You guys can learn allot about turntablin', here:
http://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.phpThere are some really sharp people there.
The forum is mostly centered around Lenco tables, which are sleepers. They're great decks, and a wonderful building base, as they're customizable to an extreme degree.
They're of the caliber of the best decks ever built, the Thorens TD124 idler wheel drive, and the Garrard 301 and 401 idler drives.
The Lenco decks are idler drives as well, and a great bargain, considering the Garrard and Thorens decks start at $1k for hard used vintage used gear, and go sharply up from there.
You can still get Lenco for about 25% of that.
I've got a guy, from this lenco forum, who builds multi-thousand dollar tonearms, who is mentoring me in building a free garage junk tonearm. The little arm will be a sweet arm, and my total investment (less a nice wire loom) will be about .50¢, as its left-over junk from building mic clips, house projects, bird perches etc.
He could be building really spendy tonearms, and other gear, but has chosen to help me build something from nothing, another sleeper.
At any rate,... great forum - go sign up. Like here, its not all viewable without an account.