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  1. 30-07-2017, 19:37 #1
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    Default Brutalist Systemdek anyone?

    An amazing gift from a great friend for a big birthday. A while ago we bought him some woodwork tools for his big birthday and as a follow up I asked him to make me a nice new wooden plinth for my Systemdek, it's been (apparently) languishing as a project for him for a while, but this weekend he 'fessed up and delivered the goods.

    Both of us are big fans of concrete 'Brutalist' architechture (think Lasdun's UEA campus or The National Theatre) so he went the whole hog with it and has crafted me a boardmarked concrete plinth! It looks amazing (IMO) and already works pretty well. There are some tweaks to make (It may end up with a wooden top as it's really hard to get the tolerances right in concrete) but it's all heading in the right direction.

    Thought some of you might like to see it:



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    Quote Originally Posted by Rothchild View Post
    Thought some of you might like to see it
    Yes, we would. But you won't get far with Photobucket. Try another image hosting service.
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    Yes I'd be interested too. I have three of the original pagoda Systemdek turntables and one has a custom wood plinth. I really do need to do something with them as they've been stored away for the last ten years or so.
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    Thanks Geoff, are the images not showing? (showing here)
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    Hasn't everybody got the "Photobucket is Shit" message yet?

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    ...are the images not showing? (showing here)
    Nope.
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    Quote Originally Posted by narabdela View Post
    Hasn't everybody got the "Photobucket is Shit" message yet?

    Nope.
    I guess I didn't really believe they could be that stupid!

    Alternate host selected, should now be able to see it in all its Le Corbusier esque glory ;-)
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    That looks very cool. How about a sheet metal top?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rothchild View Post
    Thanks Geoff, are the images not showing? (showing here)
    No. Photobucket is holding images to ransom now. You have to pay $399 to use them. Google it and see.


    TT looks very interesting by the way.

    The sort of thing I could make.
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    Great TT, often wondered about a concrete TT.
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