uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl recorder
I believe I'm having a problem with overcut and undercut at the same time due to an uneven blank.
unfortunately with the plastic, this is to be expected, and these aren't in the worst shape.
I'm cutting on the vinyl recorder, a stereo track, fairly bass present, though I've tamed it with a multiband and EQ.
And turned down the whole cut about 1.5 dB since test cuts.
In some areas it looks as if I severely over-cutting, and other areas it looks as if the grooves approach the too thin realm.
The resulting record usually skips my 1200 once or twice a side, just sort of jostling forward one grooves worth.
Is there a way to tell which is causing the skipping?
(my microscope is only 40x so it's not the best picture of what's going on)
unfortunately with the plastic, this is to be expected, and these aren't in the worst shape.
I'm cutting on the vinyl recorder, a stereo track, fairly bass present, though I've tamed it with a multiband and EQ.
And turned down the whole cut about 1.5 dB since test cuts.
In some areas it looks as if I severely over-cutting, and other areas it looks as if the grooves approach the too thin realm.
The resulting record usually skips my 1200 once or twice a side, just sort of jostling forward one grooves worth.
Is there a way to tell which is causing the skipping?
(my microscope is only 40x so it's not the best picture of what's going on)
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Re: uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl record
Can you measure how much the blank is warped?
Re: uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl record
on a 12" blank, it measures around 1/16"-1/8" from flat at the worst spots.
it seems to get LESS even with the center hold down on there.
the oddest thing, is one side will be uneven, waving up and down about 1/16"
and the B side of that blank, will be nearly flat.
I haven't been able to figure out a good way to flatten them either.
any help is super appreciated, I'm wasting a few a day (usually after cutting one good side too!)
it seems to get LESS even with the center hold down on there.
the oddest thing, is one side will be uneven, waving up and down about 1/16"
and the B side of that blank, will be nearly flat.
I haven't been able to figure out a good way to flatten them either.
any help is super appreciated, I'm wasting a few a day (usually after cutting one good side too!)
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Re: uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl record
If one side is flat and the other is warped then the material thickness is not consistent. The whole group of parts from that sheet are probably bad .
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Re: uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl record
aw man, that's a bummer.
I think you're right, but I want to keep trying on these.
I've heard of people putting them out in the sun under two sheets of glass, but that could take hours
I keep thinking about something with slight pressure and heat - almost like a shirt press, to flatten plastic blanks.
just would have to not melt the plastic. no idea if that would be feasible
I think you're right, but I want to keep trying on these.
I've heard of people putting them out in the sun under two sheets of glass, but that could take hours
I keep thinking about something with slight pressure and heat - almost like a shirt press, to flatten plastic blanks.
just would have to not melt the plastic. no idea if that would be feasible
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Re: uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl record
Do you know any t-shirt printers? They usually have some kind of thermostat-controlled heat press in their set-up, that may be worth a shot... If the thickness is out though, I imagine the blanks will just distort again when heated for cutting.
Re: uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl record
Oh yeah! that is true... I didn't think of that, and I live above a Tshirt printing shop!handcut wrote:Do you know any t-shirt printers? They usually have some kind of thermostat-controlled heat press in their set-up, that may be worth a shot... If the thickness is out though, I imagine the blanks will just distort again when heated for cutting.
I'll definitely ask them
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Re: uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl record
If your into building stuff you may be able to alleviate these problems entirely by fitting the cutterhead with an advance ball apparatus. There isn't too much talk about them around here and perhaps there is a good reason for that, but the concept seems promising. I am currently designing one for my home-built lathe because I am experiencing a similar problem.
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Re: uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl record
Here is my idea for a simple advance ball add-on...Bahndahn wrote:If your into building stuff you may be able to alleviate these problems entirely by fitting the cutterhead with an advance ball apparatus. There isn't too much talk about them around here and perhaps there is a good reason for that, but the concept seems promising. I am currently designing one for my home-built lathe because I am experiencing a similar problem.
It's a Ruby probe attached to a micrometer. The micrometer would attach to the cutting head. This version has a printed plastic adapter. The final one might be metal.
I'm not thrilled with this version. I thought the small knob on the micrometer head was a lock. It is not. It's also a bit more bulky than I wanted so I'm looking for a smaller micrometer head.
Alan Graves mentioned that having lateral adjustment would also be nice since you could adjust the ball so any traces of riding on the disc could be cut over by the stylus. He said they do that on the Westrex 3D head.
Bryan
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Re: uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl record
Advance ball works well on soft materials like wax or laquers , i don't think it will work for PVC or PC. Just a thought!EpicenterBryan wrote:Here is my idea for a simple advance ball add-on...Bahndahn wrote:If your into building stuff you may be able to alleviate these problems entirely by fitting the cutterhead with an advance ball apparatus. There isn't too much talk about them around here and perhaps there is a good reason for that, but the concept seems promising. I am currently designing one for my home-built lathe because I am experiencing a similar problem.
It's a Ruby probe attached to a micrometer. The micrometer would attach to the cutting head. This version has a printed plastic adapter. The final one might be metal.
I'm not thrilled with this version. I thought the small knob on the micrometer head was a lock. It is not. It's also a bit more bulky than I wanted so I'm looking for a smaller micrometer head.
Alan Graves mentioned that having lateral adjustment would also be nice since you could adjust the ball so any traces of riding on the disc could be cut over by the stylus. He said they do that on the Westrex 3D head.
Bryan
Re: uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl record
Interesting!Gus wrote:Advance ballworks well on...EpicenterBryan wrote:Here is my idea for a simple advance ball add-on...Bahndahn wrote:If your into building stuff...
Nice design, Bryan. A little bulky, yes, but if it was integrated into the overall design of the cutterhead, it could be mounted atop the head like an antenna of a remote-control car or something.
I'm suprised that the advance ball works better on softer materials, I don't understand the cause of that - my initial thoughts are the opposite: softer materials would 'intent' more from its pressure therefor increasing the resistance via increased surface contact.
Perhaps the harder materials are more prone to oscillation?
I'm working on a design for one this week, I will post some updates soon.
Re: uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl record
ah! I hadn't thought of an advance ball, because I've honestly never seen one in a working setup.
that's a great idea, definitely let me know if the implementation works out for you.
that's a great idea, definitely let me know if the implementation works out for you.
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Re: uneven blank causing overcut and undercut - vinyl record
You could mimic the setup on a Fairchild cutterhead carriage. The knob on top adjusts the depth of the stylus relative to the advance ball and the advance ball can be swiveled for inside>out or outside>in cutting along with adjusting the amount of advance. This particular carriage does not include the angle adjustment parts that attach to the cutterhead. I have a complete carriage minus the cutterhead at home if you'd like more pics.