Richard Berry Affiliation American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) Sat, 06/05/2021 - 20:27 We're open for questions and comments on my AAVSO How-To Webinar "Your First Observatory: Keep It Simple." We'll post a link to the webinar on YouTube as soon as it becomes available. --Richard Peter Bealo Affiliation American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) Sun, 06/06/2021 - 11:28 You opened my eyes up to new… You opened my eyes up to new roofing materials. I'm now thinking of replacing my 12X16' RoR plywood/shingle roof with SunTuf to dramatically lighten the structure. Thank you. Peter Log in or register to post comments Richard Berry Affiliation American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) Sat, 06/12/2021 - 03:38 SunTuf is light and easy to… SunTuf is light and easy to handle compared to shingles over plywood. You will also like the much brighter interior of your observatory. --Richard Log in or register to post comments jxbaha Affiliation Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) Sun, 06/13/2021 - 01:03 SunTuf is light and easy to… I'd just like to add that if you have to cut Sun Tuf the easiest way is with tin snips Log in or register to post comments Richard Berry Affiliation American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) Sat, 07/24/2021 - 00:15 Tin snips Absolutely. The stuff both thin and tough, and saw teeth snag on it. --Richard Log in or register to post comments
Peter Bealo Affiliation American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) Sun, 06/06/2021 - 11:28 You opened my eyes up to new… You opened my eyes up to new roofing materials. I'm now thinking of replacing my 12X16' RoR plywood/shingle roof with SunTuf to dramatically lighten the structure. Thank you. Peter Log in or register to post comments
Richard Berry Affiliation American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) Sat, 06/12/2021 - 03:38 SunTuf is light and easy to… SunTuf is light and easy to handle compared to shingles over plywood. You will also like the much brighter interior of your observatory. --Richard Log in or register to post comments
jxbaha Affiliation Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) Sun, 06/13/2021 - 01:03 SunTuf is light and easy to… I'd just like to add that if you have to cut Sun Tuf the easiest way is with tin snips Log in or register to post comments
Richard Berry Affiliation American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) Sat, 07/24/2021 - 00:15 Tin snips Absolutely. The stuff both thin and tough, and saw teeth snag on it. --Richard Log in or register to post comments
You opened my eyes up to new roofing materials. I'm now thinking of replacing my 12X16' RoR plywood/shingle roof with SunTuf to dramatically lighten the structure. Thank you.
Peter
SunTuf is light and easy to handle compared to shingles over plywood. You will also like the much brighter interior of your observatory.
--Richard
I'd just like to add that if you have to cut Sun Tuf the easiest way is with tin snips
Absolutely. The stuff both thin and tough, and saw teeth snag on it.
--Richard