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Originally Posted by mldee
If you already have the dovetail with your 80, it would be good to use that directly, but it's probably too short, hence Trever's suggestion of the ADM dovetail setup.
I also mounted a short quiding f5.5 refractor atop my C8 and used a local 13.5" dovetail. Made up a couple of small aluminium "straps" to bolt it to existing holes in my older C8 end plates. I can send some photos for inspiration if you're interested. Works great.
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That would be great - the dovetail is actally pretty long, so on Bintels suggestion, Im getting some Losmandy V Curved Blocks:
https://www.bintelshop.com.au/Product.aspx?ID=8334
Pretty sure I can make that lot fit.
As an aside, Im pretty impressed with the Short tube 80. Focuser is a bit stiff, but optically it is great.