Press Ops

[KeeLeh21]

Do any actual full time press operators visit this site? Or are the only guys scrolling the sun deprived "cutters", plant owners and wannabes
Press operators post in this thread.

Dave
Lead press operator
GGR

[smithadamm]

Was a press operator in Columbus for years. Full time some, part time some, depended on how busy other parts of the operation were.
The presses were in a basement, so i was sun deprived as a press operator too.
ManualPress4Lyfe!

[KeeLeh21]

Very cool. I see you're from Austin.
You setting up shop down there?

[KeeLeh21]

Oops kinda mis-read your post there, thought you were implying you were still one. I have not had the chance to pay Musicol a visit but would love to see there set-up judging by the youtube videos it seems legit. The real question is when is "The capital of live music" gonna get its own pressing plant.

[smithadamm]

Very cool. I see you're from Austin.
You setting up shop down there?

Yeah, mastering/cutting www.audiomaticmastering.com

I have not had the chance to pay Musicol a visit but would love to see there set-up judging by the youtube videos it seems legit.

Legit enough to keep trucking for 40ish years. The amazing thing about that place is that they only have only ever had the capacity to run one record at a time. With a manual. 500-600 records a day. And yet, they have been in business pressing since the 70's. That's one record at a time, by a guy standing at the press, for 40-some-odd years. I'm convinced that the main press operator/pneumatics/plumbing/press maintenance guy there, JR could make a record out of a cereal box and candle wax. The nukes could drop tomorrow and as long as there was a supply of Mountain Dew, classic rock and steam JR could make you a record. Really remarkable in his depth of record making knowledge.

[KeeLeh21]

Very cool. I guess quality over quantity is the way to go.

[pallinaround]

I operate the press at Palomino in Shepherdsville, KY.

Hi!