Hi Everybody, especially Jean - I'm back and have just picked up a new baby, well not so new it was born in 1957. Take a look at it here.
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!
The Lead in “Da Thread” as posted by Johnnantais - 2-01-04
Let the saga continue. Sail on, oh ships of Lenco!
Showing 8 responses by willbewill
Yes, I'm looking forward to building a plinth for it soon. A bit of a story to the deck as well - it was owned by the British Ambassador to Hong Kong in the 50s and in fact travelled there and back, he used the deck until quite recently and now via his son-in-law gave it to me (yep for free!). Apparently this one was originally made for the US market and modified for 50hz and because of this the motor lubrication tube is not located correctly to marry up with the hole for it in the top plate. Interestingly the platter has stamped on it 'PASSED 31 OCTOBER 1957'. Bornin50 - how does the ADC arm sound on the Connie on your page? I have one that came off an ADC deck and was thinking of fitting it. |
Hi Mario Not sure we can generalise with any of these 'stone' materials - there are many types of slate with differing qualities, the same can be said for: limestone (probably more so),sandstone, granites, marbles etc. As concrete (I assume this is what is meant by cement) is made with OPC and an aggregate then is is also dependent on the qualities of said aggregate which could be any of the above materials or other e.g. lead shot. We might even get into the realms of Lime Concrete which would be different again. Plus the LL experiment is only one sample, I would suggest that many more examples would need to be tested before one can state anything for certain. I would also suggest that we need to dispose of the CLD 'blinkers' and accept that there may be other ways. I'm not even really sure what we are all doing with plinths actually is CLD in its true sense. |
Ceramic bearing and total bearing overhaul kit can be obtained from Joel - take a look in Fleamarket at Lenco Lovers Forum for "Joel's platter bearing kit". http://tinyurl.com/23gjgv |