The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Silicone hose used in aquariums...

I would like to live in France ... my life would be much easier to have around
The blank disks and the myshank pen ...

Bryan, here you should find hollow tubes of various measures

why not use aluminum beer cans ?

thank you guys , your opinions are important to me
changes replacing the weight by a spring , do not know if this setting is correct , but it seems to work fine

Thank mossboss and Bryan ... Here's a video of a cut made in PS disc with the dynamic cutter head and
steel needle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k0V2u2j9fg&feature=youtu.be

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d2nVZUciL4s/Vt-IMvIKcKI/AAAAAAAAPtQ/vpRP9I5lC00E66TEzsAVw87gfsoV2pNQwCCo/s640-Ic42/34.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IYi9O7wLSnU/Vt-INSm_VQI/AAAAAAAAPtQ/t59-5ap_G7UnfYyB7ZWUZOE9JA86b6HbwCCo/s640-Ic42/DSC03561.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yj_i-XbZ...

Hello friends, I would like to share my humble lathe built with wood and scrap that were lost in the background of some old cabinets . I want to thank all those who lost their precious time and came post their experiences here in this forum . I learned a lot from everyone here , with every mistake a...

very good, thanks for sharing ... I'm learning a lot from his construction

Hi Mark , I was watching an old aquarium pump, which has its axis in ceramic.Essa pump worked for years in salt water and sand, and has not wear the shaft. I think it would be a good material to manufacture needles for being light and very hard. You know if someone already tried to make pottery need...

Bryan, you think to wear half ball instead of the cone would be effective too?

lack only now unraveling the Souri feedback system

what is the use of silicone inside the cone ?

maybe if you can machine a stand with the exact measurements , I think it would be easier

opcode66 , I do not know if that helps you, built my 4 axis cnc , I am building my vinyl record with it ... if you have anything I can help you, I will be available https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Oe3-YWT_Xvg/VmNIeIKFwcI/AAAAAAAAPXg/1dtfwrdr0nk/s640-Ic42/17.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...

Bahndahn,this project is not mine ... I found on the net, it is an interesting cartridge designed to read the disks with higher definition I guess ... but found it very interesting to become a cutter ... for what I did in design, the rods are loose and slide the red prism, movements therefore comple...

opcode66, thank you for your explanations

hi Snug , I found this picture not remember where it was supposed to be the design of a diy cartridge for turntables ... disregard the measures ... I found interesting to make a cutting head system with fixed coils

its is possible for a cutter head construction??

I can not post pictures here, excuse me... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7J_KHxUkUoI/VhHDlWdW40I/AAAAAAAAPTo/w0cVVQxGAQQ/s2048-Ic42/IMG_20151004_123831265.jpg