I found one of these by the curb side recently . The thing actually works and has the original stylus . The one I have has no dust cover . Went on Ebay to find one but they cost too much , almost $100 or more . I'm no good at crafts and would like some of the members ideas who've been faced with a similar situation . I was thinking about finding some plexiglass , that' s where I stop . Any ideas on how to fabricate one of these covers yourself ? Comments appreciated .
DIY turntable dust cover for Realistic Lab 440
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HTHMAN
Super Member
Check Craigslist or garage sales for junk turntables. You might find a dustcover that will work on yours. I have a CEC made turntable(which yours is) that a spare Technics cover almost fits and could be made to fit if I ever got around to it. Measure the plinth and go hunting. I have bought TT's for parts for under $5.
Do a search. I saw a thread within the last week on this subject with lots of great pictures. The only thing is, I can't remember if it was a new thread or if I was digging through an old one.
boreas
"If it sounds good, it IS good." E.K.E.
squirrelnest
Lunatic Member
Excellent price for that custom cover......
Amcrebelfan
Super Member
Old thread I know wondering if anyone knows of a place in northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin who does this for around this price. They are crazy priced on ebay plus I have a cm labs lad 200 turntable. There is not much out there on them not very many made I guess.
ETI_5000
Super Member
It doesn’t necessarily have to be completely acrylic. There are (sketchy!) details of how someone made one with a timber frame, with an acrylic top here: http://slowclouds.com/2010/06/22/turntable-dustcover/ . I’m sure even someone like me, for whom doing woodwork is like having teeth pulled, might be able to make something. Using wood from some of the put-it-together furniture available from hardware stores could be handy, as they normally have all the corners machined at exactly 90°, so that even a woodwork clotz like me can get everything exact – I’m OK at drilling holes!
I even once made a subwoofer cbinet using wood from a DIY TV cabinet, that had the edges all made at 90° and a nice black plastic finish, by using a 12 inch subwoofer from an electronics store, some stormwater pipe for the vent, and a jigsaw to cut the holes. It was so professional looking, that someone who saw it bought it off me, after hearing it when watching TV with me!
I even once made a subwoofer cbinet using wood from a DIY TV cabinet, that had the edges all made at 90° and a nice black plastic finish, by using a 12 inch subwoofer from an electronics store, some stormwater pipe for the vent, and a jigsaw to cut the holes. It was so professional looking, that someone who saw it bought it off me, after hearing it when watching TV with me!
boreas
"If it sounds good, it IS good." E.K.E.
Yeah, I put a dark smoked dustcover from a cheap Fisher on a Pioneer PL-560. It was the exact same size except for about 1/8" in height but the mounting points were different. I just relocated the Pioneer's hinges and Bob's yer Uncle! It looked great too! The dark smoked color made the silver vinyl on the Pioneer almost look good.
I got the fisher for $5.00 because it was irretrievably broken. I salvaged the dustcover and tossed the rest.
John
