The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

New, lower price on the Presto cutting head. The RCA lathe and cutting head are sold, as is the Rek-o-Kut lathe. For item 4, (as above) it's what I thought to be a very early Presto 1-C cutting head, but it might be a 1-B; according to Presto Repairs, it *is* a 1-B. I've extracted the pertinent pag...

New, lower price on the Presto cutting head. The RCA lathe and cutting head are sold, as is the Rek-o-Kut lathe. For item 4, (as above) it's what I thought to be a very early Presto 1-C cutting head, but it might be a 1-B; according to Presto Repairs, it *is* a 1-B. I've extracted the pertinent page...

The RCA lathe and cutting head are sold. For item 4, (as above) it's what I thought to be a very early Presto 1-C cutting head, but it might be a 1-B. I've extracted the pertinent pages from the link in the message a couple above, and have posted it on this post. I believe it to be the same cutter a...

The Rek-o-kut M5 is sold. Thanks, Chuck!

The cutting head is a Presto product, but pre-dates the 1B recorder as there is no nameplate on it. The pin is for a brass weight that was used when embossing on bare aluminum discs before lacquers. Also, in one of the photos the cutting stylus is in the chuck backwards. The flat side faces the rea...

The cutting head is a Presto product, but pre-dates the 1B recorder as there is no nameplate on it. The pin is for a brass weight that was used when embossing on bare aluminum discs before lacquers. Also, in one of the photos the cutting stylus is in the chuck backwards. The flat side faces the rea...

the other presto pics:

annnnd, the (I think) Presto 1-C or 1-D:

the RCA MI-4887:

pics of the Rek-o-Kut M5:

further pics of the RCA Type 73-A Recorder.

Hi, I am a newbie to this whole lathe thing, and though it's fascinating it looks hella time-consuming (so preventing me from getting into it!). However, I saved some old radio station gear (supposedly from a San Francisco station) from heading to the dump, and what I am not keeping (a Rek-o-Kut Mod...

I'm a newbie to this forum. I managed to save some radio station equipment from oblivion, and this seems the best place to pass it along to those who would use it.

Thanks, Steve, for letting me in