The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

SOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLD... thanks for all the offers fellas

this has been "sold". however I have not received payment. If I have not received payment by tomorrow night. I will contact you via PM to discuss other offers.

Will post when "officially" sold and shipped.

Thanks

Restored in 2008 by Gib @ http://www.west-techservices.com/ pictures... http://smg.beta.photobucket.com/user/BigBarbarian/library/presto%20k8 here's a video of a test cut i just did this past week...on a plastic plate. poor video quality, but you can see that it works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

yes, it is like the one on the televar [http://www.prestohistory.com/] page.

cuts 33.3 and 78rpm

also has the gear to swap out for reverse(inside-out) cutting

here are some pictures:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v663/BigBarbarian/presto%20k8/

I'm thinking about selling my Presto K8. Restored by Gib @ West-Tech. Fully functional, with new sapphire stylus.

Hate to get rid of it, I'm just too busy right now. And in a financial crisis.

What should I expect to get from this? Ebay?

Alex

http://www.onlinelabels.com/OL7425.htm

pretty good prices and you can download the template too! it takes a little fiddling and a decent printer to get them to print accurately.

thanks man! and thanks also for the helpful advice getting started cutting. we should trade some records

put up a site for the plates i've been cutting! got a few projects for local bands I'm working on now. i posted a few audio samples up too, as well as the original files for comparison. check it out and let me know what you think. http://www.pickledplastic.com

alex

sounds like opcode really knows his stuff. it also sounds like he's got a nasty attitude.

yes, that would be awesome if they sound decent. I might contact them and see if they can send me a sample and a price quote.

I found this site that manufactures plastic lids to specifications. no price listing, but i thought it might be worth a shot. i'd imagine that the lids have a much more consistent quality than plastic plates.

http://www.techii.com/content/view/23/45/

no luck " I showed your drawings to engineering and they said “NO BID”. It does not fall within our capabilities. You might want to try a company called Insaco (http://www.insaco.com/) @ 215-536-3500. Good luck! " They don't do diamond, but a cheaper sapphire alternative would still be great. I'm go...

thank you! I just sent over the brochure and a request for more info regarding quantity and pricing. I'm not very knowledgeable on the various types of styli. The only cutter I have ever seen in person is my Presto K8. Would an adamant stylus fit in my presto? Or does it depend on the shank it is mo...

shooo! $500 is a pretty penny to me. but.... i'm broker than a joke. If i had a decent job with decent hours I would definitely give this a try.

does apollo go through a company like this for their stylus? I don't see anything on their site about about them manufacturing their own styli.

just got a response back. apparently they don't do orders under $500

I'm thinking about trying to have this company fashion a sapphire stylus. http://www.rayotek.com/sapphire_custom_dome_tube_rod_prism.htm "Rayotek's mission is to provide its customers with a full-service facility that specializes in engineering -design and manufacture of precision sapphire, glass, f...

any developments on this? I got me a sapphire that needs sharpening. I've been trying to find a jeweler here in Indiana that has a faceting machine and is open to trying this. Question!... how should I go about finding measurements and angle specs of my styli? I'm using a long shank sapphire for a p...

nice! i just had a k8 restored by gib too. as if that isn't coincidence enough. is that a 12-string univox guitar in the background of that pic? if so, that's crazy. cause i've got that exact guitar too. it's like we're twins.

www.bagsunlimited.com

i've never seen their vinyl packaging supplies, but their plastic cd sleeves are top notch.

so would it be possible to use heat lamp to soften the material and use a temperature gun like this

http://www.my-batteries.net/fitness-beauty/Non-Contact-Infrared-Thermometer-Temperature-Laser-Gun.htm

to monitor the surface temperature and keep it close to the melting point while the disc cuts?