How to protect turntable from children?

Norm Cones at Stereo Squares has done a few jobs for me with excellent results, very reasonable prices too.

Stereo Squares

Best of luck

Peter

Yes, locking the kids in a bookcase works swell.

Get a Target Wall shelf. There are a couple different sizes and one has two shelves, one has one shelf. It will hold a heavy TT. I am using one to support a Classic 1 VPI clocking in at over 60 lbs plus a 12 lb maple isolation shelf. My four year old dances like crazy and it never skips a beat, and I placed it high enough she can't reach it. You can view my system pics to see how it looks set up. It isolates pretty well as it is bolted directly to the wall studs, bypassing the floor joists.

MKsolid,

Don't listen to Dekay. Locking children in bookcase is cruel and inhumane. Buy pair of handcuffs instead - it works really well.

Seriously, the best way is to explain it to children. I showed my 3 year old daughter how to operate tape deck and TT. If you don't sooner or later you'll be sorry. My friend protected his TT and stereo but his daughter got interest in records and "cleaned" them all with pumice stone to make them smooth (remove groves).