TamBee Heavy-Duty Mute 24 Inch Aluminum Lazy Susan Bearing Turntable Ring Swivel Plate Hardware for Heavy Loads

Although I'm not the first to use a lazy susan for a telescope base, I've not heard of one on a scope as large as the one I'm building (20" mirror). It is serving as the 'ground board' to hold the telescope structure off the ground and allow the scope to be rotated with little effort. I was attracted to this particular product because of it's price here (industrial grade turntables are crazy expensive) and weight capacity, with my need for something that could easily handle the weight of my heavy mirror and scope structure - about 140 pounds when in use. I had to modify a little to add some legs to raise the turntable off the ground and attach the turntable to my telescope frame - and was happy to find some threaded holes on both rings that made that easier. So far, it is holding the weight well and its solid construction is working well with my motor drives. I'm quite impressed with the quality and happy with the results for my installation. EDIT (11/21/2025): After a few years of use, I'm still happy overall with the performance of this turntable and my telescope. However there is one drawback to note, and that is the bearings are not "sealed", and thus inevitably dust will find its way into the bearing raceway. Even out of the box the movement was not smooth "like butter", but still decent and acceptable for this application. It seemed to get a little rougher over time, but still not bad. I recently took it off the telescope base to clean with air and apply some lubricant. I could not dissamble the turntable to inspect, so just did my best. It improved movement a little. I suspect the fact there are dozens of ball bearings, perhaps not all perfectly round, coming into contact with multiple surfaces while being moved all adds a little more "stiction" than ideal for silky smooth movement.

I built a 30 inch lazy-susan and this was a perfect fit for my situation. My client was very happy with the build quality and functionality. I will be buying more from this vendor. More than others in the same category, but I feel it is worth the money.

I used it for a blu ray dvd cabinet. It’s clearly over rated in its specified load capacity. I’m at half and it’s difficult to turn.

Great

Quality made radial thrust bearing. Put it under Wife's monster recliner and now she has a stable swivel recliner. Just what she wanted.