Ugh, another bump in the road:
When I swapped the position of the additional MDF boards to above the Townsend springs (and under the butcher block base) I forgot that this means the entire weight of the turntable and wood base is now sitting only on the top, thin MDF Lovan shelf. This is precarious as, being a 3-legged stand, the back portion of the thin MDF shelf is only supported in the middle of the shelf. I can see the lovan shelf bowing to the side already due to lack of corner support. I can imagine the shelf even snapping at one point and everything tumbling down.
So, in a panic, I put in a temp solution: cut some wood posts to hold up underneath the corners of the lovan MDF shelf. I did this for the next shelf down too. So though the corners on which the posts are stuck are themselves "unsupported" spreading the load among several shelfs clearly added great stability.
But for a more permanent and nicer looking solution I plan to add a sheet of steel under the top Lovan shelf to support the weight of the turntable. Not sure what thickness yet.
Since the other lovan shelves are so flimsy, I think I'll add a layer of steel sheet to those as well (and damp them).
My QUESTION:
While I'm out buying sheets of steel, I thought maybe I'd thrown a sheet - maybe 1/4" or 1/2" - into the mix of the base supporting my turntable.
So, maybe in between the maple block and the thick MDF boards that are held up by the townshend pods.
Any reason not to do this? If figure the more solidity beneath the turntable the better.
When I swapped the position of the additional MDF boards to above the Townsend springs (and under the butcher block base) I forgot that this means the entire weight of the turntable and wood base is now sitting only on the top, thin MDF Lovan shelf. This is precarious as, being a 3-legged stand, the back portion of the thin MDF shelf is only supported in the middle of the shelf. I can see the lovan shelf bowing to the side already due to lack of corner support. I can imagine the shelf even snapping at one point and everything tumbling down.
So, in a panic, I put in a temp solution: cut some wood posts to hold up underneath the corners of the lovan MDF shelf. I did this for the next shelf down too. So though the corners on which the posts are stuck are themselves "unsupported" spreading the load among several shelfs clearly added great stability.
But for a more permanent and nicer looking solution I plan to add a sheet of steel under the top Lovan shelf to support the weight of the turntable. Not sure what thickness yet.
Since the other lovan shelves are so flimsy, I think I'll add a layer of steel sheet to those as well (and damp them).
My QUESTION:
While I'm out buying sheets of steel, I thought maybe I'd thrown a sheet - maybe 1/4" or 1/2" - into the mix of the base supporting my turntable.
So, maybe in between the maple block and the thick MDF boards that are held up by the townshend pods.
Any reason not to do this? If figure the more solidity beneath the turntable the better.