awkwardbydesign
29-01-2015, 11:26
I bought a Mk1 Delphi a while back which needed quite a bit of work; new clamp, arm board, legs and lid repairs. As I have a lathe I was able to turn a new clamp and legs, plus I made the Mk6 silicon dashpots and a foamed PVC mat.
The lid was harder to repair, but I bought some acrylic adhesive and made a rough job of it! At least it is usable, but the silly design means it only reaches half way down and doesn't keep the dust out! I have had to use a fabric dustcover, which means it is awkward to use. So it hardly gets played.
At last I decided to do something about it, and had a look in the garage for some acrylic sheet. Nothing thin enough, but I have plenty of clear polycarbonate, as used to protect stained glass windows. It isn't as good as acrylic at damping resonance, but easier to cut, so I made some clear walls to sit on the plinth and overlap the lid by about 8mm. Glueing it was a bit messy, so I cheated and stuck a couple of strips of black paper over the glue lines to hide them. WAF was good, so it'll do. I used some black non-setting window sealer to hold it in place in case I want to remove it.
Hopefully it will keep the dust out now, and I will actually start playing records again!
Picture quality is not great. Sorry.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000339_zpsn4dafux8.jpg (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/awkwardbydesign/media/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000339_zpsn4dafux8.jpg.html)
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000340_zpsvqf4emy0.jpg (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/awkwardbydesign/media/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000340_zpsvqf4emy0.jpg.html)
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000342_zpsilw07s5l.jpg (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/awkwardbydesign/media/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000342_zpsilw07s5l.jpg.html)
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000343_zpslckcb4yp.jpg (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/awkwardbydesign/media/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000343_zpslckcb4yp.jpg.html)
The lid was harder to repair, but I bought some acrylic adhesive and made a rough job of it! At least it is usable, but the silly design means it only reaches half way down and doesn't keep the dust out! I have had to use a fabric dustcover, which means it is awkward to use. So it hardly gets played.
At last I decided to do something about it, and had a look in the garage for some acrylic sheet. Nothing thin enough, but I have plenty of clear polycarbonate, as used to protect stained glass windows. It isn't as good as acrylic at damping resonance, but easier to cut, so I made some clear walls to sit on the plinth and overlap the lid by about 8mm. Glueing it was a bit messy, so I cheated and stuck a couple of strips of black paper over the glue lines to hide them. WAF was good, so it'll do. I used some black non-setting window sealer to hold it in place in case I want to remove it.
Hopefully it will keep the dust out now, and I will actually start playing records again!
Picture quality is not great. Sorry.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000339_zpsn4dafux8.jpg (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/awkwardbydesign/media/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000339_zpsn4dafux8.jpg.html)
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000340_zpsvqf4emy0.jpg (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/awkwardbydesign/media/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000340_zpsvqf4emy0.jpg.html)
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000342_zpsilw07s5l.jpg (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/awkwardbydesign/media/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000342_zpsilw07s5l.jpg.html)
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000343_zpslckcb4yp.jpg (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/awkwardbydesign/media/Oracle%20Delphi%20Mk1/P1000343_zpslckcb4yp.jpg.html)