Thanks Alex
Your conversion looks great as well. I like the way that you have filled the gap with the plywood mod. It's a pitty I haven't seen it prior to my mod because that would have been so much easier than the trial and error approach that I have used with 3D printing (to fit all the curves and to make it strong enough around the handle).
I love this mount and scope combination now. It will be my first choice to use for visual because the AltAz mount is just so much more convenient to use when I get visitors that want to take a peek through the eyepiece. A GEM sometimes require a very awkward viewing position and for older people it is all but impossible to achieve
Many of them are honest enough to refuse the invitation and I don't blame them.