Harmons Observatory
Building the Roof
12 OCT 2001 to 22 NOV 2001
(click on images for enlarged view)
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Trolley for the Ealing bay roof in place. 12 OCT 2001
Trolley for the Ealing bay roof in place. 12 OCT 2001
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Close up showing how the grooved wheels fit the track. 12
OCT 2001
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Ealing bay trolley in place and ground cleared for the patio.
12 OCT 2001
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Bruce Grim, Andy Bogdan, Siegfried Jachmann and Ron Ford lift the
north most part of the Grim Scope bay roof trolley into place. 13
OCT 2001
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Siegfried Jachmann, Andy Bogdan, Ron Ford and Bruce Grim use tape
measures to ensure the Grim Scope bay's roof trolley is square before
welding.
13 OCT 2001
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Siegfried Jachmann uses a grinder to prepare for welding (and to
attempt to set his shirt on fire). 13 OCT 2001
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Bruce Grim welds the Grim Scope bay roof trolley. 13 OCT
2001 Ron Ford image
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Bruce Grim makes sure that Patrick Wiggins and Siegfried Jachmann
get the Grim Scope bay's trolley winch I-beam placed properly. 13
OCT 2001
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Two of the Grim Scope bay's roof trolley wheels in place.
13 OCT 2001 Ron Ford image
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Both roof trolleys ready for roofing. 13 OCT 2001 Ron
Ford image
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The Grim Scope bay's trolley winch I-beam and support frame.
When completed the winch will be used for lifting, moving and
positioning
heavy objects in the Grim Scope bay. A similar, but smaller,
apparatus
will be used in the Ealing bay. 14 OCT 2001
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Bruce Grim paints the Ealing bay roof trolley. 22 OCT 2001
Ron Ford image
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Patrick Wiggins paints one of the Ealing bay roof rails.
22 OCT 2001 Ron Ford image
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Bruce Grim and Patrick Wiggins finish applying the 2nd of three
coats of paint to the roof support structure. 26 OCT 2001
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First roof truss up on the Ealing bay. 03 NOV 2001
Ron Ford image
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All of the trusses up on the Ealing bay. 03 NOV 2001
Ron Ford image
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Roger Butz and Bruce Grim lower the first Big Scope bay truss
into position. 03 NOV 2001 Ron Ford image
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John Moreton checks to see that all of the Harmons Observatory roof
trusses
are properly placed. 03 NOV 2001 Ron Ford image
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Roof work from on high. Image provided by Ken Warner. 03 NOV 2001
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Ken Harris and Roger Butz fit the first piece of roofing for the Big
Scope bay into place. 05 NOV 2001
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Roger Butz trims the edge of the Big Scope bay roof. 05
NOV 2001
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Andy Bogdan and Ron Ford determine how many SLAS members it takes
to change a saw blade. 05 NOV 2001
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Roger Butz, Patrick Wiggins, Ken Harris and Siegfried Jachmann
nail down sections of the Big Scope bay roof. 05 NOV 2001
Ron Ford image
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Ken Harris tries not to remove his foot. 05 NOV 2001
Ron Ford image
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All Harmons Observatory upper roof sections in place. 05 NOV
2001
Ron Ford image
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Roger Butz and Bruce Grim witness "1st Slide" of the Ealing bay
roof. 05 NOV 2001 Ron Ford image
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SLAS member and Deseret News reporter Joe Bauman interviews Roger
Butz about the Harmons Observatory. 08 NOV 2001
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Ron Ford is interviewed by SLAS member and Deseret News reporter
Joe Bauman about the Harmons Observatory. 08 NOV 2001
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Patrick Wiggins and Bruce Grim are interviewed by SLAS member and
Deseret News reporter Joe Bauman about the Harmons Observatory.
08 NOV 2001
Ron Ford image
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Ron Ford looks on as Roger Butz and Andy Bogdan measure the south
end of the Ealing bay roof for sheeting. 08 NOV 2001
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Roger Butz, Ron Ford and Patrick Wiggins apply sheeting to the Ealing
bay roof. 08 NOV 2001
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Andy Bogdan and Patrick Wiggins finish applying sheeting to the
south end of the Ealing bay roof. 08 NOV 2001 Ron Ford
image
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Patrick Wiggins, Roger Butz and Andy Bogdan finish applying sheeting
to the south end of the Big Scope bay roof. 08 NOV 2001 Ron
Ford image
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Boyd McNeil and Ron Ford add sheeting to the Big Scope bay roof.
08 NOV 2001
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South ends of scope room roofs with all sheeting in place.
08 NOV 2001
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Roger Butz, Patrick Wiggins and Andy Bogdan position the final
piece of roof sheeting. 08 NOV 2001
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Bruce Grim makes final adjustments to the Big Scope bay roof.
08 NOV 2001
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First time both roofs are off at the same time. 08 NOV 2001
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Patrick Wiggins tries closing the Big Scope bay roof the hard
way as Boyd McNeil catches his antics on film. 08 NOV 2001
Ron Ford image
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Bruce Grim, Andy Bogdan and Roger Butz have better luck at closing
the Big Scope bay roof. Both roofs will eventually be
motorized.
08 NOV 2001
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Both roofs safely closed. 08 NOV 2001
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This is why the original observatory at SPOC has been closed. But
it might make a good
storage room for the restaurant. 08 NOV 2001
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On 20 NOV 2001 Bruce Grim and Roger Butz installed tar paper on
the roofs, here seen from the southeast on 22 NOV 2001.
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And here as seen from the northwest. 22 NOV 2001