[78-L] Turntable vibration isolation

[Doug Pomeroy]

Another method which may work is a regular
automobile tire inner tube, inflated to about one
half full, placed under the turntable.  The hard
part is then how to keep the table level.

DOug
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> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 08:57:21 -0400
> From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at bu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Turntable vibration isolation
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> I think the material you are looking for is Sorbothane.  You can  
> make feet
> from it and rest the turntable on them.  ISTR units with the  
> sorbothane on
> each end of springs that actually supported the TT.     An  
> alternative, as
> someone mentioned is a slab of concrete or marble.  I'll bet one  
> can find a
> marble cheese board or dough rolling board.   The trick is to cut  
> tennis
> balls in half and use the halves as "feet", under the corners of the
> marble/concrete pad, on which you would place the turntable.   The  
> design is
> one I've read about for minimizing vibrations getting to scientific  
> balances
> and microscopes.
>
> Ron L


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