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Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
This may have been answered in years past, but here's the question - I have a european motor and want to use it - So I need an american spindle - 60hz - Has anyone actually done this? And if so, does it sound as good as the correct combination? Do... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Has anyone filled in the center-top of the platter aside from the mumetal mod? On my first deck, I glued down the platter mat with contact cement. Then I realized there is a potentially resonant space in between the platter mat and the platter. Do... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
I'm using an AT1005II with my lenco - but I'm missing the bias weight - Does anyone know how much it weighs? Could a lenco bias weight work? Or an SME 3009 Weight? Thanks. 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Has anyone tried to use plaster as a material in their plynth construction? I imagine it should be a pretty dead material, but I was wondering about over-damping? So here is what I want to try - build a hollow plynth using alternate layers of mapl... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Has anyone had any experience mounting an Audio Technica ATP-12T 10" arm on an L70 in the stock mount hole? Does it fit? Is there a way to make it work? Is it any good? What does it sound like? 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
I need longer threaded rodsfor the lenco to bolt it to my plinth. The rods that came with it are one inch long. My local hardware stores don't have this size rod and I don't know how to speak "rod longo". Does anyone know how to describe the size,... 
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Anyone out there have any time on their hands to build a quick plinth? I need a 3.5 inch thick plinth with as little wood taken away as possible for a Lenco L70 Deck. Super simple - alternating layers of half inch baltic birch ply and half inch la... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Bornin50 - So I've been looking for an AT1005 and can't seem to locate one. Any suggestions? Is there a particular deck that came with that arm standard? I'd rather not buy an entire deck, but so the story goes...Any other suggestions out there on... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Mario_b - thanks for your reply - I actually bought a Sonus after seeing a foto on the thread - I'll try that, but I am looking for a good arm that is not a unipivot. I see you have an Ortofon on the 75 in your system - is there any other arm like... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Fun that it's still here...I have been reading this thread for years, but never posted. I wonder how many people are really out there...I finished my first - a Bogen B62 - just a few months ago - I am very happy with the results- Now I am starting...