Hi Matt and
No you don't need the Catseye tools (Edit: Yet! Maybe one day?). If you really want to spend more money than you have, then in time you might consider getting a purpose-built barlowed laser in from overseas:-
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=24955
Now, have you done lots of reading in addition to Andysshotglass, eg:-
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.p...63,390,0,0,1,0
In the latest Australian Sky & Telescope magazine (in the newsagent now) there is a good article on finderscopes including tips on aligning them.
Eric