The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

The type of swarf can also point you in the direction of the cause. Curly swarf means your stylus weight is too light. The suction can’t get a grip on the swarf and it (the swarf) takes the path of least resistance which means sticking to the blank. You can put an entire bucket of anti static over y...

Nice! Another static topic, of which we trolls are so fond of. Currently the humidity is so low, I cant get it up anymore (the humidity that is) so I’m currently cutting in a tent. Yes. A plastic coverage over my VR and a humidifier inside. Believe it or not, its the only way it works atm. So far fo...

OK, I misunderstood. I haven't had any issues with masters for pressing or dubs. The pressing masters were licensed and other original work that was pressed, I think the client supplied me a rights statement to send to the pressing plant about the material being original. Don't know about others. T...

Thanks for the crashcourse :) But I know how it works in theory and after a few decades of publishing both my own work as that of others I haven't encountered problems on this terrain. My question was however, not so much how it works in theory, but if anyone has had negative experiences with such i...

Many thanks Sue! I've found the motor: Papst Brushless external rotor motor VD VDC https://www.ebmpapst.com/de/en/products/motor-and-drive-systems/brushless-external-rotor-motors.html The Controller apparently is the Papst Drivecontrol VT-A 937 1401 001 Leaves only one other box, right on the photo....

I'll be interested to know any information about the external motor which was sold by Souri for the VR. Does anyone know what the brand/type name is? Can someone post pictures? As I understand this item isn't sold anymore by Souri (atm at least), so it would be great to know how we can install such ...

Refreshing this. Hope someone can share experience.

Just a side question, what kind of filter do you use in the chip canister? Is it the iron grid which came with the VR or something else?

Interesting to see the Suction for the VR. It's the Rietschle VTE 8 (now Thomas Piccolino VTE 8. It's a great suction, but needs annual change of the filter and vanes http://oxydent.nl/en/pumps-rotary-vane/rietschle-thomas-picolino/ If it's making more noise than when you first bought it, it may be ...

I personally find the styli of Souri better. Always clean in sound. From Myshank I had several styli which had distortions from the get go. Very disappointing. I can't exactly say if it's lack of experience. Working with the VR I find can have a steep learningcurve, but once you find the sweet spot ...

>Discomo The axis of the top bar is correct I did the check with the line on a disk as recommended by the myshank site. I increased the value of the green dial (21) and managed to lower the rumble a lot, anyway I will follow the advice of the link you share. And with that I just checked that Noise ...

I think there can be some improvement when you put the pitch dial at 18-20. Then you can cut louder and the cuttingnoise is less on the foreground. I hear low rumble, which can be the pitchmotor, like Sue says; and I hear a high frequency scratching, which can be friction of the stylus. Is the overh...

Be a little careful with wiring if doing that, the inverter output often has a PWM chopper that operates somewhere in the more or less audio band, and cheap inverters are notorious for EM radiation from the motor wiring. It can be done, but you might want to look at SY cable or such for the motor c...

I required this little vacuum pump, the THOMAS Gardner Denver PICOLINO VTE 8. (This was previously called the Riedschle VTE-8) IMG_3465.png IMG_3463.png IMG_3464.png This pump has a three phase motor which needs to be inverted to 1 phase (=normal electricity in Europe). Therefor I use a 1 to 3 phase...

This is not the fuse. Maybe I wrote it not super clear: I mean, new stylus - works great, but when its getting old - after XXX hours - right channel goes bad (hiss). It would be OK if sometimes left would go bad, or both, or any random thing. But it's always right one... After how many hours does t...

Have you checked if the fuse is connected properly without friction?
Checked all the wires? Din connections can be wobbly sometimes.

HAVING A BAD KREUZNACH So I had to drive all the way from The Netherlands to the South of Germany for the 2 day workshop of Souri and after, I was subsequently driving home, with an approximate of 800 km ahead. After about 350 km the car started to give up and I was luckily able to get it to the cl...

To be a bit more precise, I’m talking about music which was not published before and will be /was cut with clear permission of the artist. The music is self released by the artist but cut by me.

I was wondering if any troll has ever received claims or warnings of artistic / legal rights organizations for manufacturing records. I personally have not. But I know (in The Netherlands) that if a pressing facility wants to press a record they are legally obliged to ask permission by such a legal ...

Just as a side thing- happy with my new pump
https://www.ebay.nl/itm/143812373492?ul_noapp=true
(THOMAS Gardner Denver PICOLINO VTE 8, this was previously Riedschle VTE-8 )