EQ2 (EQ1?) Vixen Saddle and Dovetail

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3 pieces to mount a telescope on a EQ2 mount. Normally that mount has you bolt the rings to the mount, and then open the rings to remove the scope for transport. But that pretty much locks you into using that one scope on that mount. This device lets you use a normal vixen type dovetail to mount any scope to the EQ2. The hardware should be a M7 screw or the appropriate length to work the clamp, and M6 or 1/4" screws to fasten the saddle to the mount (I used the bolts and nuts that originally attached the rings). I recommend printing the two pieces of the saddle on the outside edges so the critical holes and the alignment dowels do not need supports (the holes for the mounting bolts are easier to clean out since they are shorter.) Use PETG or nylon. The two piece saddle was a respin. Unfortunately, it was so long ago that I have lost track of the source of the original files. For that I am sorry.