Direct Drive Motor Suggestions

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Direct Drive Motor Suggestions

My future project may involve taking the motor from a direct drive turntable and putting it into a wood body of my own design which would be artistic and sculptural in nature (art project in essence). I'm in no hurry, been thinking about doing this for years.

The tone arm would come off another table or other source (maybe even make one).

For the platter I would cast some acrylic and maybe embed brass weights into it. Alternately I could have some brass machined, but that could get real expensive and the motors involved may not be up to the task of rotating it properly. I could also add dampening and mass to an existing platter, all options are on the table.

I found a JVC QL-Y3F for $75 (near me) with button problems, it does not use bearings, some sort of magnetic lift I think.

Other options include the Dual 701/721, (EDS 1000 motor has more torque and it is smoother than original Goldmund.)
REFERENCE COMPONENTS-TURNTABLES

And of course the Technics SL-1200 or SP-10 TT motor is a consideration.

Which Mitsubishi direct drive turntables should I be looking at?

Can I just buy a new or replacement motor with controller and power supply somewhere?

I'm looking for comments and other suggestions.

I'm on a very cheap budget of course.