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Let's discuss it more at the meet next weekend.

I'm embarrassed that I hadn't seen this before now. Donation made, sorry about it being this late.

You know I've been thinking about this for a while now. Would it be as simple as finding a large pulley to attach to the Maxon motor/pod and wrapping it with a large rubber O ring? What about a wooden pulley/drive wheel?

Will do Naaman.

^ Yeah it's an interesting idea to try this for anti resonant use. I'd have to try it out to see how it works, but in theory it should only help.

Happy Birthday!

Supposedly a Limited Special Grade 1 version of the Zu/DL-103 (a modified Denon DL 103). I'm hoping it arrives in time for the Houston HF meet.

Myrtle wood for some reason seems to be the latest kick on anti resonance. I've never found it to be any different than many other more common woods. I'd be more interested in mass as well, and if the Myrtle slab were 3" thick and a competitive price great, otherwise I'd opt for a nice thick slab of Maple. I'd set the slab on rubber/cork/rubber pads and use cones under my table. That's exactly the setup I use, and in a few days I'll be using Torpedo's table ideas as well.

Happy Birthday Vicki!

So how does it sound?

Lookin' really good Nate! I love the way you are so exact with your mounting blueprint. It makes everything look so much cleaner and neater in the finished product.

Make a nice cup of tea and try to forget the day Vicki.

OK last installment for a little while. Today after work I milled up the armboard. Everything is sanded and ready for finishing, which if the weather cooperates will start tomorrow. It'll take a few days to complete the finishing, and I won't bother posting anymore pics until it's done. I decided to make a little pattern out of 1/4" plywood for setting the tonearm distance. One end has a 1/2" hole which fits perfectly over the bearing, then exactly 222mm from the center of that hole is the center of a 3/4" hole. That hole lines up with the 3/4" inside diameter of the VTA bushing. Once I line up the bushing exactly over the hole the armboard is perfectly aligned.

Thanks folks! I'm really happy with how it's turning out myself. It's really hard to keep from starting the finishing process, because I so want to see it with a coat of oil. However I know that measuring and milling the armboard will require me to be moving it around on top of the table, and there's no use scratching up a finish until that's done. The armboard will be thicker than I had thought, so I had to glue up two 3/4" pieces of Walnut. The armboard is going to need to be 29/32" thick by my calculations. I'll mill two screw slots in it for fine adjustments, and I'm not sure of the shape yet. I'm thinking one side will follow the contours of the platter, and the other three sides will be rectangular. I'll just wait until it's time to mill it before any final design decision. I love it! That would be a dream job for me for certain.

But where else can you get worn out jeans for a mere $85.00? Back when they were an up and coming company I got some great outerwear on sale at a really good price. That was before everything was pre distressed, pre faded and pre torn.

I got the corner pillars milled up, sanded, glued and screwed into place today. I plugged the holes with Cherry dowel stock, but haven't cut or sanded the dowels flush yet, so no pics of that yet. Here are some pics of "Colossus" with it's pillars and feet though... Everything is sanded to 320 grit now, and after I mill up the armboard the finishing will get underway.

It's got a lot of movement to the grain for sure, more than the pics show. That's why I thought an oil finish might be appropriate for the "Colossus". And I love that emoticon Nate! 5 coats total should do the trick. Hmmm, I hadn't until now. Thanks for all the nice comments guys!

Thanks Nate. It is coming out as well as I'd hoped.

No, just pics of the one Audio Cubes sells. I had an AT headphone on hand though.

Here it is with Black Walnut sides installed. The corner posts will really complete the look.

Happy Birthday Al!

The last side was just glued and clamped into place, so I should have some pics within a few hours time. The table will still be without the corner pillars and armboard though. Oh and my sealer and topcoat arrived while I was toiling away in the shop, so the finishing process will start in the next few days as well.

Thanks man! Most people tell me I'm way too anal, because I carry my obsessiveness to every project I work on. I'm not the cheapest contractor on this island though, so I consider my attention to detail what sets me apart from the average Joe. Yeah, I think a good table saw, router table and drill press is essential on this project. Most of those tools can be rented however.