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Shovel_Knight
11-04-2020, 15:36
After trying to make a good-looking armboard with a jigsaw (that's all I have available at the moment), I'm ready to give up and seek professional help :lol:

I need a couple of armboards fabricated according to the following sketch (hope it's legible). Desired thickness = 12-15mm. I can drill the tonearm hole myself.

Who can help me out? :)

https://i.imgur.com/xhu1bn7.jpg
Made in 1968
11-04-2020, 16:22
https://www.thevinylsource.co.uk
Audio Al
11-04-2020, 17:34
Magna Audio

On this very web site :D
https://theartofsound.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?83-Magna-Audio
Shovel_Knight
11-04-2020, 18:35
Cheers guys,

I will give them a shout :-)
graham67
11-04-2020, 22:54
Magna Audio

On this very web site :D
https://theartofsound.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?83-Magna-Audio

Highly recommend the work of Steve he is a really good guy
Made in 1968
12-04-2020, 05:46
Cant you just get one of those Acrylic seller off EBay to cut.. You can get Acrylic in Matt black as well as the usual glossy stuff. Be a lot cheaper, not cost much more to have the edges diamond polished.

I once had a 'LP12' style Armboard cut & polished by one of those sellers, Looked good.. Here it is, i just put the deck in an old 'LP12' plinth that some idiot had stained in varnish till i got the one i was making finished.
Shovel_Knight
12-04-2020, 09:55
That's a great idea, Andre, I thought about it but decided to go with a different material this time. I have a cast acrylic armboard on my SL-110 though.

https://i.imgur.com/CAvjTujh.jpg
Made in 1968
12-04-2020, 11:45
One of the very few Techy decks i like.. I bought one of those for £90 once, had the original wooden boards tho. I found the feet an issue so had someone make me some special ones.. Looks nice that. The Black boards really suit it
Made in 1968
12-04-2020, 11:47
What about Corian you get that in 1/2" thick sheets.
Shovel_Knight
12-04-2020, 12:04
Yes, one of the members here is making me a couple of corian armboards :)
Shovel_Knight
12-04-2020, 12:09
Looks nice that. The Black boards really suit it

I call it my "Darth Vader" turntable :lol:
Made in 1968
12-04-2020, 12:35
Corian is mega expensive. But dead easy to machine up. You can edge it with a standard router bit. There is a massive range of colours to choose from & its pretty much seamless if you want to join it. if you scratch it you can rub out the mark & never know..There was some far east manufacturers that were making speaker & amplifier enclosure out of it years ago.

Well the black board certainly look better than the Old age pensioner wood veneer finish of the original boards [Sapele], I use to love wood finished but hate them now, Plain black is the preference.