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MODELER'S TURNTABLE by Modelexpo-online.com
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 2:58 PM
Does anybody have any experience with this item? I saw it for the first time advertised in the last two issues of Fine Scale Modeler but searched the Internet looking for a review but found nothing. I was wondering if it was worthwhile and a quality product. Of course I could build a turntable with a lazysusan which I guess is what most people do, but this item looks like it would save a ton of time in making jigs to hold models for painting, etc.

If anyone has used this product I'd like to hear your opinion! Thanks so much!

But the way this is the first time I've posted on this site so maybe someone can answer another question for me.... why does "snap-together" appear next to my user name???
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 4:21 PM
Ive got a big wooden turntable (its called a Lazy susan?) i got it from Ikia for £3
im going to drill holes in it for rods to hold things

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 4:33 PM
Thanks Capt. Caveman, I never thought about a wooden one. All that I've seen in the US are cheap plastic. I guess some holes and the right kind of clamps or aligator clips will do the trick.
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Posted by Bgrigg on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 6:19 PM
That's where I've seen a wooden one! Ikea! I've been looking all over town!! I want the wood top to add dowels and such like the good Captain said.

Too bad I no longer live in a city with an Ikea! I'll just go buy the darn mechanism at the hardware store and add my own top. Probably work out similar in cost.

Oh, and Shelbyguy, you get Snap-together as a newbie poster on the forum. The more posts you make, the better the "rank"

So long folks!

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Posted by Woody on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 9:38 PM
I saw that turn table. I was wondering if you could buy additional fixtures for the basic set.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 26, 2005 12:45 AM
Just get a lazy susan bearing and a round bread board.
Attach to the middle of your booth with liquid nails.
Works like a charm.
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Posted by Jim Barton on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 6:31 PM
I just use an ordinary plastic lazy Susan; it's a bit large for the project I'm currently working on, but it works fine, and for two dollars at a garage sale--you can't beat that!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 6, 2005 3:59 PM
I bought one of the turntables. It's interesting to set up (at least it was to me) but I really haven't gotten much use out of it yet. It's too large to fit into my spray booth, and it is cumbersome for the projects I have been working on for the most part. I think it might be useful when/if I build another T-28 or other relatively large model, but until then it mostly takes up space and I look for $2 turntables at garage sales and thrift stores.
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Posted by SNOOPY on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 11:49 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by shelbyguy

Thanks Capt. Caveman, I never thought about a wooden one. All that I've seen in the US are cheap plastic. I guess some holes and the right kind of clamps or aligator clips will do the trick.


I picked up the hardware for a lazysusan at a Woodworking store for a couple of dollars and made my own turntable out of scrap plywood kicking around the garage. Very cheap and very handy.
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