Is the wedge your referring to......
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...eadewedge1.gif
If it is i would be nervous just putting a 8"SCT on it let alone a 12" and all the asscociated gear you would need for imaging if thats your intention.The superwedge variant {or the new ultrawedge that replaced it} .......
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...6_89540726.gif
....is the minimum that should be considered .The ultrawedge is an improvement over the older superwedge with aparently smoother controls.I have the superwedge for my 10"SCT which after fitting a aftermarket kit to smooth the controls works pretty well
For some sobering thought I always remember this post on cloudy nights
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I got my Milburn wedge today. I live in Western Australia, and paid $181 U.S for the delivery alone
My last wedge was a standard Meade one, for an 8" lx-50. I was gonna image Orion a few weeks back, in my back garden and SNAP! The wedge just cracked and down came my scope. How lucky was I, that my head was there to save my scope. I managed to hold it (after it hit my head) and screamed at my girlfriend to come give me a hand.
I had an Olympus OM-1 attached, small skywatcher Maksutov piggybacked as guidescope and a ccd camera in the Mak.(it wasn't overloaded). I would have lost alot of equipment had I not been there to catch it.
Feeble wedges never again!
I literally got my Milburn wedge a few hours ago, I have set it up, and wow, it was worth it.
As already said in this post, they are rigid, heavy. I like it, and I love the latitude and Azimuth adjustments. I can see it will be a luxury to use after putting up with Meade's one.
Anyway good luck.
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