UNIVERSAL RECORD LATHE WESTERN ELECTRIC ERA ON EBAY COMMENTS

[castillian500]

Universal Record lathe on
Ebay , Western Electric Era , comments please.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160954864076&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en&autorefresh=true

[castillian500]

What information am I looking for ?
1) can this machine be used with currently available dub plate cutting systems from Germany and Switzerland ?
2) Does it have to have vacuum tube amplification to work ? Can modern solid state equipment be used ? If so , what specifically ?
3) it needs a motor , what kind for the US , specifically RPM and HP ? Voltage is assumed to be 115 AV or 220 AC for us. Am I wrong about this ?
4 ) cutting head of not the German or Swiss models that's CURRENTLY available ?

ANYTHING I HAVE MISSED HERE ? I am new at this and my application is to cut signals into dub plates for a turntable improvement product.

[castillian500]

He wants $ 2,000.00 for this. This seems outlandish. Given the uncontrollable variables involved it seems that the $ 6,000.00 Swiss system is best.

[tragwag]

you would need to obtain an amp to drive that head, and even so it's response is limited.
I can't be sure, but I think those heads were wound to 500 ohm, meaning modern solid state power amps couldn't do the job, or would need work even still.


If you're looking for a solid method for lacquer cutting, your best bet is a new 'dub cutter' model.
Check out the lathe trolls wiki for a great breakdown in pricing/capabilities of record cutting units.
http://lathetrolls.pbworks.com/w/page/22959575/The%20Secret%20Society%20of%20Lathe%20Trolls

[castillian500]

So it looks to me that the Swiss dub plate cutter / lathe system run on a Technics 1200 series turntable is the only way to go. The German one has a demand that I go to Germany for training. Thanks for your response.

[Angus McCarthy]

-listing removed-

Here we go again...

[castillian500]

It ws a fraud and Ebay shut it down. Snagged good pictures though.

[castillian500]

I posted photographs of this record lathe on flicka. Great photos are definately needed to pull off a fraud.

[tragwag]

grrrrr....
this is not cool!
false ebay sales for record lathes