dobyman
Turntable Addict
I recently bought a gorgeous Pioneer PL-518, that had all 4 feet detached. As most of you know, this is a ongoing problem with 518 tables. The foam deteriorates, and the feet fall off. Luckily the lady had kept all 4 feet, springs, screws, etc.
I went on ebay and paid almost $40 for 4 Sorbothane feet to replace these. But then I got to thinking that there must be a way to repair these.
Since I had all of the parts, it couldn't be too hard to some up with a fix. I went to the hardware store and bought a 1/2" PVC coupler, and some 1-1/8" plastic chair leg tips.
First remove the rest of the foam sleeve from the foot.
Then cut a 3/8" ring off of your PVC coupler, and glue it onto the foot.
Take the rubber piece that should be left attached to the table bottom and trim off the excess rubber until it fits inside the PVC ring. Glue it in the PVC ring.
Set the spring onto the rubber.
Then take one of your leg tips and drill a hole in the top for the screw to come through.
The original screws are too short, and I only had a long screw but I put it in just to show. The leg tip slides down over the PVC ring and it acts like a shock absorber.
Total cost for all 4 feet is under $5. I need to re-do my first one here, and make the PVC a little longer and the leg tip a little shorter, but I think its a decent economic fix for a common problem. You can also paint the PVC ring black so it doesn't show.
As I said, this only works if you have the original parts, but I am on a mission to find a way to build replacements at a decent price for future projects.
I went on ebay and paid almost $40 for 4 Sorbothane feet to replace these. But then I got to thinking that there must be a way to repair these.
Since I had all of the parts, it couldn't be too hard to some up with a fix. I went to the hardware store and bought a 1/2" PVC coupler, and some 1-1/8" plastic chair leg tips.
First remove the rest of the foam sleeve from the foot.
Then cut a 3/8" ring off of your PVC coupler, and glue it onto the foot.
Take the rubber piece that should be left attached to the table bottom and trim off the excess rubber until it fits inside the PVC ring. Glue it in the PVC ring.
Set the spring onto the rubber.
Then take one of your leg tips and drill a hole in the top for the screw to come through.
The original screws are too short, and I only had a long screw but I put it in just to show. The leg tip slides down over the PVC ring and it acts like a shock absorber.
Total cost for all 4 feet is under $5. I need to re-do my first one here, and make the PVC a little longer and the leg tip a little shorter, but I think its a decent economic fix for a common problem. You can also paint the PVC ring black so it doesn't show.
As I said, this only works if you have the original parts, but I am on a mission to find a way to build replacements at a decent price for future projects.