April 9, 2025
Description
Vixen dovetail bars for ZWO Seestar S30 and S50 smart telescopes.
I made these in both 60mm and 90mm lengths. The 60mm lengths are good for most of the EQ wedge adapters on the market and the 90mm length is good for the William Optics EQ Base. I also made them in flat and 10°, 20° and 30° angled versions which can be useful for EQ mounting your Seestar. The 30° angled ones are offset a bit to help with getting the Seestar higher for use at very low latitudes near the equator when using it with my Seestar EQ adapter plates.
Update: I've added 70mm and 100mm dovetails with hole(s) that can be used to screw in a M5x12 socket head cap screw into it to be used as an safety stop to keep the dovetail from sliding out of the clamp if it isn't tight enough. On the flat ones, I put one hole on one side and on the angled ones I put a hole on each end, depending on your direction of slide.
These dovetails have enough height that it solves the problem of clearance for the dovetail clamp of the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Latitude (EQ) Base.
The side that touches the Seestar, the one with the rounded area, should be printed on the build plate, so invert the Y-axis in your slicer if necessary.
You'll need a single 3/8"-16 x ¾" UNC socket head cap screw to attach the dovetail to the Seestar.
License:
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