GSO alt-az saddle help

[Powdergnome86]

Hi fellow astronomers,

Today I picked up a GSO alt-az mount and tripod to use as a grab and go setup for purely visual astronomy with my 8" GSO classical Cassegrain. 

Im looking for advice as to possible options I have for mounting the scope as the mount didn't come with a standard saddle and im unsure of what actually mounts to it. (Previous owner said his scopes dovetail holes line up)

1. Just buy a new saddle such as the red one in the images (I'd rather mount to a losmandy dovetail and this saddle can do both)

2. Drill and tap holes in the stock losmandy dovetail, although this won't allow for weight adjustment.

3. Work out some form of adaptor to go between mount screws and scopes dovetail.

Thoughts and suggestions welcomed. PS sorry for the pics, camera in phone isn't as young as it used to be.

Cheers and clear skies,

Gary

[Robindonne]

I would go for that new clamp. That red one for example.  You want to switch scopes sometimes and therefore its best to have a standardized clamp.  

Edited May 1, 2021 by Robindonne