Miller Carbon wrote, "
Mass will solve most problems, if you can get enough of it. That's the
trick. Fortunately mass is dirt cheap. Literally: one or two 50 lb bags
of play sand, in a box several inches deep, put a piece of MDF or
butcher block on top, you are pretty much golden
"
That was my thought when I built my turntable stand. I cut a section of a well seasoned white oak log about 20" in diameter after all the bark was removed and 18" tall. Then I sanded it smooth so that it could be nicely finished with walnut stain and mucho coats of polyurethane varnish. I then mounted a large maple butcher block on top of the log section. I enlisted the help of a competitive weight lifting son of a good friend to help me set it on a 15" high brick hearth well away from the fire place. The turntable sits on the butcher block and seems to be impervious to foot falls or other floor transmitted vibrations. This conforms to my philosophy that anything worth doing is worth over doing.
That was my thought when I built my turntable stand. I cut a section of a well seasoned white oak log about 20" in diameter after all the bark was removed and 18" tall. Then I sanded it smooth so that it could be nicely finished with walnut stain and mucho coats of polyurethane varnish. I then mounted a large maple butcher block on top of the log section. I enlisted the help of a competitive weight lifting son of a good friend to help me set it on a 15" high brick hearth well away from the fire place. The turntable sits on the butcher block and seems to be impervious to foot falls or other floor transmitted vibrations. This conforms to my philosophy that anything worth doing is worth over doing.