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Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II

“For those who want the moon but can't afford it or those who can afford it but like to have fun and work with their hands, I'm willing to give out a recipe for a true high-end 'table which is easy to do, and fun to make as sky's the limit on design/creativity! The cost of materials, including 'table, is roughly $200 (depending, more or less), and add to that a Rega tonearm. The results are astonishing. I'll even tell/show you how to make chipboard look like marble and fool and impress all your friends. If there's interest I'll get on with this project, if not, I'll just continue making them in my basement. The next one I make will have a Corian top and have a zebra stripe pattern! Fun! Any takers?”

The Lead in “Da Thread” as posted by Johnnantais - 2-01-04

Let the saga continue. Sail on, oh ships of Lenco!
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travbrow
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Great mod Jean,I did the idler post mod to my replinthed L70 and it made a big improvement.
travbrow
272 posts
 
Hi Lewm,

Yes, I did it but I drilled a hole. A person at lencoheaven.net website did the mod without drilling and you can view pictures of how he did it. I also found the mod to be nice upgrade. Thanks Johnnantais!
travbrow
272 posts
 
I don't think any angels are involved here, but it is possible someone is pulling are legs. I am surprised more people have not tried this yet, so simple to try. Maybe more did but couldn't hear any improvement and don't want to hurt the feelings of the folks who hear an improvement.

I am pretty sure I did hear an improvement but I was drinking the last couple times I played with my Lenco, it seems to sound better that way without any new tweaks. So my comments of hearing any improvements should be taken with a grain of salt, or something like that.

travbrow
272 posts
 
Correction "angel" of pull should read "angle" of pull. My spelling is awful.
travbrow
272 posts
 
Correction "pulling are legs" should read "pulling our legs" again my spelling is awful. I even previewed that last post and I missed that.
travbrow
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I think the reason you can't use that hole is the weight and string won't be clear of the motor. There is a small area that you can be drilled so the string and weight clear the motor. And I think the new angel of pull is good, no problem with that.

The "theories" behind why it works is a more constant pull vs. the spring and we can achieve maximum torgue. It seems 1.5oz is enough but you could experiment with different amounts of weight within that range. Just use enough weight till you get max torque. You can feel with your finger that the platter gets pretty hard to stop when max torque is achieved. All that is thought to give better speed stability and helps the turntable deal with stylus drag. And also some think the "twangy" spring resonates more noise into the platter and or plinth.

I agree you want a smooth surface for the string to slide on so drilling the hole and fitting a rod with smooth top is the way to go.

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