Used 3/4" MDF to make templates for the layers, which would be built from baltic birch plywood. (Made templates because I make mistakes, but also thought I might do this again.)
Clamping the top. I was going to use veneer, but decided to use 1/4" walnut pieces to ensure that I’d have a flatter surface and more sanding thickness. I’m not a veneer expert, so I’ll try that some other time.
Send it or a link to the Thorens contact, via their WEB-Site. Owner Gunter Kürten will respond. Thorens is just developing a brand new but very similar vintage looking Thorens DD124, Check it out. DD Stands for Direct Drive, but in same Vintage look, they have the same cast Aluminum Top Made brand new do the DD124.
Your plinth beats their design, I like it, great craftsmanship!
thanks, all. Forgot I even posted this thread until you resuscitated it!
Yeah, it’s one of my prized possessions. It came with an SME 3009 tonearm and Shure MK15 Type IV cartridge, both of which required a bit of TLC, and after reviving them, it sounds wonderful.
I did add an acrylic dust cover, but no other changes since then.
I remembered your thread when I noticed that Thorens is about to release that very similar looking turntable.
Dust covers are important. It would bet a petty to allow dust accumulation on, or in a fine mechanics device such as a turntable.
Your cover looks good and is efficient and compact compared to the turntable, easy to take off and put somewhere else when playing records.
A much better design than the covers of ClearAudio and Transrotor, those cover the complete turntable. But the covers are so heavy and large that you either prefer to leave them off or play less records due to the extra hassle.
I didn’t really have any pattern. i do remember seeing that others had done it, and I just sort of eyeballed it, starting with the size and shape of the opening in the stock plinth. I did bookmark this link, but unfortunately all the photos seem to be gone.
Interestingly, I’ve since replaced the TD121 with a TD124, and I had to modify the cavities a bit to accommodate the slight difference in the motor mechanism. That wasn’t easy with it all assembled!
