Since the G.301 is in the listening & enjoying domain till next weekend and woodwork being contagious, I started with long overdue G.401 plinth.
Lessons learned from the G.301 - I will be going for the 2-part plinth, top one the same as G.301 - 3-layer (medium mass) birch ply, bottom one made as a more-less conventional box-plinth. Well, almost. You'll see when I get there. Squash balls for sure. Roller bearing feet for the bottom part (eventually...)
Here we go.
This time, I decided right from the start NOT to fall for the original template so I optimised the 1st layer already. Here:
G.401 fits like a glove, and perfectly square with sides. Barely a 1-2mm gap all around the "platter rim" on the underside of the top-plate.
G.401 is very different from the G.301 on how the top-plate is screwed to the plinth, so making sure that drill points are 100% correct took some time. Turned out, positions marked from the "original" template were perfect!
Then came the 2nd layer optimisation. Like a fine gentlemen suits tailor...
Discovery of another "Original" template bugger up.
G.401 gearbox cage has been carefully re-positioned by the engineers to completely fit inside the perimeter of the underside "platter rim", which I, thought by the G.301 experience, carefully double checked BEFORE I started cutting.
However, something had to give on the other side
Moving the gearbox cage meant that the motor cage is now slightly to the "out" (East). Only noticed how critically close the motor cage is to the "wall" once I had the 1st layer already cut. Not a biggie, simple fix.
And that's where I had to finish for today. 21:30 is way to late for electric tools...
Lessons learned from the G.301 - I will be going for the 2-part plinth, top one the same as G.301 - 3-layer (medium mass) birch ply, bottom one made as a more-less conventional box-plinth. Well, almost. You'll see when I get there. Squash balls for sure. Roller bearing feet for the bottom part (eventually...)
Here we go.
This time, I decided right from the start NOT to fall for the original template so I optimised the 1st layer already. Here:
G.401 fits like a glove, and perfectly square with sides. Barely a 1-2mm gap all around the "platter rim" on the underside of the top-plate.
G.401 is very different from the G.301 on how the top-plate is screwed to the plinth, so making sure that drill points are 100% correct took some time. Turned out, positions marked from the "original" template were perfect!
Then came the 2nd layer optimisation. Like a fine gentlemen suits tailor...
Discovery of another "Original" template bugger up.
G.401 gearbox cage has been carefully re-positioned by the engineers to completely fit inside the perimeter of the underside "platter rim", which I, thought by the G.301 experience, carefully double checked BEFORE I started cutting.
However, something had to give on the other side
Moving the gearbox cage meant that the motor cage is now slightly to the "out" (East). Only noticed how critically close the motor cage is to the "wall" once I had the 1st layer already cut. Not a biggie, simple fix.
And that's where I had to finish for today. 21:30 is way to late for electric tools...
