I found some big cable spindles out by the dumpster so I disassembled one andsavedthe top and bottoms to work as the base and top for my turntable. The gear/bearing I found at APEX Electronics, a electronics salvage yard here in Los Angeles.
The wood originally had a 3" hole inthe middle so I'm cutting it out to 4" to match the size of the bearing which I'm going to seat I tothe hole and lock into place with JB weld. That will be paired with a $10 rotisserie motor that I bought on eBay from China.