Anyone have a fork mount they are not using? The way Meade makes its SCT's, the 8" can fit any 8" set of forks, be it their original 2080, to their LX200. The Celestron fork won't mate to the Meade SCT. I'd be use it as my video rig & mount the scope to the 8" Meade fork I have that I'm using as my current video rig. Just need the fork mount if that is all you have - I can deal with the wedge & tripod.
But, the scope is also still for sale, & open to offers. Optically it is still very good. The coatings while not 100%, doesn't mean you are looking through a brick. My orange tube C8 doesn't have coatings at all, and still punches very well for her age. I only use my C8 for the Moon & planets, & this Meade also excells there too. No slouch with DSO's either.
I find a buyer, the Meade's got a new home. I find a fork mount, I keep her. One way or another, she's put back into service,
Wavy, thanks mate. Yeah, saw them. Sorta missing the motor bit, eh (WTF!!)
. SteveInNZ offered me his 2080 fork, wedge & tripod. It's an AC drive, but configured for our southern sky. Only problem is it's in NZ, & can't find a reasonably priced freight service.