Roksan Radius 5 clone

[Wardsweb]

Rather than hijack Steve's thread I'll post more on the table build here.

I just replicated a Roksan Radius 5 in 1" bubinga.

Here is an original Roksan and the replicated pieces.

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A mockup of the pieces before final assembly.

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The finished table with a RB-251 arm wired with silver.

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I added a connection block and wired direct to it. I can now use any interconnects I want. Most likely some Nordost silver that I like.

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This table is a little special in that you set the VTA by raising or lowering the platter instead of the tone arm.

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A playing shot

[Cat Blu]

That is one nice looking turn table. Good work and happy listening!

[projectormovielover]

That's really beautiful work

[Wardsweb]

Thanks guys, not bad for some homey DIY project. I even had to fix the phono pre. It was given to me with a shorted power transformer. Fixing that is a whole other story.

[slowGEEZR]

Looks great Luther. What bearing and motor did you use?

[Wardsweb]

Looks great Luther. What bearing and motor did you use?

They are original Roksan Radius 5. I started with a full Roksan table that was missing the arm. The light bulb went off and as they say, the rest is history.

[Brad225]

Very nice job. How do you raise and lower the platter?

[Wardsweb]

Very nice job. How do you raise and lower the platter?

You will notice in post #2 the bearing is actually recessed into the plinth. By placing shims (like washers) between the bearing and the plinth it raises the entire assembly.

[FoxMulder]

That's beautiful! I really envy you woodworking guys. I would have so many cool wooden things, if I knew how to do it and had the tools and knew how to use them. I have projects out the ass...in my mind.