Vintage Denon Direct Drive Turntable

I am having some slate cubes made using the piece of slate that dropped out of the slab when the hole for the Denon was cut. It was easily large enough to give birth to a dozen cubes, each 2X2X2 inches. But I am also thinking about feet that provide better isolation or decoupling from the shelf. I like Herbie's Audio feet, but they are not high enough, as I would like at least 2" of clearance. Rollerblocks are another option.

Well it been a while now, but the slate plinth for the Denon DP80 has arrived and I'm getting it together.
It's 100mm deep and a considerable weight. I have managed to drill the 3 fixing holes (m6) up close to the inner edges and glue m4 threaded inserts into the holes, this has worked out easier than expected with the slate being easy to drill, There are twin arm holes with a deep rebate on the underside of the plinth to allow my fingers in to adjust, I am using an ex-broadcast Denon DA309 at the moment, but the other hole will accomodate a Jelco 10" in the near future. I have done the same on the underside with threads to accomodate RDC cones. Once I have cleaned the plinth with WD40, I will be finally rubbing it down with bees wax to protect it and bring out the grain. Here are preliminary snaps.

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Wow, totally impressive piece of work. please keep us imformed on how "new TT" sounds once assembled.

Treehugga, so how do you like it (from the last picture, it looks like it is already spinning tunes)?

I would love to do the same but unfortunately, while the tables come from Japan (where I am), the slate does not, and I fear the slate plinth is going to be expensive to get shipped to Japan...

Treehugga, I've just gotten around to assembling my DP80 in its slate plinth. My slate slab is only 52mm thick but it appears to be a little larger in dimension compared to yours. I am sealing the slate right now (today) with a concoction of turpentine and certain additives. I am going to mount either a Dynavector DV505 or my Triplanar, or both. (The slab has room for two arms.) I will post a photo as soon as the seal dries, in a few days. I have been listening to my Technics SP20 Mk2A in a similar slate plinth with an RS-A1 tonearm for about a month. It sounds so good that I had forgotten all about the DP80, until now. Your slab must have weighed nearly 200 lbs before you cut out the hole for the DP80; I am impressed. (One sq ft of Pennsylvania slate, one inch thick, weighs 15 lbs.)