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- Wanted -- JMI NGF adaptor ring for 8" and smaller SCTs -- 2" threads (ADPT2SCT)

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Hi !   I just picked up here on Astromart a used JMI NGF Crayford motorized focuser that the seller used with his larger (10- or 12-inch) Meade LX200 SCT, so presently the focuser has the 3.25-inch threaded adaptor ADPT3SCT.   I wish to use this with my 8" Celestron Nexstar, so the threaded adaptor I need instead is JMI's part number ADPT2SCT for 8" and smaller SCTs.

Hence I'd like to hear from anyone with an ADPT2SCT ring they're not using and would be willing to sell, or possibly trade me for the larger ADPT3SCT part on the NGF focuser I'm getting.  (Likewise if anyone knows of a retail source where I can purchase an ADPT2SCT, kindly reply to let me know !-).

In the JMI NGF installation instructions exploded diagram (2nd photo), the adaptor I seek is item "B" ... but as shown and explained in the 3rd photo, there is also a "Long" version, ADPT2SCT(L), that should(?) also work for me.

Anyway, thanks for looking.   If I can't find one, my "plan B" is put a female-threaded small-SCT to 2-inch eyepiece visual back in a lathe and reduce its O.D. so it fits inside the scope-end of the JMI NGF-S focuser (where by design it's held in place with set screws).

-- Jim in Los Angeles, CA