Sunday, August 28, 2005
Empire plinth
Building a new plinth out of Corian.
I bought two 1/2 thick pieces from Ebay. Cut them down a little, and then glued them together.
I glued one of the cut pieces to one side, because I need to raise my tonearm for the thick empire platter. Drilled holes for the arm and spindle. I used a wood hole saw to drill the hole for the arm, but I wish I would have done it differently. Hole came out a little large, and I have to put electrical tape around my VTAF to make it snug.
Tooks lots of sanding to get to this point. I sended the edges starting with 60 grit with my orbital sander, to get it even. It was not even after I glued it together. I worked my way down to 2500 grit (from an auto paint supply store), and finished with rubbing compound. Lots of work, but I was happy with the results.
Ready for the tonearm.
Legs are made from 1/2 inch "all thread", bought from home depot.
With the motor attached, it spins ;).
I bought two 1/2 thick pieces from Ebay. Cut them down a little, and then glued them together.
I glued one of the cut pieces to one side, because I need to raise my tonearm for the thick empire platter. Drilled holes for the arm and spindle. I used a wood hole saw to drill the hole for the arm, but I wish I would have done it differently. Hole came out a little large, and I have to put electrical tape around my VTAF to make it snug.
Tooks lots of sanding to get to this point. I sended the edges starting with 60 grit with my orbital sander, to get it even. It was not even after I glued it together. I worked my way down to 2500 grit (from an auto paint supply store), and finished with rubbing compound. Lots of work, but I was happy with the results.
Ready for the tonearm.
Legs are made from 1/2 inch "all thread", bought from home depot.
With the motor attached, it spins ;).
# posted by Randytsuch's Blog page @ 4:35 PM 
