Some photos of the finished piece can be found on my Facebook page by following this link. facebook.com/pg/kuffyswoodwork/photos/?tab=album&album_id=993822977448956 I'm not currently taking orders for custom plinths to be made. I just don't have the time to do it, sorry.
I’m in the process of designing a plinth for a 301 I inherited from my grandfather. My uncle had it in storage and I was told he purchased it in Germany in the 60’s while working as a doctor for the US military. I work for a turntable company and we just purchased a industrial CNC router to make our plinths, so I‘ve been wanting to create something similar. This has been a great help and I may make a video of the process. I’ve been machining metal for years, but I’m new to woodworking so this is invaluable information. Thank you so much!!!
The glue is Urea "formaldehyde". I think formaldehyde is a known carcinogen. It's the same stuff they use to make MDF boards, toxic, carcinogenic , just plain bad for you. I don't use that glue any more because it's a pain in the butt to source and I need to buy 5 liters of it and it goes bad in about 3-4months. These days I just use Titebond Original which works well and is easier to use.
Very professional project and DIY video. Nonetheless, its not your average audiophile enthusiast who has this wood shop equipment for such a professional project. Yet, I love the video as a potential project for 2023; along with a vintage Boston Acoustic T1030 rebuild. Only the best high-end turntables would be good candidates since the exotic woods are costly as is labor intensive. Thank you for this video.
@@kuffyswoodwork where did you get the motor templates? If that is top secret woodworker/turntable info I fully understand. I have average basic skills but am thinking of trying something w layered Baltic birch, not my idea seen others floating around.
@@jackstraw1756 If you search for "Garrard 301 plans", a diagram will come up with dimensions. I used that along with measuring directly from a Garrard 301 unit.
Really handy tip with the jigsaw and cutting the line with a knife. I like the Jarrah but to be honest the Lighter Blackwood looks great too, I'd find it very hard to make a choice. It's like picking your favourite movie! Great video and incredibly informative.
If I don't score a line with the knife before jigsawing, the end result is a complete mess. The jigsaw is such as hack tool really, which is why I clean up everything with a router afterwards. You said it would be difficult to choose a favourite movie and my initial reaction was "pfft easy! it's....ummm....hmmm...well shit! there all good! dammit" 😀
@@amandadenning2220 No I never did receive finished pictures of the completed plinth + record player from my client. I'm not even sure it was ever completed as he died not long after I had finished the plinth. The only photos I have are of the plinth after spraying the polyurethane finish. facebook.com/pg/kuffyswoodwork/photos/?tab=album&album_id=993822977448956
This is beautiful and precise workmanship. I applaud you on a fine job. I own a 301 and do a fair amount of wood work ASAP hobby. I do not have the tools you have at your disposal, but think I could still do a fair job of making a plinth for my 1962 turntable. Would you consider selling or sharing a copy of the template to me in Kingston, Jamaica?
I too like the contrast with the Jarrah. Love your work. You should make them for a Goldring Lenco GL75 turntable and local market - I would buy one, instead of getting one from the Republic of Moldova.
Thanks. I don't know enough about the turntable units to be able to do everything myself. I was making these plinths for a guy which did know about it. But sadly, he past away so I haven't made any since.
@@kuffyswoodwork Giddy Kuffy, I’m sorry to hear that the client for the Garrard 301 plinth had passed away, I am sure you found another buyer for it as it was pretty nice/special. Have you made anymore plinths since then? I might be still be interested in getting one made down the track, if your interested. I’m located in Sydney if that makes things any easier. I could also purchase a plan/drawings for the plinth I would require if that helps. Being an Aussie, I just love the Australian hard woods and Australian made.
@@paulpavlou9294 No I haven't made any since then. I'm not taking on any custom work at all anymore. I just build stuff, possibly sell it, but mostly I just make things for TH-cam now :D
Unfortunately I didn't film the finishing as the customer changed his mind and went for a satin finish instead of gloss. I have photos on my facebook page of the finished plinth. I never received any photos of the plinth with the Garrard unit installed :(
Cheers. I enjoy working with timber on a daily basis. Even if most of it is nothing more than construction pine building timber roof trusses for a living 😀
My client will probably go ahead with the lighter blackwood because it is the safe option. There will be an epic change in appearance between now and after it has been finished with poly. The contrast becomes much more apparent after finish is applied so it may be overpowering.
Jarrah is a nice timber to work with. It's hard, heavy, and dulls tools. But it has very consistent results when machining and edge profiling. It is somewhat disliked for furniture because people tend to shift away from "red" furniture, preferring the blonds or light browns.
Thanks. I made the templates myself by measuring directly from a Garrard 301 unit, alongside plans easily found online, Just search for 'Garrard 301 plans' and then click on images.
Just a great job, congratulations. Could you tell me what is the diameter of the two holes for the arms and the distance from the spindle? I can't find these measurements on the web, thank you.
The diameter of the holes were 120mm, though it could have been smaller. The distance from the spindle to the center of the holes is determined by the length of the arms, such as 12" or 9". From memory, I don't think there was enough space to get a 9" arm mounted properly though.
@@kuffyswoodwork Thank you! That really was incredible! Do you by chance have picture of the plinth with turntable and arm mounted? Would love to see this beautiful assembly!
@@bradleysmith681 I wish I had completed photos of the plinth + turntable, but unfortunately my client past away last year shortly after I made delivery of the plinth. I have no idea where it ended up.
The timber and the glue move at different rates (expansion and contraction). Imagine pulling the joint apart a little bit, which will stretch out the glue. When the joint is closed back up again, the stretched out glue won't go back to its original shape, instead it will 'creep' out of the joint leaving a raised ridge of glue along the joint seam. Urea-formaldehyde doesn't stretch. It will crack if put under too much tension. Glue creep happens a lot with PVA glues, and even more so on PVA glues designed for external use given they are designed to be highly flexible when cured (stretchy).
Thanks. I'm sorry, there isn't a second part. I lost a huge chunk of the footage while I was finishing the plinth. It's pretty annoying, but I just have to roll with the punches of life. I did post a few finished photos on my facebook page if you want to see. facebook.com/pg/kuffyswoodwork/photos/?tab=album&album_id=993822977448956
It basically just turn to dust when trim routing end grain. It happens with all timbers, but is very noticeable with darker timbers. A good example is to take a fine end grain shaving with a hand plane. The shaving comes out of the plane and looks like an actual shaving, but if you rub it between your hands, the "shaving" turns to dust because the timber fiber strands were only ~0.03mm long...
Looks fantastic. This may be a stupid question but Ive watched a couple of your videos and you seem to always have a template cut that helps with the cuts on each board. How do you develop the templates. Also, I'm wondering if you have an opinion on the sound quality or differences between a plywood plinth and a hard wood plinth. I ask because I made a L75 first build with hickory and it seems to store and transfer energy (low frequency). I've been told that Maple has more favorable resonances and a lot of tables are made using birch plywood. I'm planning to redo that table and I also have a Gerrard project to build. Thanks and beautiful work
I get asked this often enough. I would have shown how I make the templates in the video, but I made these templates a few years ago before I was making videos, and it seems silly and wasteful to make a new template for something I already have. In essence though, only the top template is critical because it will either have a smooth transition between timber and record player, or massive unsightly gaps. It's just a case of measuring out the record player very accurately and creating the template using those dimensions allowing some clearance space all the way around. You can draw the shape on a piece of mdf and then jigsaw away from the line, then refine the shape to the line with a file and sandpaper. For straight lines though, I generally setup a guide fence and use a plunge router. It takes a bit of time to make a template, but the time spent here ensures a quality product at the end. If you are unsure of your measuring skills, I would advise making a tracing template using cardboard and use that to make sure that it slips over the record player neatly. The cuts on cardboard can be made with scissors and don't require perfect straight lines or arcs, just good enough to confirm your measurements when you make a MDF template. As far as sound quality goes I don't know very much. I have been told that laminated layers of MDF is probably the best material to use but I didn't really understand the information being supplied to me. A little above my pay grade if you know what I mean. Nobody has asked me to build one from MDF, probably because MDF is considered cheap and nasty. I have made quite a few Garrard 401 and 301's from birch ply. The ply plinths seem to be well favoured. Thanks for watching mate.
I would love to do that but alas I don't have the tools but I have made a block laminated plinth for a custom Rega I am building And everything has to be done with hand tools
Beautiful presentation. I liked it. But please set your audio a bit louder. It was a bit difficult to understand what you were saying because of very low audio level although my laptop was at max vol level. Will watch your second episode. Thanks for sharing your masterpiece.
It's a solid two days work to make one of these spread over a several days accounting for glue drying times and polyurethane curing times etc. The cost of the wood depends on species, but there is roughly 10 lineal meters of 150x38 rough sawn material. The client supplied the material for this plinth, I don't know what it cost him. I'd expect between $200-300 in timber dependant on species.
Urea-formaldehyde glue. It is a 2 part glue which cures rock hard and doesn't creep over time unlike ordinary PVA glue. if I was to use an ordinary PVA glue, I would choose Titebond original because it creeps the least between TB original, TBII and TBIII
Thanks Bongo. I have made plinths for the 401 before and have the jigs ready to go. It is somewhat similar to the 301, but the 401 is more square whereas the 301 widens from front to back. I am not taking on any substantial work for the next few months as I want to get a few personal projects completed which includes a rebuild of my master bedroom ensuite.
Thanks for the response. I can appreciate that. I'm sure you'll do a fantastic job. Let me know if you do start taking on any requests in the future. Cheers.
G'day mate, we both released videos at the same time lol, gave you a shoutout in mine about the Aussie 4x2 challenge that's been mentioned on Instagram recently, very nice video mate 👍👍👍🇦🇺
Kuffys Woodwork No worries mate, I reckon the Aussies on TH-cam & Instagram gotta look after each other as that's the Aussie way, cheers Kuffy & keep up your grouse woodworking mate 👍👍👍
I think blackwood inserts is what the end user ended up going with. Both looked good, but I think with the record player unit installed, it may have been a bit busy with jarrah inserts.
Skillful work. Lots of wasted wood inside. With beautiful wood as costly as it is burying so much inside this block is disappointing. Use manufactured product inside which is more stable and sufficiently dense to provide an excellent turntable base. Add exterior solid wood for the beauty it offers.
I don't mind the way my client wanted this built with solid timber throughout. The Blackwood was decent quality stuff, but the Jarrah was pretty close to being downgraded all the way down to fire wood. It was full of checking and voids, which worked well for this project because it was mostly hidden.
Lol. I've been cutting 8x4' sheets of MDF into 300x300 panels for years. Then I drill a 5/8" hole in them to accept a M8 bolt. It drives people nuts :D
@@kuffyswoodworkGreat video and a job well done. Yeah, we buy petrol in litres but calculate distance in miles per gallon and speed in miles per hour. The Garrard 301 and 401 were manufactured when Britain was great and imperial. Oh and LP's are still refered to as 12" (that's inch in old money) what a strange world we live in😂
Some photos of the finished piece can be found on my Facebook page by following this link. facebook.com/pg/kuffyswoodwork/photos/?tab=album&album_id=993822977448956
I'm not currently taking orders for custom plinths to be made. I just don't have the time to do it, sorry.
Are you local in Toronto Canada?
@@joemartin6439 Nah, I am in Melbourne, Australia
Kuffysswoodwork
I’m in the process of designing a plinth for a 301 I inherited from my grandfather. My uncle had it in storage and I was told he purchased it in Germany in the 60’s while working as a doctor for the US military.
I work for a turntable company and we just purchased a industrial CNC router to make our plinths, so I‘ve been wanting to create something similar. This has been a great help and I may make a video of the process. I’ve been machining metal for years, but I’m new to woodworking so this is invaluable information. Thank you so much!!!
Is that glue hazardous?
The glue is Urea "formaldehyde". I think formaldehyde is a known carcinogen. It's the same stuff they use to make MDF boards, toxic, carcinogenic , just plain bad for you. I don't use that glue any more because it's a pain in the butt to source and I need to buy 5 liters of it and it goes bad in about 3-4months. These days I just use Titebond Original which works well and is easier to use.
Kuffys Woodwork Ok thanks. I just started machining MDF so that’s good to know. I’ll start wearing a dust mask
El Brillianto! - from UK Garrard 401 owner from 1971
Thank you very much!
Very professional project and DIY video. Nonetheless, its not your average audiophile enthusiast who has this wood shop equipment for such a professional project. Yet, I love the video as a potential project for 2023; along with a vintage Boston Acoustic T1030 rebuild. Only the best high-end turntables would be good candidates since the exotic woods are costly as is labor intensive. Thank you for this video.
Love this Plinth. I am sure your customer was very happy. You did a great job explaining and showing how this was made.
Thanks Don.
I love a bit of contrast! Put Jarrah in the circles!
Also, nicely done video. Very good to see your work :-)
Thanks Jessica.
Yep, I like the contrasting inserts at the top! Great stuff, cheers!
Thanks. I think they didn't end up going with the contrasting inserts. Ah well, some people are just boring 🤣
Fantastic job again mate. I like the jarrah inserts best but the lighter Blackwood looks great too. Cheers
Good to see a master at work. Well done mate.
I think you are being a bit generous with "master", but I'll take it. Thanks 👍
Jarrah inserts. Fantastic work and a beautiful result.
Thanks mate
Black wood for sure. Love to have this for my Dual 1229
Blackwood is what they ended up going with I believe 👍
I like the Jarrah, I love a good contrasting colour, very nice work
Mate your work is stunning
Thank you very much 👍
Fascinating. Thanks for making the video. Beautiful tools and final product. That is one heavy plinth, but just right for a Garrard 301 or 401.
It sure was heavy!
Very awesome project
Thanks!
well worth watching - Thanks from an oldie in the UK for your excellent video - Jarrah inserts! :-)
Thanks! 👍
Beautiful work
Thanks 😊
@@kuffyswoodwork where did you get the motor templates? If that is top secret woodworker/turntable info I fully understand. I have average basic skills but am thinking of trying something w layered Baltic birch, not my idea seen others floating around.
@@jackstraw1756 If you search for "Garrard 301 plans", a diagram will come up with dimensions. I used that along with measuring directly from a Garrard 301 unit.
Wow! Exellent work!
Thanks mate. 👍
Thats fantastic skills mate. Thanks.
Thank you 👍
Really handy tip with the jigsaw and cutting the line with a knife. I like the Jarrah but to be honest the Lighter Blackwood looks great too, I'd find it very hard to make a choice. It's like picking your favourite movie! Great video and incredibly informative.
If I don't score a line with the knife before jigsawing, the end result is a complete mess. The jigsaw is such as hack tool really, which is why I clean up everything with a router afterwards. You said it would be difficult to choose a favourite movie and my initial reaction was "pfft easy! it's....ummm....hmmm...well shit! there all good! dammit" 😀
Haha I'm always stumped on a favourite move or song, impossible to pick in my opinion!
Beautiful piece! Obvious that you enjoy your work. For my money -- the jarrah on top is the way to go.
Thanks Alexander, I do have a bit of fun doing this sort of work. Keeps me out of trouble and off the streets 👍
love the jarra black wood contrast
Thanks!
@@kuffyswoodwork Did you get a video on how this plinth looks like completed with turntable and tonearm? would love to see it in all it's glory
@@amandadenning2220 No I never did receive finished pictures of the completed plinth + record player from my client. I'm not even sure it was ever completed as he died not long after I had finished the plinth. The only photos I have are of the plinth after spraying the polyurethane finish. facebook.com/pg/kuffyswoodwork/photos/?tab=album&album_id=993822977448956
@@kuffyswoodwork I am so sorry to hear about his passing.
Did you ever upload the second video with the Garrard fitted 🤷♂️. I can’t find it in your channel.
No sorry I didn't. I only ever got some photos of the finished plinth, but no photos or video with the Garrard unit fitted.
Nice work! I prefer the matching cutouts because the grain matches and it looks continuous.
I'm pretty sure the end user went with this option too.
This is beautiful and precise workmanship. I applaud you on a fine job. I own a 301 and do a fair amount of wood work ASAP hobby. I do not have the tools you have at your disposal, but think I could still do a fair job of making a plinth for my 1962 turntable.
Would you consider selling or sharing a copy of the template to me in Kingston, Jamaica?
G'day Tony, Just do a search on google for "garrard 301 plans" and look at the images. There will be an image with all of the dimensions.
I too like the contrast with the Jarrah. Love your work. You should make them for a Goldring Lenco GL75 turntable and local market - I would buy one, instead of getting one from the Republic of Moldova.
Thanks. I don't know enough about the turntable units to be able to do everything myself. I was making these plinths for a guy which did know about it. But sadly, he past away so I haven't made any since.
@@kuffyswoodwork Giddy Kuffy, I’m sorry to hear that the client for the Garrard 301 plinth had passed away, I am sure you found another buyer for it as it was pretty nice/special. Have you made anymore plinths since then? I might be still be interested in getting one made down the track, if your interested. I’m located in Sydney if that makes things any easier. I could also purchase a plan/drawings for the plinth I would require if that helps.
Being an Aussie, I just love the Australian hard woods and Australian made.
@@paulpavlou9294 No I haven't made any since then. I'm not taking on any custom work at all anymore. I just build stuff, possibly sell it, but mostly I just make things for TH-cam now :D
@@kuffyswoodwork thanks and keep up the good work.
I think the Jarra is perfect...And it matches the timber thats in between.
I believe the final customer went with the Blackwood inserts, but he was supplied both anyway.
Love the double-sided tape! Being a shuttering joiner I was thinking bang a four inch nail in it...
Heh, the work would be much quicker if I could get away with banging nails in :D
Man, nice work!
Thanks!
I was looking to see if you had put out a follow up to show the finished plinth. Would have liked to see how it turned out. Did the client like it?
Unfortunately I didn't film the finishing as the customer changed his mind and went for a satin finish instead of gloss. I have photos on my facebook page of the finished plinth. I never received any photos of the plinth with the Garrard unit installed :(
Easy when you have the right equipment
Absolutely. I like easy
done amazing
Thanks!
I would like to see the Gerrard turntable fitted in plinth.
Sorry, I don't have any photos with the turntable fitted to the plinth.
Beautiful mate :) I miss my days with wood ;(
Cheers. I enjoy working with timber on a daily basis. Even if most of it is nothing more than construction pine building timber roof trusses for a living 😀
But every here and there emerge project like this beauty to brake your routine :)
Keep em coming mate :)
Cheers
I'm leaning towards the lighter blackwood inserts, but each one looks great. Interesting video mate, haven't seen anything like this before
My client will probably go ahead with the lighter blackwood because it is the safe option. There will be an epic change in appearance between now and after it has been finished with poly. The contrast becomes much more apparent after finish is applied so it may be overpowering.
Another great video great timber contrast thanks for sharing your skills cheers
Thanks very much. The contrasting timbers was a concern, but it seems to have grown on me.
Gorgeous!
Thanks
Yeah I agree the Jarah inserts look good
Nice work Kuffy. I wish we could get Jarrah here in Canada. Actually it may be available but not where I live.
Jarrah is a nice timber to work with. It's hard, heavy, and dulls tools. But it has very consistent results when machining and edge profiling. It is somewhat disliked for furniture because people tend to shift away from "red" furniture, preferring the blonds or light browns.
In South Africa lots of old railway sleepers are jarrah, rhodesian teak etc.
I love it..where do you get the templates from..i love the contrast timber❤
Thanks. I made the templates myself by measuring directly from a Garrard 301 unit, alongside plans easily found online, Just search for 'Garrard 301 plans' and then click on images.
Just a great job, congratulations.
Could you tell me what is the diameter of the two holes for the arms and the distance from the spindle? I can't find these measurements on the web, thank you.
The diameter of the holes were 120mm, though it could have been smaller. The distance from the spindle to the center of the holes is determined by the length of the arms, such as 12" or 9". From memory, I don't think there was enough space to get a 9" arm mounted properly though.
@@kuffyswoodwork Thank you so mutch
Love your work mate! Do you have schematics for a Garrard 990b plinth?
Thanks. I only have templates for Garrard 301 and 401. Sorry mate.
Excellent! Thanks!
Thanks for watching mate
@@kuffyswoodwork Thank you! That really was incredible! Do you by chance have picture of the plinth with turntable and arm mounted? Would love to see this beautiful assembly!
@@bradleysmith681 I wish I had completed photos of the plinth + turntable, but unfortunately my client past away last year shortly after I made delivery of the plinth. I have no idea where it ended up.
@@kuffyswoodwork Oh, that's sad news. Thank you for your reply!
MUY LINDOOO! GENIO !!
Lo fai per Thorens Td 125??
What is glue line "creep"? I've never heard this term before.
The timber and the glue move at different rates (expansion and contraction). Imagine pulling the joint apart a little bit, which will stretch out the glue. When the joint is closed back up again, the stretched out glue won't go back to its original shape, instead it will 'creep' out of the joint leaving a raised ridge of glue along the joint seam. Urea-formaldehyde doesn't stretch. It will crack if put under too much tension. Glue creep happens a lot with PVA glues, and even more so on PVA glues designed for external use given they are designed to be highly flexible when cured (stretchy).
Congratulations,
but I think you should make an area to escape the hot air in the next time.
Thanks. I'll keep that in mind for next time.
Jarrah nice work
wow!!
Where's the second video? it look awesome bro
Thanks. I'm sorry, there isn't a second part. I lost a huge chunk of the footage while I was finishing the plinth. It's pretty annoying, but I just have to roll with the punches of life. I did post a few finished photos on my facebook page if you want to see. facebook.com/pg/kuffyswoodwork/photos/?tab=album&album_id=993822977448956
Very nice! What kind of epoxy do you use and what does the blowtorch's heat do?
That was West Systems epoxy. The blowtorch expands any air bubbles in the epoxy causing them to pop.
Awesome but jeez that Jarrah makes a mess! Looks like it turns to dust. On that, yep I agree, the Jarrah inlays were the nicest.
It basically just turn to dust when trim routing end grain. It happens with all timbers, but is very noticeable with darker timbers. A good example is to take a fine end grain shaving with a hand plane. The shaving comes out of the plane and looks like an actual shaving, but if you rub it between your hands, the "shaving" turns to dust because the timber fiber strands were only ~0.03mm long...
Looks fantastic. This may be a stupid question but Ive watched a couple of your videos and you seem to always have a template cut that helps with the cuts on each board. How do you develop the templates. Also, I'm wondering if you have an opinion on the sound quality or differences between a plywood plinth and a hard wood plinth. I ask because I made a L75 first build with hickory and it seems to store and transfer energy (low frequency). I've been told that Maple has more favorable resonances and a lot of tables are made using birch plywood. I'm planning to redo that table and I also have a Gerrard project to build. Thanks and beautiful work
I get asked this often enough. I would have shown how I make the templates in the video, but I made these templates a few years ago before I was making videos, and it seems silly and wasteful to make a new template for something I already have. In essence though, only the top template is critical because it will either have a smooth transition between timber and record player, or massive unsightly gaps. It's just a case of measuring out the record player very accurately and creating the template using those dimensions allowing some clearance space all the way around. You can draw the shape on a piece of mdf and then jigsaw away from the line, then refine the shape to the line with a file and sandpaper. For straight lines though, I generally setup a guide fence and use a plunge router. It takes a bit of time to make a template, but the time spent here ensures a quality product at the end. If you are unsure of your measuring skills, I would advise making a tracing template using cardboard and use that to make sure that it slips over the record player neatly. The cuts on cardboard can be made with scissors and don't require perfect straight lines or arcs, just good enough to confirm your measurements when you make a MDF template.
As far as sound quality goes I don't know very much. I have been told that laminated layers of MDF is probably the best material to use but I didn't really understand the information being supplied to me. A little above my pay grade if you know what I mean. Nobody has asked me to build one from MDF, probably because MDF is considered cheap and nasty. I have made quite a few Garrard 401 and 301's from birch ply. The ply plinths seem to be well favoured.
Thanks for watching mate.
Wow.. What amazing work!
Where are you based? Can I get your conct details?
I would love to do that but alas I don't have the tools but I have made a block laminated plinth for a custom Rega I am building And everything has to be done with hand tools
Nice 👍
I'm a nerd for realizing it was a Garrard 301 before reading it.
Haha nice. I didn't know much about these before I was asked to make some plinths.
nice work keep it up!☺
Cheers Corey
Do you have templates for a plinth for a garrard rc90?
No sorry, I do not.
What You made the cylindric inserts for?
The inserts are for the 12" tonearms. I don't know why my client wanted it done this way, but it's his choice and his money so he gets what he wants.
Beautiful presentation. I liked it. But please set your audio a bit louder. It was a bit difficult to understand what you were saying because of very low audio level although my laptop was at max vol level. Will watch your second episode. Thanks for sharing your masterpiece.
Thanks. I've always struggled to set the volume correctly. Sometimes it is too loud, and sometimes too soft.
He mentions using Uriah wood glue or something. Does anyone know what kind of glue is it?
Urea formaldehyde
ABsolutely impressive. How many hours do ya figure, were involved ? Cost of the wood ?
It's a solid two days work to make one of these spread over a several days accounting for glue drying times and polyurethane curing times etc. The cost of the wood depends on species, but there is roughly 10 lineal meters of 150x38 rough sawn material. The client supplied the material for this plinth, I don't know what it cost him. I'd expect between $200-300 in timber dependant on species.
@@kuffyswoodwork I'd say that is about a $2000.00 plinth, then !
Really nice job. I'm in the process of building my custom table and will be making a video soon. Mine is out of bamboo.
Thanks mate. I'll keep a look out for your video when you release it.
Sorry, but with what did you said you use to glue the layers?
Urea-formaldehyde glue. It is a 2 part glue which cures rock hard and doesn't creep over time unlike ordinary PVA glue. if I was to use an ordinary PVA glue, I would choose Titebond original because it creeps the least between TB original, TBII and TBIII
@@kuffyswoodwork thank you very much for the info !!!
So is everyone fully committed to hi mass plinths rather than skeletal as a way of loosing vibration and resonance etc.
AMAZINGLY DONE! How do I place my order?
Thanks. I'm not currently taking any orders at the moment. I'm a bit busy trying to catch up on current work before I take on any extra. Cheers.
Nice work, do you build to sell?
Thank you
Sometimes I build to sell, but only when I have lots of spare time which has been in very short supply recently.
Jarrah!!!!!
👌👌👌
Ciao come posso comprare ?
Non in vendita mi dispiace
Black Ebony is the ultimate wood for this application ... For least amount of resonance !
I'd love to have enough ebony to make one of these plinths, it'd be very expensive though.
You can paint it
Hi, Great videos! Can you make a plinth for a Garrard 401? How could I contact you to discuss? Cheers.
Thanks Bongo. I have made plinths for the 401 before and have the jigs ready to go. It is somewhat similar to the 301, but the 401 is more square whereas the 301 widens from front to back. I am not taking on any substantial work for the next few months as I want to get a few personal projects completed which includes a rebuild of my master bedroom ensuite.
Thanks for the response. I can appreciate that. I'm sure you'll do a fantastic job. Let me know if you do start taking on any requests in the future. Cheers.
Top light vinyl dark
Now all I need is thousands of dollars in equipment...
Hehe, it sure does make it easier.
14 mm spruce for arm boarts, the one you use ow are killing live of music
man you super!
Thanks mate. 👍
G'day mate, we both released videos at the same time lol, gave you a shoutout in mine about the Aussie 4x2 challenge that's been mentioned on Instagram recently, very nice video mate 👍👍👍🇦🇺
I haven't watched your video yet. Released this and went to bed last night pretty much. Gonna go and watch it now. Cheers for the shoutout.
Kuffys Woodwork No worries mate, I reckon the Aussies on TH-cam & Instagram gotta look after each other as that's the Aussie way, cheers Kuffy & keep up your grouse woodworking mate 👍👍👍
Jarrah all the way...
Extra comment. Circle inserts - in opinion less is more. Blackwood for me.
I think blackwood inserts is what the end user ended up going with. Both looked good, but I think with the record player unit installed, it may have been a bit busy with jarrah inserts.
Skillful work. Lots of wasted wood inside. With beautiful wood as costly as it is burying so much inside this block is disappointing. Use manufactured product inside which is more stable and sufficiently dense to provide an excellent turntable base. Add exterior solid wood for the beauty it offers.
I don't mind the way my client wanted this built with solid timber throughout. The Blackwood was decent quality stuff, but the Jarrah was pretty close to being downgraded all the way down to fire wood. It was full of checking and voids, which worked well for this project because it was mostly hidden.
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Jarrah
Thanks Mahmoud, I agree but it will be up to the client in the end. Hopefully he is as smart as us 😀
jara
jarrah defently
Not for the faint hearted
Whats this imperial rubbish,trying to impress the Americans? ;-) nice work by the way.
Lol. I've been cutting 8x4' sheets of MDF into 300x300 panels for years. Then I drill a 5/8" hole in them to accept a M8 bolt. It drives people nuts :D
@@kuffyswoodworkGreat video and a job well done. Yeah, we buy petrol in litres but calculate distance in miles per gallon and speed in miles per hour. The Garrard 301 and 401 were manufactured when Britain was great and imperial. Oh and LP's are still refered to as 12" (that's inch in old money) what a strange world we live in😂
Gloves and long sleeves on a table saw??? Terrifying. Don't recommend.
Fair enough. These days I do put in some effort to be safe for those watching along.