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Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II

“For those who want the moon but can't afford it or those who can afford it but like to have fun and work with their hands, I'm willing to give out a recipe for a true high-end 'table which is easy to do, and fun to make as sky's the limit on design/creativity! The cost of materials, including 'table, is roughly $200 (depending, more or less), and add to that a Rega tonearm. The results are astonishing. I'll even tell/show you how to make chipboard look like marble and fool and impress all your friends. If there's interest I'll get on with this project, if not, I'll just continue making them in my basement. The next one I make will have a Corian top and have a zebra stripe pattern! Fun! Any takers?”

The Lead in “Da Thread” as posted by Johnnantais - 2-01-04

Let the saga continue. Sail on, oh ships of Lenco!
mario_b
as1715
16 posts
 
Hi guys,

Thanks to Goughary and Grant, the whole "Da Thread" is downloadble at: http://www.lenco-lovers.com/forum/
It is in the "Da Thread" thread. Though it is a zip. it's quite big, so be patient when downloading ;-)
I hope this will put the word end on the whole issue ;-)
François.
jlin
57 posts
 
Just to add a bit to the above, look for "Da Thread" under Technical and General.
munkienl
1 posts
 
I just uploaded a new version of my Lenco to-do-list with added comments by our Guru JN. It's gotten kinda long but don't let that stop you from getting to work! The Lenco army marches on!

http://members.home.nl/fmunniksma/Lencotdl.htm

Greetings Freek.
ccryder
45 posts
 
Hi everyone - thanks to Mario and all the rest for the restart of this incredible thread - although from the looks of ebay, for all those on the outside looking in, finding a usable Lenco seems to be getting pretty hard.

I have a pretty significant hum, sort of like a ground hum, that begins when I turn the table on. It only impacts one channel, and it lessens significantly when I move the arm (VPI 10) from its rest - although it does not fully disappear. This makes me think it is vibration being absorbed into the base - the pivot is indeed close to the motor as the table is turned 90 degrees (but the arm never crosses over the motor), but it seems to come throught the cartridge or arm, because when I remove the connection from the arm to the pivot, the hum stops. The hum remains the same when the platter is removed, but immediately ceases when I turn it off. The fact that only one channel picks up this hum is confusing.

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks as always, Chuck.

PS: The thing still sounds stunning, even with this little hum - just stunning.
mgreene
107 posts
 
That's interesting Chuck. Have your tried reversing all of your cables? I can recall some strange humm and interference scenarios in NYC years ago that I traced to dirty connectors at the cartridge pins. The fact that it is only one channel makes me think that it is tonearm wire related.

MIke
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