Need top mounting bar for C8, confusion!

[Pharian]

Hi,

I bought a second hand C8, it's awesome.

The current plan for progression is the mounting of a 80mm orion shorty on the top for guiding purposes. I have the shorty and some rings but I am having trouble with the mounting bar for the top of the tube.

There are 3 screws in the tube, there when I bought it (see image, silver hex screws). Does anyone know if these are factory standard or if they were added later?

Can anyone please recommend a decent bar I can mount on the top. I'd prefer to avoid having to make new mount holes.

Any advice would be great, thanks.

208257

[ChrisV]

Probably better ways but I got a vixen bar from ADM for my Meade 8" SCT - V series dovetail. They have them for a pile of different SCTs. Go straight into the holes that are there already.

Also a couple of dovetail adaptors from them to mount an ST80

[Pharian]

wait a second, hold up a minute!

it's just one of these isn't it. gadzeuks!

https://www.bintel.com.au/product/losmandy-dc8-dovetail-plate-celestron-8-inch/