Nude Turntable Project

Mab33 welcome to the TT101 group. The idea of draining the vibrations from the bearing is quite interesting. It is a simple plastic thrust plate and a steel ball in a cup of oil. I drained and cleaned mine and refilled it with Mobil 1. I don't know if a more sophisticated ball - synthetic ruby or the like - would make an audible difference, but I am going to try it soon. I think that I would want to replace the plastic plate with a brass one before I fitted a draining rod as the plastic might not transmit the vibrations too well. If anyone knows of a brass or copper thrust plate that I can buy I would appreciate it and then I would replace both the plate and the ball.

If you are interested in the original plinth I happen to have a spare.

I would certainly try the double mat that I am using as it does the job beautifully.

Lew,
I wasn't baiting you. I agree that each type and indeed each model of TT has advantages and disadvantages. I am ignorant about idler TT's and so rather suspicious of them, but willing to accept that the best of them are truly good.

I don't agree that the lp/stylus interface has much effect on a plinth. My thinking is more about motor & contact from shelves & airborne vibrations that get loaded into and radiated as well as reflected from a broad plinth. I think the latest wave of plinthed tables is A: retro styling and B: easy arm mounting. Tomorrow I am going to start a thread on vibrations at the lp/stylus interface (which I have been thinking about) I hope to see you there.

Hi Mab,
Welcome to the TT-101 Club.
It's certainly growing?
You're fortunate indeed to have found one in good working order as the complexity of the innards looks quite daunting?

With all these nude Victors now in use.......someone suggested a 'package deal' on my cast bronze armpods?
I would like to oblige but there are many impracticalities involved in making these:-
1. I designed the height to suit the cones under the nude turntable and the selected spikes screwed into the bases of the pods.
2. The spikes for the base of the pod need to be selected so that the right diameter holes can be drilled and tapped.
3. The casting of the bronze is just the first process.
4. The rough casting then needs to be taken to an automotive shop for a 2 pack polyurethane paint finish to be applied.
5. The painted casting then needs to be taken to a machine shop for the drilling and tapping of the top fixing holes and the bottom spike holes.
6. The machine shop then needs to fabricate the thick linished aluminium top plates to be screwed to the base and which needs purpose made fitting and fixing holes depending on the arm to be used?
7. The finished assembly then needs to be protected and packed in a sturdy box which will take the weight (13Kg....approx 29lb)
8, This 30lb box then needs to be shipped overseas.

The costs of doing all this would be prohibitive IMHO?
However.....I have all the design drawings which I am quite happy to Email to anyone who might be interested in having it done at their locality.
Just let me know?

Have you had a chance to set up the turntable and listen to it in some sort of fashion?

Hi Lew,
I have just returned home.....although your description of the 'stranger on the train' is tempting me to return to Positano forthwith to conduct a house to house search?
And yes......whilst there maybe a Sorrento in Victoria just as there is a Naples in Florida.......there ain't no Positano in Australia?

Hi Halcro,

I have also recently acquired a used TT-101 and would be most grateful if you would email me the design drawings of your armpods. My first thought when I saw pictures was that they were superb and looked so professional!

You can email me dickson at netfront dot net

Thank you.