Farpoint Dovetail Plate - Meade 8 Inch SCT

very nicely done

The dovetail and blocks are extremely nicely done. The only issue I had is that I had to enlarge two holes on one block to fit the screw locations on my Meade 2080. Spoke with Carl. He was very helpful and indicated that though his blockes were made per Meade's drawings they sometimes had issues with Meade's inconsistency.

Very nice but holes do not line up

As others have said, as of March 2022, the radius block holes do not quite align on the optical tube threaded holes. They are off by about 1/4". I drilled out the holes with a 1/4" drill bit and that gives them enough room to thread in, though I may want to get washers and longer screws because the heads of the cap screws don't have much to hold onto now. Apart from that, really nice plate and hardware. Well made, well finished. Better price than the alternatives, too.

I had to drill the holes out to make it fit

The dovetail plate is CNC'ed aluminum and has a nice finish, but the holes in the adapter blocks that attached it to the scope didn't line up with the holes in the scope. I have drill press and some machine shop experience, so I was able to drill the holes out enough to make it fit. Suffice it to say that shouldn't have been necessary.