Lazy susan bearing from Lowes......... $9.25
1/4 steel plate............almost free from the scrap heap
Spinning the FJR around in my work space.....priceless
I happened across the turntable idea at the very bottom of the calsci website https://www.motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/index.html
Put one together last night. Works like a charm. I scored a 13 inch square piece of 1/4 steel plate from the scrap heap at a local metal dealer for several bucks. and the bearing set is in Lowes in the hardware department....hidden in a drawer. Even the clerk didn't know about it at first. I drilled and tapped 4 8-32 holes in the plate to hold the bearing secure. Lowes even has the steel plate (12X12) but theirs must be made of gold alloyed steel for what they want for it. YOW. They are very proud of a piece of steel plate!!
This works unbelieveably well for a cheap setup. So proud of it I even cleaned it up and painted it....
1/4 steel plate............almost free from the scrap heap
Spinning the FJR around in my work space.....priceless
I happened across the turntable idea at the very bottom of the calsci website https://www.motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/index.html
Put one together last night. Works like a charm. I scored a 13 inch square piece of 1/4 steel plate from the scrap heap at a local metal dealer for several bucks. and the bearing set is in Lowes in the hardware department....hidden in a drawer. Even the clerk didn't know about it at first. I drilled and tapped 4 8-32 holes in the plate to hold the bearing secure. Lowes even has the steel plate (12X12) but theirs must be made of gold alloyed steel for what they want for it. YOW. They are very proud of a piece of steel plate!!
This works unbelieveably well for a cheap setup. So proud of it I even cleaned it up and painted it....
