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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!
mario_b
wolf_moses
7 posts
 
Ed Crockett email address?

I'm trying to get info on replacement styli for the Ortofon VMS20E MkII from Ed. I can only see his phone number for contact at www.vintageelectronics.com. Does anyone have his email address? Phoning from Australia is expensive and difficult with the difference in time zones.

TIA.
gjwaudio
15 posts
 
Hi Wolf

Ed Crockett's contact info can be found at: http://www.vintagelectronics.com/Contact.htm (note the single "e" in the middle of the URL).

The email address for Ed is: info@vintagelectronics.com

Good Luck with The Hunt !
Grant
wolf_moses
7 posts
 
Thanks a lot, Grant. Just sent off the email.

Regards,

Wolf
mario_b OP
147 posts
 
GP49,

Better late... I had Ed Crockett do a tire rebuild on my plastic idler from a Bogen-61 last year. Couldn't be happier. Firm, yet supple and at a very reasonable price. If you do decide to send it off to him, be sure to include as much of the old tire as you can so that he can hone the "V" for a matched profile.

- Mario
gp49
52 posts
 
THANKS, Mario.

Unfortunately the original PVC tire disintegrated and is no longer in existence. The best I can do is to measure a known good, metal idler for diameter and include a photograph showing the tire's profile.
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