The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

These are just picture discs. Are you looking for someone to design a zoetrope for you? Or do you have one and just need lathe cuts?

Most people emboss onto cds because they are polycarbonate. My guess is that the polycarb would wear down yr cutting diamond fairly quickly. But you could potentially turn an old, slightly worn diamond around 180 degrees and emboss with it. Tragwag would probably know.

If you successfully wind a new saddle coil for this, I would be interested in buying a few. I don't have a coil form for it. Thanks!

I can get you started with a lathe at the high end of your budget. It will be WAY WAY better than that Recordio, will come with a starter pack of blanks and a needle, and include tech support. I can get you cutting good mid-fi records in about two hours after it arrives. EMail me through www.RecordL...

They are all in the same middle range. Quality depends more on the head’s current condition. If i was to roll the dice on them, my order would be RCA (if that is the silver square hifi version. I believe that is the model), Presto, Fairchild.

I sell two different variations on it. Jed’s counterweight with dashpot version and another version that has no dashpot, but has a front spring similar to the 6n weight spring. Dm me

Try emailing myshank through the site from tge email address you tried to use and politely request to purchase a stylus. He should respond.

You can diamond cut pretty loud on a 1d. Maybe not post-loudness wars 80s dance 12”, but much louder than embossing. But it also really depends on the life the cutter head has lived, so your head maybe louder/not than any other 1d.

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Fri Sep 23, 2022 12:37 pm

Also, It's good to have a calibration disc so you know the frequency response of your playback system/cartridge.
The "Ultimate Analog Test LP" will give you this.

THIS!

Laserdiscs are made of acrylic, unfortunately. They can't be embossed, only cut using no longer readily available cutting sapphires (or diamonds, tho NOT recommended), and the acryclic will wear needles out QUICK. Can be done, but not cost effective AT ALL. You should be able to get polycarbonate sq...

Can you post some pictures of what it looks like inside? Take the front cover off? Im very curious.

I think it is just a 6-32 screw that has been milled down on one side and then has a hole drilled in the end. Its not an off the shelf part. Its custom made, but not hard to make with a dremel, a clamp, and a drill press.

Al is correct, there is absolutely no way to get started in this hobby for anywhere close to your budget. The recordios are pretty useless in my opinion and i personally wouldnt waste the energy on picking one up on the curb in a free pile. Quality is crazy low and restoration is far more expensive ...

Hey everyone, im installing lathes in PDX, Minneapolis, and Toronto in the next 3 weeks and would love to meet up with other trolls. We have a PDX meetup this saturday at The Good Foot at 7:30 and the other two locales i’m just looking to see who is out there!

• Am I using the right blanks for my setup? Those old steel needles were meant for cutting lacquers, and even on a fresh lacquers rarely sound good now. • Where can I get “fresh” cutting needles? I lay out all the different blank and needle types and which are compatible with which in my Newbie Star...

Thanks Phil!

Also, I will have several lathes ready to purchase and Lathe Cut Campers get first crack at em. You can even cut and train on yr lathe while you are here!

I got four emails today asking for another LAthe Cut Camp, so I scheduled another on Oct 8-10, 2022 in Tucson. If you are interested, check out www.LatheCutCamp.com

NVM. sold out.

I've been getting a lot of requests, and have been finding a lot of lathes in the wild recently, so it's time for another Lathe Cut Camp. Sept 24-26, 2022 in Tucson, AZ (This Camp is PERFECT FOR NEWBIES or Folks who just want to learn how it's done whether they want to start cutting themselves or no...

Hi. I sell Lathes and have a pretty wide range of options and prices. Many need restoration, but can be done quickly once I know which lathe to prioritize. Email me through the "contact us" button at the bottom of this website: https://www.recordlatheparts.com/collections/record-lathes