Telefunken TW-501 karma

I ripped this changer out of a ruined console and never really thought to do anything with this rumble-matic ceramic wonder.

It sat in my shed for a couple of years and then as I was cleaning out the shed I came across it and decided to waste valuable time, money and effort to get it working as some novelty changer.

It runs a Sonotone 8T and stylus are easy to come by

I had learned to repair these old balky changers in the years since I had stored it, so I had a go at it.

I got the changer working surprisingly well so I went ahead and ordered a new idler wheel from Gary over at VM

I thought it looked cool with these tilted legs and the exposed platform


Then I learned that the guys at Home despot will cut wood projects for you, so I made up some plans and had them cut up the case pieces
I used a jigsaw to cut the table and an auger bit to bore spring wells
I glued it together then used a pneumatic stapler to really bind it together



I had done some work with Tolex and thought to have a go at veneering

I went to "Woodworker's Source" store and bought some Walnut Veneer, edge veneer tape, a edge cutter and a scrape tool
Then I watched some videos on the innerwebs
I only used a sharp blade knife with breakaway new blades and a sanding block
Then Danish oil

My very first attempt at veneering

A couple more pictures







This opens up so many worlds for me

Really sweet job!!!!!
Congrats!

Nicely done. I bet you learned a lot, and acquired some new skills and confidence that will serve you well in the future.

Knowledge and experience ain't always cheap but they're easy to carry around.

PS: what is Tolex?

OK, I googled Tolex. Is that stuff ever cool. People have covered guitars in it. Might be cool on some old speakers or turntables.