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Hi Mark, Dont know where Philly is in relation to Ohio but why not ask the giuys at Gotta Groove Records to sell you a few handfuls of vinyl pellets? You might have to grind it further to reduce it to powder form if thats what you want. I wouldnt be using that Screamiin' Jay Hawkins stamper ...

So I am talking to some suppliers of pvc pellets for an experiment I'll be doing making a blank vinyl record. I emailed a pvc pellet supplier and I was told that records are not made of pvc at all, and are made of pc. I think he may have thought ...

... from a record press and you like recycling you use a mill, a granulator its other machine, its when you have a micrometric parts and you like made pellets, the machine is known internationally as granulator (some people call a wind turbine windmill) Cheers

... Aussie In monday? This extruders comes from a old inyection mould machines, 50 tons closed force machines made in Spain circa 60s, for charge the pellets you can turn a crankle or add a geared motor at the chaft, ideal for DIY Weight around 100 kilos (extruder with electrical box) you are interested?

... Otherwise you need to find a local machine shop to make you what you'll need. For record grade pvc pellets in the States one place to go is http://www.rimtec.com/ Best regards, Steve Berson

... as well as a forklift with a one tonne capacity Presses are heavy even the smallest Alpha is about a tonne and an SMT is pushing 4 Tonne Vinyl pellets do come in 25KG bags but there is 40 of them in a tonne to shift from a high truck into the factory floor Besides the forklift will be handy ...

... extruder put manufacturers of steam tables out of business almost overnight. Some extruders allow you to use dry powder rather pre-plasticised pellets. I've checked the specs of this machine and yes it is very slow. Alpha specifies 22 seconds for a 12" record and 15 seconds for a 7" record ...

... The owner has made excellent 12" and 7" records with my new materials. It took a while to get all the adjustments right after switching from NOS pellets to new Kenan pellets. The new pellets require more heat and are "stiffer." We have no problems now, and can make quiet, heavy flat records. ...

... would make a soft compound with a low melting point exactly to CBS' specification. The most part of the CBS automation was the extruder where the pellets would be extruded, labels affixed and then an arm to place all this in the press. The centre pin was about 1 1/2" long and pointed so that the ...

... Guess I'll have to figure out how to heat biscuits in a muffin tin in a toaster oven, without trapping gas... maybe instead of piles of pellets, just sprinkle a few pellets in each tin at a time, never more than one layer deep, then wait to soften before adding more, terribly slow, will ...

... hear stories of 7-inch presses that small, either home-made or professionally-made? Another question: I've seen the video where they pour vinyl pellets into a hopper, it goes into a machine, and soft melted vinyl oozes out of a hole in the "extruder" to form the puck. Found & read part of a ...

... will keep on going until I set up a plant in my country. I already have info about masters and dubs from you, thanks. Please help to find a vinyl pellets supplier as I just can't find any, also if you have any info about the "formula" of these pellets will be very useful. After that I will be ...

... to do to try and bring the whole process literally in-house. I might hold off on that though. One clip I watched, a guy was talking about the PVC pellets they use to make the vinyl and he says there are only two suppliers in the country that make them and since they are petroleum based and the ...

... ....going to be 2-3x price of the gear and who knows how long before you can make a decent record! and its at least 4k USD to buy a vat of vinyl pellets