Theakerr Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I dont know how true worldwide this will be, but in Canada IKEA have a turntable/Lazy Susan (Part # 900-744-83) that is suitable for a painting turntable and is only Can$9.99. Bit large as is but is wooden so easy to cut down and at the price hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwaterscotland Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Available in the UK at £5.10 : http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90074483 Andy B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenton Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Still seems expensive for a circle of wood on a rubber bung ... or is there some hidden motorised version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theakerr Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 To put it in perspective a cake decorating roundabout over here costs $30 and up and it is still manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Cake turntables start at around £10 here and can go up to £70. So the Ikea Lazy Susan is not a bad price. I bought one when they were £4.99 and it's been great. It will take a lot largemodel than the normal cake version. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokebox Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I made one from a scrap melamine kitchen cupboard door and a few ball bearings from a cycle shop. Total cost was about £2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penlan Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I've have a couple of the Ikea wooden ones, bought them years ago, plus a plastic cake one - the latter surplus domestic The wooden ones have some weight to them, much more preferable than the plastic. £5 is not a lot for such a useful tool..... Apart from spraying, good for photowork too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod5 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Also a number of them on ebay if you type in Lazy Susan. With Ikea you have to visit the store so buying on line is not an option. Certainly would cost me a fortune to travel to my nearest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Good value (the price of a 16t truck in OO or 1.5 pints or beer around these parts) when you think just how tricky such would be for many (me included) to home-produce and function so well. Such might even work for smaller scales and gauges as the bases for a complete train 360deg turntable/fiddle yard thingy. Who is going to be the first to build a spinning micro-layout on one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted February 17, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2011 Who is going to be the first to build a spinning micro-layout on one? Ah! The train stands still and the layout revolves beneath it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Revolving layout - exactly this in a recent edition of OO9 Society newsletter "OO9 News". If I read it correctly some clever work to adjust speed so that it stayed in the same relative place. Poundland had (might still have?) plastic turntables for mounting computer monitors etc. on. At, surprise, surprise £1.00. Edit, see this thread for the very thing: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/topic/28209-turntable-for-painting/ Relevant/possible to merge the two threads? Cheers, 26power Ah! The train stands still and the layout revolves beneath it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Built mine usuing a motor from an old microwave! Cut an mdf turntable and screwed it on and hid the 'works' inside a similar mdf box. Being an ac motor you can never be sure which way its going to revolve! Total cost, nil! ideal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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