DIY TT

This could be interesting for SOTA TT owners:

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I went a different route.  I used the motor housing, platter and bearing from a VPI TNT 4 and built my own plinth. I also used a 300 RPM Hurst motor and VPI's one speed pulley. Feet are also VPI for now .  The plinth is 21"x16" and 1 1/2" thick.

@holmz if you really want the best you could start looking closer to home at the “Commonwealth“ rim drive TT‘s built for Australian broadcast use. Come in 12 & 15“ versions, rare as, and not cheap when you do find one. Stereonet has some chat you could google up

built like brick …..only stronger…make Garrard 301 look like hello kitty record player…

@vinylzone The Self Built TT, looks very nice, the Acrylic or Polycarbonate Plinth Material is a nice touch.

The Acrylic when used as a thinner sheet and assembled to be used as a CLD Structure has produced quite attractive damping measurements.

I am sure the CLD structure will not have the same aesthetic as yours if clear sheets is used.

As for structures, I also see a further thought has been given to the Sub Plinth Structure as well, I have been carrying out investigations into assemblies across the years and have been quite surprised by some of the discoveries made.

It is interesting how a Plywood Board has proven itself as a Tier in a Structure and is seen on a regular basis used as a Tier in a structure under a TT.

There also appears to be an additional two Tiers of Acrylic used in the structure, this also of interest to me. 

Have these materials been selected through trialing them for their impact on the SQ being produced, or are they used as the initial design for a support structure as they were readily available.  

@holmz  The link is a worthwhile read, Juergen contributes within this thread on a selection of his owned TTs.

There are other long term users of other Brand Models who offer reports on the impressions that have been made.

It has a good selection of commentaries on a range of Vintage Brand TT's with different motor drives in use. 

To get the maximum benefit of the reports, a right click usually works, with the selecting translate on the pop up tool bar, it might have to be repeated as the pages are changed.