Nude Turntable Project

Hi Lew,
As I'm only concerned about density, slate and granite are pretty similar but granite is more homogeneous as slate is riven. So, it's far easier to know what you will get with granite...👍
Also getting polished pure black as a visual finish with granite is simply not possible with slate...

Fascinating. The material. To be uniform or not, that´s the question

Granite certainly has a sound to it. I hope it works for you.

Granite certainly has a sound to it.

I hope not in this situation....?
As I'm only using the granite to create a 'mass cradle' in lieu of my stainless steel cradle, I'm hoping for no contribution to the sound of the turntable itself.
After all....when I went from the 'nude' table on tiptoes to sitting in the steel cradle, there was no alteration to the tonal characteristics of the table. In other words....the steel cradle had no 'sound' to it so I'm hoping the granite table similarly has no sound to it...🙏
We'll soon know...🕟

Just thought I'd mention Dupont Corian, as an excellent, easy to work, non-resonant, very dense material, that can be built up into whatever thickness desired: (http://casf.com.au/?src=globalnav) I've personally used it in a variety of resonance defeating projects, with great success. I like granite too, but Corian can be worked like wood, machined like aluminum, comes in a wide variety of colors and takes a very glossy polish.