[quietglow]

I found the thread -- I'd actually read it some time back. Bummer that the rumble survived all that effort. Mine tends to rumble for the first 10 or so minutes and then quiet down, so I just start it spinning when I turn on the amp. After 30 min or so, it's quiet. Your list of things reminded me that I'd not replaced the spindle bearing on mine yet so I just did. The old one was in pretty bad shape.

So just us two with idler TTs then? Not even any old skool Thorens people about? I'll post a photo of my Rek-o-Kut when I next have the camera out.

[Mark Korda]

Hi S Clark,within the last few issues of Stereophile, Art Dudley did an article about rebuilding a Rek-o-cut turntable. It went about 2 issues long. Maybe not the last issue but the ones right before that. Might have some useful info that would help you. I recall many pictures he had about the idler wheel.S ,December 2012 and January 2013 are the right ones...take care...Mark Korda

[quietglow]

Another thing that I don't see mentioned very often: the transmission of rumble from the idler seems to be influenced by the arm/cart combo. I have both a modern arm/cart combo and a low compliance cart in the original super high mass arm that was originally on the deck. The rumble seems to bother the original arm much less, which isn't surprising I guess.

[glrickaby]

I'm running a Dual 1228 Idler along with the Rega 3-2000 and like the fact that I can stack a few records  etc., ( I know but most
are from the thrift store.) I have  a couple of Garrard idlers also along with another Dual Idler. I've had success getting rid of the
rumble by chucking the idler on my dremel drill, actually any drill will do but Dremel includes a shaft which works well on the
idler. Spin it very carefully against some finer grit sand paper and the wheel gets round and the rumble seems to leave. One
can also hand sand the wheel without taking it off- just be careful you don't end up with a square wheel.  I have another Garrard
idler at our place in Phoenix, believe it is a model 40 with the odd angle to the headshell. I've also hand sanded the wheel and
the rumble is no longer a problem.  The wheels can also be rebuilt or exchanged - had one done- forgot the website name.

[orthobiz]

This thread would benefit from MORE PICS!!!!

Paul