Here is my version of Bill Firebaugh's Well Tempered Labs tonearm. This arm is a 10.5" version and I am using a carbon fiber arrow shaft for the arm tube. Here are a few pictures of it with my Dual 502 driving the records.
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Hey Jeff, it sounds pretty good, considering that I only have a cheap Audio Technica AT92E universal cartridge. It is the best upgrade you can do to a Dual 502. I have a Denon DL-110 on the way, from the reviews I have read I can't wait to try it out.
I've only heard the DL-110 briefly on a friends table, sounded quite nice. Another "sleeper" to watch out for is the old SAE 1000LT/E HOMC. There are still a few NOS examples floating around the interwebs, but they do turn up used for very little money.😉
jeff
This one is the 10.5" version. I will be experimenting with 12" and 14" arms through the winter. I will post updated pictures as changes and time goes on. Once I figure out which arm is better then I will build the rest of the turntable around the arm that I choose.
The well tempered idea was and is a simply brilliant way to do a tonearm.
Your way ahead of others scrambling to do the same thing with complicated bearings with such Rube Goldburg thinking leading to mental masturbation and a swift self pat on their back!
(Well) Done enjoy!
Regards
David
Your way ahead of others scrambling to do the same thing with complicated bearings with such Rube Goldburg thinking leading to mental masturbation and a swift self pat on their back!
(Well) Done enjoy!
Regards
David
Very nice. Congratulations. I'm particularly impressed with how accurately you shot that arrow through the golf ball.
I figured I would start with the cheap balls first, Once I have something I really like then I'll do some high tech ball like the Titleist's or the Pinnacle's.
My son could probably do that shot. Since my back fusion surgery I can't even pull my bow yet. So in the drill press it goes.
Hi Mike
Great stuff...
...Robin Hood at the Masters...
...well I never.
Haven't seen that design before...
...s o u p e r c o o l !
Love to do an arm for my Dual sometime...
...it made the sho(r)t list !
Cheers.
Si.
Can't wait for the 24" !
Great stuff...
...Robin Hood at the Masters...
...well I never.
Haven't seen that design before...
...s o u p e r c o o l !
Love to do an arm for my Dual sometime...
...it made the sho(r)t list !
Cheers.
Si.
Can't wait for the 24" !
This looks great MadMike!!
Any chance of you doing a point by point on how we can clone your efforts?😎
This looks great MadMike!!
Any chance of you doing a point by point on how we can clone your efforts?😎
I will try and take more pictures as I go. Some times I get going and forget to take pictures. When the project is done then it's too late. I will have chance of taking pictures as I go as I am going to try a 12" and a14" arm.
We gotta have one of the arrow shot!!!! I'm thinking that we put golf ball on top of Zen Mod's head and see who comes closest!!! 😀😀😀
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really nice !
how about a carbon fibre golf club shaft to stay with the golf theme, the arm could be quite long ..
how about a carbon fibre golf club shaft to stay with the golf theme, the arm could be quite long ..
I'm thinking that the golf club shaft would be heavier then the arrow shaft. I think the shaft I have for the 12" arm only weighs 7 grams with the head shell glued in place.
Here I have the arrow shaft set up in the mill to grind a 19 degree angle for the head shell.
Here the head shell and arrow shaft are ready to be glued. The glue I used is sold by Brownell's, it is called Acra-glass Gel. It is a 2 part epoxy type glue with very low shrinkage and extremely strong.
And here are a couple of shots with everything glued up and finished to final shape.
Here the head shell and arrow shaft are ready to be glued. The glue I used is sold by Brownell's, it is called Acra-glass Gel. It is a 2 part epoxy type glue with very low shrinkage and extremely strong.
And here are a couple of shots with everything glued up and finished to final shape.
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