Tis done , well almost -
Well, the old Manticore Mantra turntable is proving it worth already. Not fully properly setup yet, its sat here playing Swingle Singers at me and sounding very sweet indeed
This was a freebie off my local Freecycle, missing its platter, lid and stylus off the Grado cartridge I had a lot of work to do. First try and source a platter - I had one made in MDF which worked, but then a few days later the guy who gifted it to me found the original glass platter and felt mat
After a complete strip down the paint was stripped off the sub chassis (rust spots under the paint), it was sandblasted, cleaned and resprayed matt black. The plinth needed nothing more than a very light sanding with superfine, and a wax finish. A new base of 12mm MDF is waiting to be cut to size and fitted on Sorbothane feet.
I found an old AT91 cartridge with reasonable sylus at a car boot sale (I do have a new AT95 on its way from Canada, a swap for one of my infrared cameras).
Eventually Ill get round to reqiring the arm (Rega RB300), but thats later on.
Rather pleased with myself today