I am considering using a deep dish pizza pan for a TT dust cover. It is 16" in diameter X 2" deep. I will need to cut a hole in the pan to allow for the bridge power structure to clear. I can then use a smaller plastic bowl to cover the hole.
One problem remains howevever, The aluminum pan shorts out the rails so I have to remove it even when I am operating elsewhere on the layout.
Would this be more trouble than it’s worth???
If you find it works, then no problem. I presume no deeper pans of that diameter are available, hence the need for the extra dome for the bridge superstructure. No plastic pans either? Could you make a similar covering the size of the pan (but deeper) out of cardboard perhaps?
If not, is there anyway to coat the pan with durable insulating paint or other such coatings?
How about the top part to a Tupperware or Rubbermaid “cake taker”?
A few shots from a spray can of Plasti-Dip would probably provide the needed insulation.
But all of this sounds like way too much trouple. Get a clear plastic party tray/cake cover from a place like Party Time. Very light weight, non-conductive and cheap. You might even asl the catering department of your local upscale grocery store if you can have one of theirs.
Cut ring of foamcore, glue to ridge edge of pan. Problem solved. Pan stiffer. All is good.
You’re Canadian! Use your Hockey tape around the edge, for some reason there are three rolls sitting on the desk in front of me right now[(-D] or Duct Tape, or paint on some liquid electrical insulation tape.
I would be a little concerned about having to put the bridge tower through a hole each time. Damage is bound to happen at some point.[:)]
Cut extra large hole for TT bridge tower. Glue clear plastic deli container or similar large mouth cup to well clear the tower, yet protect it. Sized right, would also make a great handle.
When we installed Walthers 130’ turntable on my clubs layout we got a large, round, clear plastic top from a cake tray. It’s about 5-1/2" deep and covers the turntable pit completely. One of our members picked it up from a Bakery for the asking.
[:P]Is that a Pioneer, Harmon Cardon, Bic , which brand of turntable? I thought they all came with dust covers.
Sorry, I couldn’t resist. But seriously, maybe if you have an old turntable? just a thought.
Can’t You cut out the edge, where it touches the tracks and still have it sit properly???
I use a Jewel clear plastic party food tray cover. You have a party, eat the food and instant Turntable dust cover, the one I have will cover the bridge, with no mod’s…I just added a plastic handle.
Take Care! [:D]
Frank
On another note…I have a Lisa and a Dual turntable. [:-^]
Anyone hungry???
Frank, I was to mention those deli trays, also, Bruce, you may try a grocery store or bakery for the clear plastic covers, they are taller for the large round cakes.
One more reason why turntables aren’t worth the trouble and I don’t have or want one.
Don’t tell that to Mike. He likes them, just installed another! =P
I am wondering why a turntable would need a dustcover. Are turntables and/or their pits such dust magnets? Wouldn’t it be better to put a dustcover over the whole layout?
Ed
Dust is not a problem for me, however I find the easiest way to get some unwanted material out of the pit is to give a quick blast of canned air.
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Heh, heh. Yep, that was my 4th one. I have 2 powered, an Atlas under the snowshed in Animas Forks (no fancy covers needed) and a Diamond Scale with a NY Railway Supply Drive in Durango. Then there are two finger-powered ones. One is at Purgatory on the Cascade Branch, about halfway down this page:
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/219241.aspx?page=2
The 4th I just finished at Tefft, which is the junction of the Cascade Branch and the Durango-Silverton line. It’s written up here:
http://atlasrescueforum.proboards.com/thread/3721/cheap-easy-more-less-turntable
They’re all pretty reliable. I’ve got a suspended ceiling and haven’t had any dust problems, but not everyone is so lukcy. A cover is cheap insurance if you need it.
I use this cake cover from Party City (About $4) and is 19" dia. I cut the center out and glued a smaller container for the handle/clearance for bridge tower. Works great.
-Bob
WHY???
Ed
So Bob could give me the idea to help with a similar idea with the pizza pan idea…
Ehhh, probably not. But that’s where I think I got the idea from.
Bob did it to meet his needs, which are likely different than your needs. I don’t need a TT cover either, but happy to help out. That’s what the forum’s for.
I didn’t mean to ask whether Bob, or anyone else, was trying to meet his needs. I was trying to ask what those needs are. I’m not understanding why a dustcover would be needed especially for a turntable and pit.
Ed