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Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II

“For those who want the moon but can't afford it or those who can afford it but like to have fun and work with their hands, I'm willing to give out a recipe for a true high-end 'table which is easy to do, and fun to make as sky's the limit on design/creativity! The cost of materials, including 'table, is roughly $200 (depending, more or less), and add to that a Rega tonearm. The results are astonishing. I'll even tell/show you how to make chipboard look like marble and fool and impress all your friends. If there's interest I'll get on with this project, if not, I'll just continue making them in my basement. The next one I make will have a Corian top and have a zebra stripe pattern! Fun! Any takers?”

The Lead in “Da Thread” as posted by Johnnantais - 2-01-04

Let the saga continue. Sail on, oh ships of Lenco!
mario_b
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gadfly
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"Too bad what should have been great news is severely mitigated by petty politics, axe-grinding, and the need to create neurosis as to a certain Mighty record player ;-)."

What do you mean? Anyway the Might record player will be reviewed at 6moons. Already written up there and much interest has been shown. I guess they a good thing when they see one. ...and a bad one as well. ;-)
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Gadfly wrote:
"I guess they(know)a good thing when they see one..."
The key word is here is "see".
Might be wise to have a good listen before puffing up one's chest.
- Mario
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Gospel according to Mario. Now we get parables.

What I was referring to was the failed attempt of JeanNatais to get 'his' idler reviewed by 6 moons who kind of didn't want to anyway and the drool effect that the Mighty turntable had with them. A drastic comparison ... not by me mind you, oh faithful apostle, but the moon guys.

So no one has to take my word for anything. Yours either, I might add.
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Hey Goadfly, why not just start your own thread called Buying high-end tables for a lot of money down at the Mill?

Don
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Well, Mucus53, I suppose because this was a thread that mentioned the table before. My posts was like a followup. And the table did start out as a Lenco but shows how far you can go if you strip most of what was Lenco clean away.

Lenco are probably the lowest form of applied idler technology there is and the idea that you could take that application and rise much further can give ideas to other builders. Ideas come from all over unless you shut your mind, hone to party principle, or just plain become purposefully ignorant.

Which one are you, Mucus?
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