Farpoint Dovetail System · Mount Conversion
Keep your Vixen bars — replace the stock clamp that's scarring them.
Older-generation Sky-Watcher EQ6 and Orion Atlas mounts shipped with a small Vixen-style saddle that grips your dovetail with a bare retaining screw. The Farpoint Vixen Saddle Conversion replaces the stock head outright with a firm-grip V-size saddle built around a side clamping bar — over 20 times the clamping area of a retaining screw, holding harder without scarring or deforming the dovetail bar. The complete unit comes mounted on its EQ6 puck adapter and installs with the screws already on your mount.
Installation: Three Screws, No Machining
- Loosen the screws holding the original saddle “puck” in place and set the stock head aside.
- Attach the complete Farpoint unit in its place.
- Re-tighten the screws — conversion complete. Your mount now grips V-size dovetail bars with the full clamping bar.
Standard or New Profile? Check Before You Order
EQ6-family mounts have been made with two different saddle-base profiles over the years. This conversion fits the standard (older) profile. Before ordering, remove or examine your mount's stock saddle puck and compare its side profile against the diagram below.
Specifications
Function
Replaces the stock EQ6 / Atlas saddle with a firm-grip V-size (Vixen-style) clamping-bar saddle
Fits mounts
Sky-Watcher EQ6 and Orion Atlas with the standard (older) saddle profile
Clamping
Side clamping bar — over 20× the clamping area of a retaining screw; won't scar or deform the dovetail
Installation
Loosen the stock puck screws, attach the complete unit (puck adapter included), re-tighten — no machining
Fits bars
V-size (Vixen-style) dovetail bars
Material
Black anodized aluminum
Construction
CNC-machined in the USA
V-Size or D-Size Conversion?
Both replace the stock EQ6 / Atlas head the same way — pick by the dovetail bars you run.
Product
Clamps
Best for
Vixen Saddle ConversionThis model
V-size bars
Keeping your Vixen-style bars — firm-grip upgrade over the stock clamp
Not sure which bar standard you're on? The dovetail guide shows how to tell.
Profile check is the one thing to get right. This unit fits the standard (older) EQ6 / Atlas saddle profile. Compare your stock puck against the profile diagram before ordering — or email us and we'll confirm your fit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will it fit my mount?
It fits Sky-Watcher EQ6 and Orion Atlas mounts with the standard (older) saddle profile. EQ6-family mounts were made with two profiles over the years — check your stock puck against the profile diagram. Unsure? Email us a photo of your mount's saddle and we'll confirm.
Why a clamping bar instead of the stock screw?
The stock saddle grips your dovetail with the tip of a retaining screw — a tiny contact patch that digs divots into the bar. The Farpoint side clamping bar spreads the grip across more than 20 times that area: it holds harder and leaves your dovetail unmarked, no matter how many times you set up and tear down.
Should I go V-size or D-size?
If your telescopes carry V-size (Vixen-style) bars, this saddle keeps everything compatible while fixing the clamp. Running heavier gear or planning to standardize on the wider D-size (Losmandy-style) bars? The D-size EQ6 / Atlas conversion is the same three-screw swap.
Building out a Vixen dovetail rig?
Browse the V-size saddle line, or start with the dovetail system guide.
Shop all V-size saddles Read the dovetail guide
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