Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?

Another week rolls by and no progress.  Maybe I'll hook up with my Tech later today.  One of the problems with coupling a mat - do you want a "permanent" solution like a Goldmund mat, or maybe introduce another material like copper, which might also need some coupling. Maybe there's an adhesive that will hold it in place which is easier to change out if you want to experiment?

Here's the deal with the Kenny type AR compound. It's said to be ground limestone and polyester resin.  That's kind of a general description. Polyester resin varies from auto body filler to driveway coating. They start calling the stuff resin. Apparently there are mucho variations. Maybe I should try Bondo first and call the table "Big Pink". I suspect a driveway coating type might be better. A 5 gal. bucket requires a hand truck, but you can get it already dyed.  Ground limestone comes in a 50lb. (?) sack and is the stuff they use for lines on a football field.

Okay, a little experimentation is in order here. I suspect this should be done in one pour. If you're working with cement or concrete you can build it up, like sculpting with clay. I think this is more like a casting. What proportions? Weigh the component parts and try it?  It's not as straightforward as you might think. Meanwhile, I only have so much time before South Jersey is underwater and Front Street in Philly is beach front property.  No joke. The rate of ocean rise is greatly underestimated. Maybe I'll move to the Rockies. I hear their water is extra poisonous due to the old mines filling up with water and heavy metals infiltrating the supply. Sounds like rock and roll to me.

neo McFleibster