Thanks Omaroo, Garyh. The pictures make it look pretty easy, and yeah, I was a little disappointed by the quality of the OTA, but I suppose as long as it does the job, it doesn't have to be brushed alu. Pretty happy with how it performs optically though, but then this is my first real scope, and I have nothing to compare it against.
Omaroo, I have some questions, in fact quite a few of them, sorry!
*do you have any tips for drilling the holes so when the dovetail base plate is mounted its more or less aligned with the telescope? I don't want to just guess where the holes up and mess it up so badly I can't align the finder.
* did it take much pressure to drill through?
* Did you start with a smaller drill bit, drill through, then enlarge it with a bigger one? Also what diameter are the holes?
* Would I run the risk of distorting the OTA
* Is the focuser hard to remove? and is it easy to re-attach properly?
* Could i accidentally jiggle the primary lense out of alignment due to vibration?
* Any tips at all?
Thank you both again for your replies, hopefully I can implement this next weekend with a more drill-competent friend.
Cheers,
Steve