Any powered home made turntables?

[mackb4]

 That's a great transfer table David.Neat idea to use an electric screwdriver.

 I always thought of mounting a microwave turntable motor ,upside down on the bottom of a turntable bridge.I think one would have enough power to turn about anything you placed on it,and have the desired speed to look right when operating.

 Anyone ever try that ?

[Boyd]

 I would have to add a 3rd level to my layout or remove siding space for about 20 cars in order to have a turntable.

[zwbob]

 I'm planning on using an old antenna rotor motor. It might be a little over kill but it moves pretty slow. The only problem I can see now is that I'm going to have to build a new layout to use it.

[dsmith]

 This isn't a turntable but I built a homemade transfer table and used an old electric screwdriver to power it.  A full construction article on how I made it appeared in the October 2009 issue of CTT Magazine.  A transfer table has the advantage of taking up less room than a turntable but has the disadvantage of not being able to reverse the direction of engines.  Here is a photo of the turntable and a video showing it in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=est5JftaW4I

 

 

 

[dagison1507]

I think back in the nov or dec ctt mag they had an article on a guy that used one of those cheap electric screw drivers to power a transfer table. Could just as easily power a turn table

[Boyd]

Anyone on here have their own turntables that you made your own drive mechanism for? Lately I have been taking apart broken stereos with CD players,, a malfunctioning printer and also have a cheap RC tank with a broken track. The turret on it spins. Now that I think about it I have a 92 F150 I'm taking apart. There is a 12v motor for the wipers,, and 2 more motors for the power windows. I have an unfinished wooden turntable I salvaged from a 2 rail O scale layout.