Enlarged turntable

upnick · Enlarged turntable

Hi All,

A problem has reared its head no doubt for poliss as well

with the big boy how do i turn it round on the layout with the atlas turntable i have .... only around 7'' diameter the big boy is over ten inches long

The Walthers 130'' is far too much money and so i thought about converting the one i have but where do i get a thin light disc around 11 inches in diameter to add on top of the turntable

The motor can be mounted under the board as it slides out easily with its mounts from the turntable base.

Teleman

I would have a look in the second hand shops or recycling centre for an old record player , the platter on them is between 10 ~ 12 inchies depending on the make , Most are made from plastic about 3 mill thick

poliss

A circular piece of plywood on top of the Atlas turntable might work. As seen in this conversion. http://tinyurl.com/6jacux
Here's the part that shows the the circular plywood piece. http://tinyurl.com/5m5mz5

Of course you don't need to alter the gears etc. as they do, but you can adapt the design to make the turntable bigger.

upnick

Made some progress with the turntable adding a rounded off end for it to turn round the big boys (10'') without having to rerail them and provide a roundhouse, i've used a modified Atlas one makng it 11 1/2 inches in diameter nearly OO gauge size and built a well for it to sit under would have been nice to use the bigger Atlas one but bit out of budget
The board after cutting out was lined with 80 thou black plasticard sheet 30mm deep strips, a second layer of plasticard was applied with more contact glue the joints staggered.

After a sanding inside the lining was done i smeared a thin layer of PVA around to give a key for the two layers of plastercloth applied to give a smooth finish and cover the joints in the plastic a wet sponge helps to smooth the cloth.

Heres some pics

http://tinyurl.com/5clloq

http://tinyurl.com/6ghxqc

http://tinyurl.com/55hdhk