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Reddit mentions of TROOPS BBQ Lazy Susan Turntable Ring - Heavy-Duty Aluminum Lazy Susan Bearing Hardware Single-Row Ball Bearings for Heavy Loads (450 lbs. Capacity) - 12 Inches
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- LOW PROFILE & HEAVY LOAD CAPACITY – The aluminum Lazy Susan ring measures 12 inches in diameter with a low-profile 0.98 inch height. It can safely handle loads up to 300 lbs.
- SMOOTH TURNING WITH LESS NOISE – Each Lazy Susan turntable comes with a lubricated, single-row of ball bearings. They also have spacers between the bearings to ensure smooth rotation and act as a muffler to mute noise when rotating. Important: Not as "free turning" as Lazy Susan's without the spacers.
- PRE-DRILLED HOLES FOR SCREWS – We did the “heavy lifting” for you. Every swivel base comes with pre-punched 3/16" screw holes with tapered edges on the inner ring for rapid installation.
- DESIGNED FOR USE INDOORS & OUTDOORS – This Lazy Susan hardware is highly resistant to corrosion and rust, making it an excellent choice for indoor and outdoor applications.
- PRACTICAL FOR HEAVY OBJECTS – Use the aluminum rotating rings for items that require a stong base. Rotate ice sculptures, large woodwoking projects, wine barrel projects and more. Turn your ceramic smoker or favorite lounge chair with ease. Ideal for machinery like 3D printers, testing cabinets and heavy stone. The more weight on these rings, the better they turn.
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Specs:
| Height | 0.55 Inches |
| Length | 12 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 12-Inch Commercial |
| Weight | 2 Pounds |
| Width | 12 Inches |
I believe it was an 18" pine round board from Lowes. Pine is a bit of a softer wood, but I got it because it was cheap, just about the right size, and I had a gift card with enough left on it to cover the purchase. I reused my existing hardware and mounted the uprights perpendicular to the grain and countersunk the holes, using washers to prevent and chances of the wood splitting.
For the azimuth bearing itself, I've tried a few different things:
Lazy susan sometimes works, sometimes doesn't
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071CPFGJT
Inside this bearing raceway is a plastic spacer that separates the bearings-- I left this in there, as it added just the right amount of friction to prevent the base from spinning too freely. On my XT10 rebuild, it happened to be perfect and I needed no modifications to get the right balance of movement and friction. It was a one and done type of deal.
On a separate dob base rebuild, using the same type and size bearing, it was spinning too freely and I needed to add friction-- sometimes a couple folded cotton socks wedged in between the boards would work great, but later became unbound...then I tried felt pads that rode against the wood...which sometimes worked, other times too much friction... results were inconsistent and I wound up ditching the lazy susan on that build, opting to use furniture sliders against a 99 cent vinyl record from a thrift store. The texture on the vinyl record provided a proper amount of friction to interface with the furniture sliders. Not the best movement, but served its purpose.
Quite a few ways to skin a cat and if I were to do it again, I'd try it with FRP wallboard and virgin teflon pads:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Glasliner-4-ft-x-8-ft-White-090-FRP-Wall-Board-MFTF12IXA480009600/100389836
My ES truss dobs use this exact material against virgin teflon and it performs very well. I have no problems tracking at high power. This is one of the tried and true combinations among ATMers, and you should be able to find someone who can sell a 16" x 16" cut, as hardware stores usually only sell it in huge 4'x8' sheets. I'll probably pick up a huge sheet of this to play around with.