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How do you mount a scope on a Celestron C6 SCT?

Started by vinckkw, 01/31/2007 07:25PM
Posted 01/31/2007 07:25PM | Edited 01/31/2007 07:25PM Opening Post
Hi guys,

Wondering if anyone here successfully mounted a small scope onto the C6 SCT? I tried looking for the mounting rail at Scopestuff but they didn't have one for the C6. However, I have one scopestuff mounting rail for the LX90. I intend to maybe drill a hole onto the LX90 mounting rail so that I can mount this rail onto the C6. However, I realised that the mounting screws that come with the C6 is too short. If I put the rail on top of the scope and try to use these screws to tighen it, the screws aren't long enough to reach the hole below.

I can try to use longer screws but I am not quite sure of its thread size.

Is there anyone here who has done this? I prefer to use the scopestuff mounting rail because I have already bought the scopestuff guidescope rings to go with the rail.

Thanks for any help
Vin