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Maybe your old enough to remember your grandparents/great grandparents crank up "Gramophone" with the big horn phonograph or maybe they had the later "Victrola" with the internal horn built into the cabinet or if they had electricity they may have had an "Orthophonic Victrola" AKA as "Electrola" with the Electrola soundbox pickup introduced in 1925. I've been wanting to build a rolling cabinet for my Windows 11 Pro build computer/monitor/usb turntable and after talking a few times with my neighbor "Bruce" he mentioned why not build a "Victrola" style case. We're both fans of the "Golden Oak" era so I kind of liked the idea. The clincher came when Bruce pulled out an old store display of none other than the "Nipper" that stands about 2.5 ft. tall. (I'm still trying to talk him out of that!) That and the fact that I have access to Bruce's salvage furniture pieces he's collected over the years which included this lid and other items. The case will fit on the Larkin desk I'm rebuilding/refinishing which has castors. Guess I'd have to say I heard "His Masters Voice" and the build is on. Here's some of those "Salvage" and "Curb Shopping" items. I've been getting a little done here and there working around the weather and vehicle problems but will have to take some photos later to show what I've got done later when I can. SWMBO is done with car, so I better go change that window regulator so the window will stay up.
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I built this large turntable and use it regularly. I will hold a cabinet, table top, dresser, large chair, bed, a bunch of smaller items, or whatever I need to finish. While it works with a brush or rag, it's really handy with a spray gun where you can finish one side quickly, then roll on the next, or to do remaining edges. It's a sheet of 3/4" CDX plywood cut in half, plus a couple of scraps. I use 1¼ " and 1½ " black pipe that nest in each other just right. When you're at the store, test to make sure yours do. They're attached with floor flanges. You can use two different lengths of the larger pipe, and one of the smaller to get different heights (depending on whether your work is tall (desk) or shallow (table top). It comes apart easily and stacks against the wall if you need the space for something else. The red ring is just a cap that the company uses to protect the threads during shipment. It provides some lubrication, but is not really necessary. Got this idea from Michael Dresdner.
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Here is a great fixture for rotating a piece while you are finishing. Simply a ball-bearing lazy susan hardware on a scrap piece of plywood. Mine's well used. Prop your piece(s) up on one of the prior stand-offs and rotate as you stain or finish. Under side Top side
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