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Still thinking about plinth material ...... what about soapstone. It is very heavy and just about as dead a stone as there is, you tap it and it just go's thud!!. I can get it at a local stone yard 1 1/4 “ thick and epoxy it together or use polyurethane adhesive, this would add a rubber like layer between the slabs. What about using it for a platter??

For all of you out there rolling your eyes ..... humor me ... please
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twl
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Okay, it might work. I never used it, so I don't know what it will sound like. I'd still consider drilling cups into the bottom, and loading it with lead shot, and putting a bottom plate on it. The lead shot really makes a difference.
twl
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Yes, Bill. The bearing is easily removed from the plinth for experimentation. It is held in by a single large nut. The plinth can me made any size, shape, or thickness, and there is a dimensional reference on the website for hole size and thickness of the countersunk area around the nut. Then you also drill about a 1/4" hole to hold the optical sensor for the motor controller, and make an armboard. The original Teres was a kit that didn't include any plinth, so it is really designed to be easy to make your own.
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