Just click on the link of my original post to see pics of my scope. I could make extension arms to hold the encoders at the ALT/AZ pivot points but they would be rather long and unwieldly, plus I would have to deploy them every time I set up the scope.
It apparently worked well for this other scope that has a similar structure to mine - with horseshoe shaped bearings, a flex rocker and ground ring.
http://www.foothill.net/~sayre/22-in...ocular%202.htm
Cheers,
Tim