Freelance job?
Hello. 1) I am not an engineer... but need engineering help. My hubby is a retired astronomer. We recently moved to a dark site and built an observatory. Bought a DIY kit from an observatory firm in FL. Got it built. But the shutter lifting system doesn't work. (double winch system... ) After two years of recabling, rewinding, recabling and all, we actually took the winch motors off the wall with all the cabling. We would like help in designing a sprocket and chain system to hoist the shutters up and over the apex of the Dome & managing the drop when the shutters pass that point (opening the shutter), then reversing the same motion, but closing the shutter. We have electricity at the dome. Here's the rub... I'd like to get this done FAST as my very smart hubby has been diagnosed with what we think is Vascular Dementia (diagnosed 2 years ago) and he simply cannot do this type of thinking/work anymore. I would love to have the observatory working so that he can enjoy the night sky before it's too late. Sorry for the sob story. We have many, many photos if that will help. (this photo shows the back of the dome, the shutters are sitting on the shutter catchers at the base of it. We opened it and closed it via our cars and carefully pulling...)
