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The fun will be getting it all to balance.

Don;t mean to turn this into a Minus-K thread, but @mijostyn : after using M-Ks for a dozen years on multiple turntables, I found the easiest way to balance is to use an oversized top plate of your choosing, placed on the native top plate. That way you can shift everything en masse, turntable and added top plate, to the point of balance. The added benefit is you can choose something that sounds better. I’ve never loved the sound of my turntables directly on the M-K metal top plate, which is damped but still rings. I mean, no one listens to electron microscopes so M-K doesn't care about that. They're lovely and helpful people but audiophiles are a tiny part of their customer base, an amusing and somewhat confusing breed. Right now I’m using a Panzerholz slab. Being a skilled woodworker, you can no doubt fashion something that will function, look and sound just right.

@wrm57 Thank you for that tip. it sounds like a great idea. My plan was to get everything, now including your top plate, weigh it all together to get the right sized MinusK. Your plate seems like a great device for a constrained layer construct, aluminum alternating with wood would work. 

@mijostyn : yeah, that’s the idea: weigh it all first, including your chosen top plate. They work best near the upper limit of the weight range, like within 10 lbs or so. M-K will do custom ranges for surprisingly little up-charge. Steve might say no at first but if you get him laughing, which isn’t hard, he’ll get his engineers on the job.

@mijostyn @wrm57 - wrm, my doppelgänger here, is right on with adding a "plate" to the Minus K. I use an HRS platform that I had prior to purchasing the Minus K. Particularly with my table, the Kuzma XL, which is machined brass, I would not want the "ringing" effect of metal on metal- the top plate of the Minus K is a plain metal panel. (I am using their large bench top model, BM-1, with the Minus K supplied stand, a nice piece of welded steel frame with phenolic top that has recesses for the Minus K feet). I assume mijo will use a slimmer version of the Minus K if it is meant to be concealed as part of a plinth. The BM--1 is a big beast.

Good luck,

Bill

@whart : Hey pal! Always good when you chime in!