Sacrilege I know...anyone any idea how to fit a SW finder to a Tak?

[Stub Mandrel]

If you have an old-colour Skywatcher you could use Blue->Tak

[paulastro]

On ‎25‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 22:28, festoon said:

Apologies for rekindling an old thread @paulastro...but did you ever try any of these options on your old FC100DL?

my neck is really taking a strain with the tak finder

Many apologies for not responding earlier, I've only just noticed your post.  In the end I didn't try any of them out I'm afraid before I had to sell. the Tak.

[festoon]

thanks @paulastro

I'm getting there with a solution. Here's the Tak with my altair 10x60 finder. I modifield the shoe that came with it so it sits flat against the OTA

[Paz]

I've got a telrad mount base strapped to my st120 with cable ties, but I'm not sure they would be strong enough to hold a 50mm finder in place, but maybe you could attach a shoe to a longish metal plate and strap the plate down with lots of cable ties, but that would be quite a lot of effort (and weight).

Could you attach a rail to your tube rings and then attach a shoe to the rail?

Is there any option to screw a finder base into your focuser like there is on a sky watcher dual speed focuser? I have a 50mm finder in a shoe on my dual speed focuser but I had to drill a hole in a shoe in just the right place to fit it.

[festoon]

Sorted....inspired by what @John had put together for his adaptation. Used the finder holder shoe that came with my Altair 10x60 RACI. This had 4 cut out slots wide enough to fit the tak threaded screws. I also used 2 serrated nuts to act as feet to allow the finder holder to sit nicely on the lip of the OTA barrel

Hopefully no more neck strains Thank you for the advice - much appreciated

 

[GavStar]

Looks a very neat solution