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Post by karma67 on Jun 21, 2020 15:31:45 GMT
this weekends job has been to drill the holes for the tonearm,ive done the bodying up with the french polish and its had a week to harden up. now the tonearm holes are done i can give it a final french polish then flatten back and compound. i paid close attention to getting the mounting distance bang on,i used a strip of ply with 2 holes drilled to 225mm centers,1 hole goes over the spindle and the other holds a pencil,an arch was drawn and after deciding where the tonearm was going to sit i drilled a 22mm hole. next i turned on the lathe a piece of round steel bar,22mm at one end and 19mm at the other(same o/d as the tonearm tube),the end was turned to leave for want of a better word a nipple with a center dot. now im ready to drill the 3 holes for the tonearm mounting collar,first i put the round bar through the mounting collar with the 22mm end sticking out the bottom,this centers the collar in the 22mm plinth hole. next i loosen the grub screw on the collar so the round bar drops down through the hole and when its at the same height as the tt spindle i re tightened the collars grub screw to lock the bar in place. then its just a case of slipping the ply strip back on the spindle and if all went well,which it did the nipple on the round bar sits in the other hole exactly 225mm away from the spindle center.to double check i measured from the spindle to the center dot on the nipple. all went well.  with that all done here's a few pics of it assembled.    
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2020 15:58:47 GMT
Looks effing awesome that does, nice one!
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Post by karma67 on Jun 21, 2020 16:26:15 GMT
Looks effing awesome that does, nice one! thanks scotty,im very pleased with the results. i've had to order some longer bolts for the tonearm collar,once they get here i can have a listen. |
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Post by hammer on Jun 21, 2020 18:10:27 GMT
I've been waiting for this!and it doesn't disappoint. Brilliant👏
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 21, 2020 18:43:38 GMT
Looks fantastic , great work!
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Post by sq225917 on Jun 21, 2020 18:59:45 GMT
Big job, nice work, now enjoy it all.
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Post by gninnam on Jun 21, 2020 20:10:38 GMT
Lovely - nice one |
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Post by antonio on Jun 22, 2020 5:02:06 GMT
WOW! You must be pleased with that James.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 22, 2020 7:36:58 GMT
karma67Congratulations on a fine job! It looks absolutely glorious and I love the finish on the wood. but..... How does it sound?! lol. I want to know!
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Post by brian2957 on Jun 22, 2020 7:37:57 GMT
Gorgeous turntable . Well done |
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Post by karma67 on Jun 22, 2020 9:07:02 GMT
karma67Congratulations on a fine job! It looks absolutely glorious and I love the finish on the wood. but..... How does it sound?! lol. I want to know! So do I! I had to order longer tonearm bolts so this weekend fingers crossed |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 22, 2020 9:10:57 GMT
karma67Congratulations on a fine job! It looks absolutely glorious and I love the finish on the wood. but..... How does it sound?! lol. I want to know! So do I! I had to order longer tonearm bolts so this weekend fingers crossed OH NO!!!!!!!!!! lol...unbelievable! Sticks up TT porn with no fixings on the tonearm! lol  No dalliance, straight on it when they arrive, or i'll get @engine after you Hahaha |
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Post by karma67 on Jun 24, 2020 17:25:23 GMT
im spining vinyl!!!!!
at last i hear you all cry! lol a tense moment as the needle dropped,has it been worth all the hard graft?? ive not checked alignment yet and i have adjust+ coming soon to check azimuth but my initial thoughts are it seems a wee bit louder in this plinth than the sony,im using a julian bream/john williams album that i know very well and to my ears the attack (if thats the right word?) on the guitar strings is very much more prominent and forceful. the decay on some of the notes especially harmonic ones is very much improved,over all id say there is now more realism to the sound.
so to answer my own question,yes for me its been very much worth the time and effort,im chuffed to bits.the only downer is ive got to strip it back done again to give it a final polish....perhaps it can wait a week |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 24, 2020 17:45:59 GMT
im spining vinyl!!!!!
at last i hear you all cry! lol a tense moment as the needle dropped,has it been worth all the hard graft?? ive not checked alignment yet and i have adjust+ coming soon to check azimuth but my initial thoughts are it seems a wee bit louder in this plinth than the sony,im using a julian bream/john williams album that i know very well and to my ears the attack (if thats the right word?) on the guitar strings is very much more prominent and forceful. the decay on some of the notes especially harmonic ones is very much improved,over all id say there is now more realism to the sound.
so to answer my own question,yes for me its been very much worth the time and effort,im chuffed to bits.the only downer is ive got to strip it back done again to give it a final polish....perhaps it can wait a week Fantastic Jamie. It looks the bollocks mate, congratulations 👏 |
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Post by karma67 on Jun 24, 2020 17:56:44 GMT
thanks mate,no huge night and day difference but i didn't think there would be,it's all about ringing the last few drops of performance out of it,the fact that that it looks better is a bonus. the next mod is installing the phonomac bearings.
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Post by karma67 on Jul 3, 2020 13:55:41 GMT
a small change to the plinth,i decided i wanted the flexibility of using different armboard material,plus i have the option to change arms if i want,not that i do.
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Post by karma67 on Jul 12, 2020 11:51:02 GMT
finally got round to finishing it off,i didn't have to paint it black as it wont be seen but hey hoe.  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jul 12, 2020 12:18:04 GMT
finally got round to finishing it off,i didn't have to paint it black as it wont be seen but hey hoe. Looks proper mate. I love it. |
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Post by jimbo on Jul 12, 2020 14:07:59 GMT
Top Job Jamie.
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Post by karma67 on Aug 6, 2020 18:57:41 GMT
i reckon that's shiny enough  |
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Post by firebottle on Aug 6, 2020 19:26:26 GMT
Flippin' heck, my eyes.
Amazing job.
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Post by gninnam on Aug 6, 2020 19:30:25 GMT
Flippin' heck, my eyes. Amazing job. +1  |
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Post by hammer on Aug 6, 2020 20:20:50 GMT
Shinny shinny😎
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Post by Bigman80 on Aug 6, 2020 20:48:21 GMT
i reckon that's shiny enough How?  Oh, Jedi plinth master. |
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Post by sq225917 on Aug 6, 2020 21:10:30 GMT
And now we all understand why people charge top dollar for some plinths. How many hours do you have in it jamie?
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Post by karma67 on Aug 7, 2020 12:03:06 GMT
And now we all understand why people charge top dollar for some plinths. How many hours do you have in it jamie? Gawd knows si, I reckon with revised working methods about 10 days if I was doing it full time. It’s french polish oli. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2020 14:46:54 GMT
Hi Jamie,
Long time no see, how are you??
Simply Stunning mate
Steve
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Post by stevew on Aug 7, 2020 15:59:19 GMT
i reckon that's shiny enough Wow. Just wow. |
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Post by stevew on Aug 7, 2020 17:31:52 GMT
One day, when I’m allowed out to play again, I am thinking of getting my panzerholz plinth veneered. I shall take these pics into the chap that does it and say “I want that one”. 😀
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Post by karma67 on Aug 8, 2020 4:42:51 GMT
Hi Jamie, Long time no see, how are you?? Simply Stunning mate Steve hi steve,all good here mate,how's you? |
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