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cannot remove platter of Fisher Studio Standard MT-100 Need HELP! :)
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The spindle assembly is very slightly tapered, and the hole in the platter is similarly tapered.

It can get very tight and frozen in place and hard to remove after being in place a long time.

I suggest that you remove your cartridge to prevent damage, and secure the arm with ties or rubber bands, and then remove the cover and invert the whole turntable and drop it a few inches onto a firm surface so the spindle strikes the surface fairly sharply.

Do this a few times and the platter should fall off.

If it does not, strike the spindle sharply with a brass hammer a couple of times to break it loose and then try the above procedure again.

When reinstalling the platter, put a thin coating of Vaseline on the tapered surfaces so it will not get frozen next time.

I strongly suspect that your belt has rotted and fallen apart, so order a replacement.

The LP GEAR website shows a replacement belt for the MT-100 listed as #FISB13, for around $18.

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Can you move the platter manually? Yes? It's not frozen, its a belt. Many old single piece tables of the sort had a set screw at or near the bottom of, and on the vertical side of the bearing cylinder. This would be tightened enough to keep the platter from plopping out when flipped over for servicing, but not so much as to bind the bearing. Loosen or remove it, lift the platter and remove the belt. Before replacing the belt, scrub clean the aluminum or stainless rim of the platter that the belt rides on. Clean the shaft of the bearing and the ball (if it has one) with alcohol and use a lightweight silicon or organic lubricant. Don't listen to allot of bullshit on the matter, almost anything works, from sewing machine oil, to motor oil, to silicon liquid. As long as it takes less than 20 years to gum up, you'll not hear a difference. Never strike anything related to a bearing with a brass hammer. It's brass and stainless and maybe aluminum. Don't do major damage to a bearing until you've loosened every screw and turned every shaft and bearing along it's axis. That is how you loosen bearings. On a Mack truck, a Subaru, or a turntable.

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Okay so @jgossman thank you for your advice.
I found the screws on the plate bearing which is attached to the spindle. When I removed these screws the platter loosened, but part of the plate bearing is trapped under a gear cycling assembly. So now the platter is loose, yet since part of it is under a gear it will not fully detach from the record player itself. It is at a tight angle.
Any more tips y'all?
PS I wanted to post some pictures but I cannot unfortunately. Also thank you Commsysman for your advice as well!

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I'm sure you're describing the gear that controls the automated features of the table. A picture would be awesome.

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Try getting a manual from there.

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