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In Reply to: OK, I think I've decided to build a turntable. But which one? posted by artemus on December 15, 2005 at 18:44:47:
Just a thought......... I think I'd choose the drive system and go from there.... Your ability to do woodworking and access to the tooling set you way ahead of many of us (who do Diy stuff anyway).... so why not choose the technology first and then let your skills render something in keeping with that specific system ?So, then .... belt .. idler.. direct.. or hybrid.....
( hybrid would be something like a Thorens td124/3 that uses idlers and belt to rotate platter. )
And another issue is motor --- both AC and DC have a whole menu of variations and benefit / function / drawback issues ......
One last category of interest --before I make this too complex--- would be what do you want to use it for ? Is it a main table for all kinds of recordings, or do you have something more specialized in mind.. ? That could narrow it all down a little ......`
good luck regardless...
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The table would be used as a main table playing many different genres.
I have not given much consideration to the technology. i ahve little or no understanding about the idler wheel. My first thought was to build the Teres. Then I found the thread about the Lenco. But it is so long that it would take forever to get through it. The guy who initiated the thread does have some info on his system page, but I haven't read it. Thanks for your help
That Lenco thread is overpowering, but a Lenco revamp, in it's simplest form, is just a Lenco turntable, greased, oiled, adjusted etc, with a new, high-mass plinth. The most common diy plinth seems to be layers of glued up mdf or ply, with router-cut recesses for the Lenco mechanism. Finish to taste. Add new tonearm. Anyone with a router, and rudimentary woodworking skills should be able to put together a very workable product.I thought I dectected some confusion on the rek-o-kut. It is not a kit per se, it's just another old turntable getting a new lease on life via the vinyl diy'er. The rek-o-kut comes in both idler and belt drive versions, so you may pick your poison.
And the Rek O Kut obviates just about all the Lenco
top plate VTA/Tonearm length hassles and issues, it's so easy at least the M# 34 Rim drive Rek O Kuts if anything have more drive than Lenco's I don't know about the speed stability differences but the Rek O Kut's sound incredible to my ears.
I know I've seen them at some online sight but I can't remember where. A google search turned up luittle or nothing. Thanks
We aren't talking about the stuff currently made under the Rek-O-Kut name, in case anyone is wondering. Only ancient Rek-O-kuts need apply.
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While I'm not near as knowledgeable as the others here, I can endorse the Rek-O.
I got my LP-743 for $29.95 on ebay (they're not that cheap anymore)
I spent $15.00 on MDF and birch ply.
I used a RB250 I already owned.
I actually like the LP-34, LP-43, and LP-743 better than the B-12.
Simple, simple, simple.
There is a photo of a TT from a guy called mrclassicman (I think that's right)
Simple elegance.
Have fun
PS. I've got 2 more coming from ebay
As far as I know, it's pretty much the ebay.Plus, the actual name brand is rek[dash]o[dash]kut, so you may have better google luck with that spelling.
and they seem to be more readily available, and cheaper, on the 'bay.
The Rek O Kuts are anything but rare but do appear in gaggles (is that correct for groupings of TT's ? ;-)I've bought quite a few in every manner of condition and configuration and I've yet to get a flawed platter bearing or
motor, some do require a new or re-conditioned Drive puck
for optimum purchase with the platter and concentricity, but usually
some emery cloth, lacquer thinner and elbow grease is more than sufficient, then again I'm a far cry from a driven perfectionist old World
Craftsman, if it's doing the job at least well and isn't going to be
a reliability of performance issue in the foreseeable future then
thats all I need, then again I do have serious financial restraints.
It's either a gaggle or a covey, I've never been able to keep that straight.
Oh, and as far as the finances are concerned, maybe that's why I like it over here at Vinyl World so much. Sure, there's as much money to be spent on a tt as on any component, but it doesn't seem to be the main consideration of most of the people here. For the most part, just good convivial conversation about a topic we all enjoy.
That's a point well taken, and it is a difficult decision. It's the sort of decision that results in multiple projects, if you aren't careful.
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