Anyone on here have their own turntables that you made your own drive mechanism for? Lately I have been taking apart broken stereos with CD players, a malfunctioning printer and also have a cheap RC tank with a broken track. The turret on it spins. Now that I think about it I have a 92 F150 I’m taking apart. There is a 12v motor for the wipers, and 2 more motors for the power windows. I have an unfinished wooden turntable I salvaged from a 2 rail O scale layout.
I think back in the nov or dec ctt mag they had an article on a guy that used one of those cheap electric screw drivers to power a transfer table. Could just as easily power a turn table
This isn’t a turntable but I built a homemade transfer table and used an old electric screwdriver to power it. A full construction article on how I made it appeared in the October 2009 issue of CTT Magazine. A transfer table has the advantage of taking up less room than a turntable but has the disadvantage of not being able to reverse the direction of engines. Here is a photo of the turntable and a video showing it in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=est5JftaW4I
I’m planning on using an old antenna rotor motor. It might be a little over kill but it moves pretty slow. The only problem I can see now is that I’m going to have to build a new layout to use it.
I would have to add a 3rd level to my layout or remove siding space for about 20 cars in order to have a turntable.
That’s a great transfer table David.Neat idea to use an electric screwdriver.
I always thought of mounting a microwave turntable motor ,upside down on the bottom of a turntable bridge.I think one would have enough power to turn about anything you placed on it,and have the desired speed to look right when operating.
Anyone ever try that ?