Farpoint 7 Inch Universal Dovetail Plate - Vixen

Product Overview

The Farpoint FVUPS7 is a 7″ universal dovetail bar machined to the V-size (Vixen-style) profile. It is cut from sturdy aluminum and finished in black anodize, and it carries a variety of mounting hole options rather than a pattern drilled for one specific telescope — so a single bar covers small optical tubes, accessory assemblies, and general-purpose mounting work. The bar is CNC-machined in the USA and weighs 0.683 lb.

Who It's For

This is a good match if you…

• run a mount with a V-size (Vixen-style) saddle and want a 7″ bar that covers a range of jobs.
• are mounting a small optical tube, a guide scope, or an accessory stack where a full-length plate adds bulk without adding value.
• would rather have a choice of hole positions than a fixed pattern matched to one scope.
• are replacing or adding to bar hardware on a tube that already works in the Vixen standard.

Key Features & Design

• 7″ V-size bar: the smaller of the two common dovetail standards, which is what most small and mid-size equatorial and alt-az saddles accept.
• Variety of mounting holes: multiple hole positions along the bar rather than a single telescope-specific pattern, which is what makes it universal.
• Black anodized aluminum: machined from sturdy aluminum stock with an anodized surface finish.
• CNC-machined in the USA: the dovetail angles are cut on CNC equipment at Farpoint's own shop.
• 0.683 lb: light enough that it adds little to the balance calculation on a small rig.

Recommended Uses

• Attaching a short refractor or a small optical tube to a Vixen-saddle mount.
• Carrying a guide scope, finder, or camera assembly alongside the main tube.
• Building a general-purpose mounting platform for accessories that need a dovetail interface.
• Serving as a spare bar so a second scope can be swapped into the same saddle.

Compatibility and Accessory Notes

This is a V-size bar, also called Vixen-style — the narrower of the two common dovetail standards. It seats in any mount saddle cut for V-size hardware, including the saddles found on most small and mid-size equatorial and alt-az mounts. Mounts fitted only with a D-size (Losmandy-style) saddle take the larger profile instead, and Farpoint's D-size bars cover that case. Because the bar carries a variety of hole options rather than one telescope-specific pattern, the fit to your tube or rings depends on the spacing of the holes already in them. Farpoint publishes a product drawing with the hole locations and measurements. Send us your scope or ring model and we will check the fit for you.

Good to Know Before You Order

• The bar ships on its own. Rings, radius blocks, and tube screws are separate items; this is the dovetail bar itself.
• Hole positions are fixed as machined. The variety of options covers a broad range of spacings, and the product drawing shows where each hole falls.
• V-size and D-size are different profiles. A V-size bar seats in a V-size saddle; a mount with only a D-size saddle takes a D-size bar or a saddle conversion.
• Bare aluminum dovetail edge. Saddles that clamp with a set screw bear on the anodized aluminum edge; saddles with a clamping bar spread the load across the face.
• Shipping weight rounds up. At 0.683 lb the bar sits under a pound, and shipping systems round to the next whole pound.

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes it universal?

The hole pattern. Instead of holes drilled to match one telescope, the bar carries a variety of hole options, so it serves different mounts, accessories, and general-purpose mounting jobs.

Is V-size the same as Vixen?

Yes. V-size is the Vixen-style dovetail, the smaller of the two common standards. The larger one is D-size, also called Losmandy-style.

Is it difficult to install?

Installation is a matter of bolting the bar to the tube or rings through the matching holes and then sliding it into the mount saddle. It calls for hand tools and no modification to the bar.

Which length suits most jobs?

The 7″ bar is the all-rounder in the universal range — enough hole positions for most accessory and small-tube work without extra length. Farpoint also makes a 14″ version for longer tubes.

Does it come with mounting screws?

Screws are not part of this item. The bar is supplied on its own, and the hardware depends on the rings or tube it bolts to.

Bottom Line

In short: a 7″ black anodized V-size dovetail bar, CNC-machined in the USA at 0.683 lb, with a variety of mounting hole options that let one bar serve small tubes, guide scopes, and accessory mounting on any Vixen-saddle mount.