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    Microscope + aquarium pump = turntable?

    I love to get into little details on a build like this. I needed a small piece of hardware to secure the air valve for the tone arm and decided to make something like a small "C" clamp that I could mount to the main deck. I found some solid 3/8" x 1" steel bar that worked perfectly. First a...
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    Microscope + aquarium pump = turntable?

    I fit in a little more work on this over the last couple of weeks. The block of material I used for the motor assembly is salvaged from an old high school countertop. I appears to be a sandwich of four layers of 1/4" Masonite (hardboard) with 1/8" skins of tempered Masonite on each face. The...
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    Microscope + aquarium pump = turntable?

    I like the idea of charging a tank rather than continuous operation of the pump
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    Microscope + aquarium pump = turntable?

    It doesn't take much to float the arm and sled. An aquarium pump is plenty as long as you don't get the smallest version. I once had a Mapleknoll Athena table that used air for the tonearm and platter (lead!) and that required a pump that was more the size of something you would use for air...
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    Microscope + aquarium pump = turntable?

    I'm unfamiliar but it looks like a beautiful design
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    Microscope + aquarium pump = turntable?

    thanks! it should be fun, and I hope great sounding in the end
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    Microscope + aquarium pump = turntable?

    I'm starting another turntable build and thought I'd share the process with all my fellow audio nerds as I progress. I'm incorporating the Rek-O-Kut L-34 Jr. as the drive portion of the table and adding a few fancy bits. The baseplate is a 1" thick slab of Paperstone that I will build...
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    I started with a pair of Heathkit w5M amps about 30 years ago, lots of amps since then...Dynaco...

    I started with a pair of Heathkit w5M amps about 30 years ago, lots of amps since then...Dynaco, Fisher, Magnavox, Eico etc. I've got a little Magnavox amp that I'd sell if you're interested. I've got $200 into it and two good testing 6BQ5s and would sell it for the same. It will need some minor...
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    A tube tester isn't really needed, just make sure you have decent testing set from a reputable...

    A tube tester isn't really needed, just make sure you have decent testing set from a reputable seller. Lots of reasonable priced new production tubes out there as well. A multimeter and good soldering station as well as a couple of rolls of desoldering wick will get you far. If you do want to do...
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    I practiced quite a bit rebuilding older equipment before building from scratch. A great place...

    I practiced quite a bit rebuilding older equipment before building from scratch. A great place to start would be rebuilding one of the Magnavox amps that they built into their consoles. Something like a singled ended 6BQ5 would be a great starting place and sound amazing with those Tannoys.
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    The circuit is quite simple but I went a little overboard on the build quality. Which amps are...

    The circuit is quite simple but I went a little overboard on the build quality. Which amps are you looking at building?
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    I do, I had actually sold it to another AK'er in the Seattle area and it lived with him for...

    I do, I had actually sold it to another AK'er in the Seattle area and it lived with him for several years. I noticed he had put it up for sale here and decided to buy it back from him.
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    Hey! It has been a long time, I was off here for a while but keep coming back.

    Hey! It has been a long time, I was off here for a while but keep coming back.
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    Vaughn's Sonic Sanctuary

    Thank you, I'm not sure what possessed me to go with yellow but I'm glad I did
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    Vaughn's Sonic Sanctuary

    It has indeed, I realized I had been in my current job for 10 years recently and built this before I started. In fact that amp took a little tour of the PNW in the interim as I sold it to another AK member but ended up buying it back. I've been in and out on AK over the years, good to see you...
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