Experimenting with your own DJ Table is fun and easy!
Already have your table assembled and working? Head over to the teaching page to learn how to incorporate it into the classroom. Otherwise, this page provides everything you need to know to order, build and operate one yourself.
What is the DJ Table?
The DJ Table is a record player based system for demonstrating geophysical fluid dynamics. The system’s tanks come with transparent lids that make them ideal for visualization via phone or camera, and its minimal footprint makes for easy storage and transportation.
How to Order and Build the DJ Table
Here we describe the steps to buying components for and assembling the DJ Table.
Order Sheet PDF
This PDF contains all the required parts to assemble the DJ Table. Please make note of the variety of record players suggested in the document. This system does not require the newest record player and we highly encourage scouring Ebay for older models. If you search ‘high torque turntable’ on Ebay, you will likely find a compatible device. Additionally, due to high shipping costs associated with acrylic, we have provided the CAD drawings for the tanks should you wish to order them from a local acrylics shop.
The following instructional video demonstrates how to put together the DJ Table.
Recommended Parts
In addition to the required components outlined in the order sheet, we also recommend the following items:
Note that these are just recommended sources, these items can be found through a variety of retailers.
Operating the DJ Table
Once you have your DJ Table constructed, please see the following video for how to operate your system.
Helpful Tips
Here are helpful tips when using any of the DIYnamics Kits. We greatly value feedback and contributions from the DIYnamics community to help refine our devices and experiments. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to share with us via email at diynamicsteam@gmail.com or Twitter at @DIYnamicsTeam.
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Learning and Teaching with the DJ Table
Once you have your table assembled and operating, and head over to our teaching page to learn how to use the table to perform some demonstrations and to incorporate them into an effective teaching module.
New videos of a variety of experiments and demonstrations being done with the DJ Table are available on the DIYnamics Team YouTube channel.