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John Murch
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I’m rather pleased with my turntable, my new house is on a narrow plot and a 5 point turn is hard work. Its a manual item and takes remarkably little effort to push round.[/img] |
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Peter Boxer
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That looks pretty spiffy, John - although it looks as though you need to position the wheels pretty carefully?
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Christopher Carnley
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Not borrowed from the Peterborough shed? Nice.  |
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John Murch
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Peter Boxer wrote: | That looks pretty spiffy, John - although it looks as though you need to position the wheels pretty carefully?
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When I did my measurements, I thought 9ft 9 wheelbase, so a 3.8mtr diameter turntable would be more than enough! However the reality with tyres squashed down and the wheels not being on the maximum diameter means I only have about 12ins spare. But I can see the wheels from the driving seat so it isn’t a problem. |
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Peter Boxer
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds as though you had a slightly-lucky dimensional break, John!! ..But seeing the wheels would be the clincher. Well done! |
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Robert Craven
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Iain Warner
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Fascinating John, Is there some sort of rail under the circumference like an old summer house we used to have, and what are the maintenance requirements.
Presumably you push on the car to rotate it?
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Robert Craven
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| My parents used to have such a summer house. Eventually the mechanism seized up and stuck, probably through lack of use and maintenance. I assume John's is better quality and perhaps easier to access. |
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John Murch
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I don’t seem to have another photo of it under construction, but there are a lot of nylon rollers round the circumference and inwards for about 18 inches, the top is covered with 12 sections which can be removed (by drilling out the rivets), however the manufacturers assure me that no maintenance is required! I fully anticipate having to drill out the rivets of a section at some point.
To turn just push on a wheel. Most people have electric powered turntables, but I could see all kinds of trouble with a location that is prone to flooding.[/img] |
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