The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

If you are having unusually poor HF response towards the center you can check a few things. First, double check your repro side. It's critically important that your repro is properly calibrated, especially tonearm alignment. And while it's a good idea to use a modest cartridge for playback compatibi...

Same. Every day.

This paper is as relevant now as it's ever been IMHO, and I look forward to giving it a proper read. Definitely! Distortion on playback is one of the most important things for all of us to understand. This is especially true in an era of cheap tables, conical styli, a young consumer base with littl...

Yeah, local panel. Nothing earth shattering. But I will have SimuLathe on a laptop for anyone who wants to see it.

My home town so I'll be there.

My friends at Copycats / ADS are building a plating and pressing plant.

https://tcbmag.com/copycats-media-will-manufacture-vinyls-in-osseo/

Apollo wanted a lot of humidity. Somewhere around 70% seemed optimal. MDC did not like that much. I keep them around 30-40%.

The humidor I build for Apollo is just a drawer now...

Hi Peter. Welcome aboard!

I had the same issue when I moved to a camera.

Another option: set your caliper to a known gap, say 0.002" and look at it under the microscope. Now place a piece of tape on your monitor and mark that distance. Then you'll always have it on screen.

I have a small chunk of PVC, some gaffer's tape and a hose clamp.

Not sure why the image is rotated 90 degrees but you get the idea.

LED flashlight and a wall wart. Been using one in place of the stock lamp for years. All the forward facing brightness you ever dreamed of for about $10.

Sure, me too.

What will this system cut on?

Hi!!! I'd love to try one of your cutting styli! Gimme a call.

Thanks!

If anyone can get a call back from this guy please let me know. I've been trying for over a year.

misjah wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 11, 2020 2:10 pm

Isn’t that exactly what “hd vinyl” does?

Let's just say that's what they want to do, some day.

Yes, please tell us more.

Here's my flashlight / camera rig.

Not sure why the image is sideways...

I have some random LED flashlight feeding the scope on my lathe. Hooked it up to a 5 volt wall wart and it's been working perfectly for many years. Experiment. Lots of ways to do it.

Test with several carts and shoot for the best average. Don't worry about anything higher than about 15k. A test record like https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Analogue-Test-Lp/dp/B001GBA71Y will give you measurable results.