Possibly the best turntable ever!!

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Possibly the best turntable ever!!

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This was given to me a present from my wife,designed by me, made by a friend who is a fitter and turner. I use it for everything, will hold 300kg with ease, the axle is of an old Ford. The table is 500mm diameter and 10mm thick. It has a screw for locking.

Its a dead simple design, and works a treat.

Maybe I should patent it?

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Great design Paul!
I have the base of an office chair that I am currently converting into a turn table. Mine will have gas lift ;)
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Thats a great little design. can you elaborate on the screw for locking.

Sounds like a challenge Steven :) Hmmm mp3 player jack
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it certainly looks sturdy :!:
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Aah! Henry youve done again.
Very nice I have a question how much does it weigh? My turntables hold my weight and I can move them around to the benches.
So I can work on the trees it situation.
the cost is $9-00 .
I do like this though as when I need to work on some thing away from the bench I have to use milk crates to lower or lift them. :) Pup
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AusBonsai wrote:Great design Paul!
I have the base of an office chair that I am currently converting into a turn table. Mine will have gas lift ;)
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I have a gas lift chair too
Great stuff
styill has castors too so easy to move the ree around too

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