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Building An Acrylic Turntable

Hey Folks,
While I'm slowly upgrading my Thorens, I've been cogitating over the idea of making my own acrylic platter and plinth. Having been exposed to the Industrial Design department in college, I have the courage to go through with it but I'm lacking knowledge with respect to turntable mechanics. Are separate motors and power supplies available on the commercial market or otherwise? What would you recommend with respect to design, weight, mechanics, etc... In other words, what would you do to a turntable if you were making it yourself or if you were having someone else make it according to your personal specifications? As soon as I get a clearer understanding, then I can begin on the preliminary drawings.
Thanks!
goofyfoot

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andarilu
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I built an acrylic TT a few years ago. I created a double plinth of 1" Acrylic and mounted the motor on the bottom plinth for isolation. I used a motor from a rega TT. I fabricated the feet out of 3" diameter stainless steel cylinders.

I enjoyed it for many years until I built my current Lenco based TT. Here is a link to a photo.

http://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=4657.0
andarilu
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Thanks for the clickable link tip.

PTP stands for Peters Top Plate which is a steel top plate created and sold by a member of the LencoHeaven forum. It allows you to create a plinth with minimal cutouts for installing the Lenco bearing and mounting the Lenco motor. Slate has some very nice damping qualities due to it's natural layering. Its also quite heavy and relatively soft which makes it easy to work with.
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