This 12" Dovetail Sliding Bar was designed with short instruments in mind. The middle portion of the plate is raised 0.5" above the front and back sections. As a result, the plate is long enough for optimal movement without causing interference with the dewcap or focuser. The plate is ribbed on the underside to reduce weight.
Attach directly to the bottom of mounting rings of these scopes:
Refer to the hole pattern document below to determine your mounting options
- 92mm f6.65 Stowaway - attach directly to Astro-Physics rings
- 105mm f6 Traveler - a spacer bar is preferred to allow more finger room on the focuser, but is not required.
- 110mm f6.0 StarFire GTX - attach directly to Astro-Physics rings
- 130 mm f6.3 StarFire GT or GTX - attach directly to Astro-Physics rings
- 130 mm f6 StarFire (original version) - attach directly to Astro-Physics rings
- 130 mm f8 or f8.3 StarFire, 140 mm f7 StarFire, and 155 mm f7 StarFire or similar instruments - you may use with Astro-Physics Riser Blocks (SBDAPB) if you choose to attach rings in the outer hole positions. This will space the rings approximately 10" apart. The blocks rest completely on the sliding bar and do not extend off the side.
- 90 mm f5 Stowaway (1999 vintage) must be mounted by using the 5.5" sliding bar (SB0550) (discontinued) as a spacer to allow additional clearance for the dew shield.
- TeleVue or Takahashi - Attach clamshells directly to the SBD12 using M8 socket head screws.
- Instruments that have ¼-20 center holes in the mounting rings.
Use with our 10" Dovetail Saddle Plate (DOVEDV10), 16" Dovetail Saddle Plate version with 3-clamps (DOVELM162) or other similar saddle plates. The 12" Sliding Bar is too short to be used with our older style 16" plates, the DOVELM16, or DOVELM16S that have only 2 clamps.
Use as an accessory plate:
Attach with the male dovetail facing up directly to the top of rings using a single center hole or use Astro-Physics Riser Blocks (SBDAPB) - purchased separately) to attach the 12" Sliding Bar to the top of the mounting rings (assuming that the surface is flat and has the Astro-Physics hole pattern - two 10-32 tapped holes with 3" spacing). Use with the following accessories:
- Losmandy Dovetail Plate Adapter (LMDVA). This will allow you to attach the following items: Quick Release Finder Bracket for 10x60 finder (S1060QRM), TeleVue Starbeam (STARFMD) and various other accessories.
- Additional adapters with a female D-style series dovetail channel. Numerous accessories can be attached to these adapters, i.e. communication and power distribution devices, dew heaters, etc.
Specifications:
- Weight: 1.9 lb. (0.86 kg)
Included:
- SBD12 Dovetail Plate
- Fasteners listed on Mounting Plate Fastener Chart
Diagram:
