Hello, this is a known issue with the Meade 8 Inch LX200 f/10 SCT hole tolerances being vastly different between manufacturing runs. We have machined a special version of the radius blocks with higher slop should you have alignment issues. You can contact us at support@opticalstructures.com and we will send the part free of charge. Thank you!

The issue you complained of is a known issue with the Meade 8” LX200 f/10 SCT. The hole tolerances for that telescope can be vastly different between manufacturing runs. As you can imagine, engineering an after market accessory for a product that is not consistently made by its manufacturer is a challenge. To solve that, we machined a special version of the radius block with higher slop when hole alignment issues arise. Had you contacted our customer service department, they would have sent you the specially machined version as a replacement.

Since you resolved the issue yourself and it cost you more money, and since we would have sent you the special version of the product, I want to offer a $50 credit towards your next purchase of an item made by Optical Structures Inc. (Farpointastro, Astrodon, Lumicon, JMI). I will ask my customer service team to send you a coupon code that you can use on your next purchase.