Farpoint Vixen Dovetail Plate - Celestron 11 Inch SCT

Haven't received it yet, but I know it will be perfect for what I intend on using it for; a rail to attach accessories to my C11.

Farpoint Vixen Dovetail Plate - Celestron 11 Inch SCT

Perfect fit with tight tolerance. Appropriately solid. This is my second purchase of this plate and both are of equally high quality.

Not what I call a “Kit"

The "kit" came with the dovetail bar, 2 radius blocks to fit the 11" SCT and screws necessary for assembly. The first issue came when trying to mount the radius blocks to the scope using the provided 10/24 screws as per the instructions. The 10/24 allen cap screws provided(or any #10 screw i tried) would not fit through the machined slot in the radius blocks. The scope does require #10 screws, but the slot was not machined wide enough for the threaded portion to fit through it. I had to machine the slots in the aluminum wider. The second issue came when I found that one end of my scope requires 10/24 and there other requires 10/32 screws. I could not find a 10/32 screw in my personal supply of screws where the head of the screw would fit in the recessed portion of the slots in the radius blocks. I had to grind the diameter of the screw heads just slightly smaller. The 3rd issue. The instructions direct to use the included 8/32 by 5/8" screws to attach the dovetail bar to the radius blocks. the tapped holes in the radius blocks are 10/32 , NOT 8/32. so once again I had to supply my own screws which also needed the heads ground to a slightly smaller diameter as well as being cut to length. Fortunately, I had the tools and the skills as well as machine screws on hand to make this dovetail bar work. Not everyone may be a s fortunate. However , this is a "kit" which suggests all parts are included and should only require minor assembly. I spent an extra hour dealing with the issues that quality control should have avoided.