ahhh..... yes a focuser isn't a finder... Please forgive me as i was at the end of doing 4 nasty assignments for structural, geotechnical, fluid mechanics and autocad drawing
very big week indeed.
adman, where can you get a moonlight for that price, i added a link. you can get it there.! depending on what you want to add onto it thats where the cost comes in. if you want it to be able to do motorized focusing that is where the cost comes in. so just shoot back i think the moonlight focuser starts at 160 (USD).
As for the guide scope, my first guidescope was a dick smith electronics 114mm newt, i ditched that because it was a few kgs and i got done over by one of the vanes of the secondary holder came loose, i couldn't figure why my guiding was all over the show.! so that is why i went the finderguider option. Ive added some pictures in of the setup.
No cutting was involved i hate cutting things it is a absolute LAST RESORT.there is always some way around it! and also the qhy5 will work 100% in this setup. pm me if you need a hand with it.