A number of people have asked how to use Robin Casady's saddles on the CGE. His standard saddles cannot be used with the standard CGE clutch knobs, so he created a saddle specifically for the CGE.

These dovetail saddles are made with the finest materials for heavy-duty use and long life. The clamp jaws open wide enough to tip the dovetail bar into place. Each clamp has two stainless steel guide pins to keep it aligned and running smoothly. A spring keeps the jaw open when you are mounting your scope. Stainless steel threaded inserts and stainless steel threaded rods are used for the clamps. There are no aluminum threads to strip. We use 1/4-28 NF threads for their increased strength and holding power over the coarser 1/4-20 threads. The knobs are machined aluminum.

Fits Losmandy D, and CGE (orange) Bars: These saddles are designed for the 4" wide (3" dovetail) Losmandy bars used on the G-11 mount and will firmly clamp the CGE bars as well.

There are two options for mounting the saddle on the CGE mount. It can be mounted in the center so that an equal amount sticks out on both ends. Or, it can be mounted offset so that one end sticks out much further than the other. The purpose of mounting the saddle offset is to balance a tail-heavy SCT while still providing lots of support for the dovetail bar. When an SCT has a lot of camera weight loaded it can be very heavy at the back. In the past, a short dovetail saddle had to be used on a long (and somewhat flexible) dovetail bar. The only other solution was to add weights to the front of the OTA. Now, you can balance the camera laden SCT and provide the dovetail bar 12" or 14" of support, without the need for extra weights. Clear, red, or blue anodized knobs are available.

Knob Anodized Color
Clear 1.25"	Red 1.25"	Blue 1.25"