Me and the 1210 are gunna have us some me time....

[Mike_New]

MIKE!

As always thanks for your comments. I would be most interested in seeing what other things you have done to improve the base plate! Any chance of posting some of your pictures here so we can all tweak to our hearts content

Hi Rexton here are a few pic showing waht I have done with my MK6



This one shows the hole I have drill into the back of the Rubber Base which is roughly in line with the output socket of my SME-V No kinks or sharp bends in the cable.



This one shows the cutout to clear the bottom of the plug socket assembly.



This pic shows the middle 'composite material' casting. It is a pretty rough, and in fact is less rigid than the MK2 or 3 as a large piece has been cut away to allow for the reset button on the speed control, not good! same as the MK5 I believe.



This is not a pretty picture and will probably put some people off.
However trying to apply these very sticky matterials over a large area is not easy. The excess was cleaned off with Acetone, after the pic was taken.



This shows the middle casting placed into position onto the bottom side of the chassis which is now coated with polyuerothane. Again most of the excess was cleaned off before attaching the rubber base.
The rubber Base was quickly placed into position and tightly bolted to the chassis. The whole was allowed to stand for two days to thoroughly set.

The above procedure will most certainly be seen as a bit radical for many people. However I do believe that it represents probably the ultimate process to achieving a viable housing for the DD drive that can be realised without a large amount of money being spent on a totally new chassis/plinth, which I do not believe is justified.

If I were doing another one, I would apply the matterial to the composite casting, as it is smaller in area compared to the chassis and therefore you do not apply the stuff where it is not needed as I did!!!
Secondly you could cover the chassis with two layers of 'Glad Wrap" which will prevent the material from adhering to the chassis. but will allow the material to exactly follow the profile of the chassis as it sets.
This way you will finish up with a blanket of the material coated to the inner surface of the centre casting when you separate the two, and which will fit snugly to the chassis on re-assembly.