DIY TT

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.

@holmz This is one link I had forgotten I had bookmarked.

It contains images that will surely get the creative thoughts working overtime.

https://www.avsite.gr/forum/threads/dd-turntables.178381/

The Through Section of the JVC shows a substantial material has been selected for the Chassis and the walls and base of the Recessed Bowl.

The Bowls role is usually to house the Stator and additionally is used to support the mounting of the Platter Bearing Housing.

I have seen a selection of DD TT models that I have shown an interest in that has a wafer thin bowl wall material as a comparison to the JVC.

I have also informed a engineer friend who had one of the models with a very thin bowl material and the outcome of their investigations was that a flexion has been occurring and this energy is most likely to be received by the Cartridge.

The flexion will also show as an eccentric rotation and this a independent speed strobe will show the eccentric rotation will impact on Speed Stability.

The eccentric rotation will also impact on the stylus interface within the Groove and will most likely be a cause of a distortion.

Such conditions that are transferring energy to the Cart’ and impacting on the Cart’s Geometry when in the Groove, when present, will not enable a Hi End Tonearm and Cartridge to perform at their best.

The cost associated with such ancillaries and the compromised environment they are potentially being used in, will hopefully have been identified in advance by the user and have been accepted as an acceptable condition to continue with.

There are methods known for a recess bowl produced from a poor quality material, to make a recess bowl and bearing base rigidly secure and substantially decrease deflection, maybe even eradicate it.