution ya need to this project, in another thread! - :up -
Well, at least it's mobile! -

 

[Digital Logic]

looking for a lazy susan type base? one comes to my mind...

Go looking for a busted up lazy boy. you could use the base of that thing and it should rotate 360 degrees. im sure you could rig something up from it. Plus it could handle the weight!

 

[Tron]

PortaBUD is designed to be broken down by one person as fast as possible and into as many smaller pieces as possible in case a hurricane threatens. The mounting "deck" has worked well so far, even in rather high winds. I am still considering employing some sort of "Lazy Suzan" to the pallet to make the whole thing easier to spin around and aim at the various birds ...

 

[PopcornNMore]

I might order this one to begin experimenting.

 

[Tron]

That's sort of what I was thinking of. There are many ways to engineer it (and over-engineer it ), but it looks like it can be made to be simple. Will be watching your progress with an eye toward my install ...

 

[PopcornNMore]

This is what I need, but it's expensive:

Lazy Susan, Extra-Large Aluminum Swivel - Rockler Woodworking Tools

 

[PopcornNMore]

This 17" one might work too:

Lazy Susan/Swivel | Hardware Tree