The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

got it! thanks!!!

If your W-G has a crystal cutting head or a magnetic one like my Astatic M-41-8 you will have to actually bend the tip of the needle itself, since there is no practical way to tip back an elongated cartridge like that. Be aware, steel needles will snap when bent cold so you will have to get them re...

Could anyone post a picture of the actual head tilted? I am toying with my wilcox gay and I can't really make sense of tilting the head 45 degrees...
any picture of this process in action or even a video would be very much appreciated!!!
Thanks!!!

Might you be able to post pics of the needles?
Thanks so much!!!
Sam

Hello- I cut discs myself, but nothing to the quality as the pros, it's great for experimental lofi, but my band is really looking to get our ep cut on a limited run of records. Looking for cutters rather than pressings. Is there anyone out there besides the great Peter King who does the same kind o...

Hello- I've been cutting on old acetates, experimenting, and I do already know the difference between cutting and embossing, yet I do not know how to emboss... I know that this technique can save needles, especially if one is cutting on anything besides acetate... Is it just turning the needle aroun...

sure, shave on! But the thing is, old 45's are very thin already. They are old now, so they get brittle. Youd have to be able to shave them down just enough to get the old media erased. Also, you will have a ton of background noise. Unused Laquers look very shiny because they are smooth on top, with...

Interesting! Sounds too easy! Maybe instead of a vacuum,place the mold with whatever you are using as a laquer on a table with some kind of vibrating device, idk what though, but something that shakes out the air bubbles.

How does one keep the mold clean, should there be somekind of oil sprayed onto it, before spraying the polyurthane, like "pam" for example?
The spraypaint probably smooths out the mother over time, any ideas?

this looks great!!! how do i build this? how long are recordings, and at what speed?
wow!
great work!!!

megamike, what kind of stickers are you cutting onto?
Thanks!

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Im influenced by the 1960's, then again, who isn't?!!!

vcrm, what are you using to vut with, a recordette? How many times are you able to play back the spray paint coated cd ? And, we arent expecting great sound from this, but what can you compare it to?
Thanks for keeping this alive
-sam

Got any pictures flozski?

So, Flozski! Could you post some pictures of your $1 lathe, with the printer parts! That would be great! If you can remember what type of motor you replaced the one that comes with the printer, that slows it down to make a lenghty record ( all of 5 minutes a side would even be a miracle!) Thanks so ...

hey flozki! thanks for your reply! so what you are saying is that the motor that moves the ink jet, moves too fast? Ok, in that case, the motor should be replaced with what kind of motor? Also, when you susspend this over a turntable, how much pressure should the cutting head have on the blank disk?...

Ok, so I checked out the DIY lathe on youtube, and noticed this user who wrote that they were planning on building a lathe, using a printer! I asked the user more in depth instructions, and here is what they sent me. It was informed to me that I was allowed to tell others this information, so here i...

wow! great to hear i dont have to buy old blanks! how do i purchase these ?

how much would it cost, once a mold was already made, to make inividual copys? Anyone that far in the process yet to know this??? Thanks

thanks tape! I would have tried it on the recordio if you hadn't stopped me. When using laquer disks on the recordio, how long does the cutting needle last??Thanks again!