The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

For sale Presto 8DG, I bought this a few months ago but unfortunately it hasnt worked out for me, A combination of things have lead me consider selling it, Unfortunately it wasnt quite what the seller promised and basically was shipped to me in a quite unfinished state and needs a little TLC to get ...

The guy who i bought my presto 8DG off has a special RIAA box but as i havent got one I'm going to put each track in audacity and use the plug in and invert,

I was wondering does anyone else use this or does anyone have any better ideas?

Im looking at trying to contact souri to buy a VR, After reading lots of varying opinions im not sure if i could get cuts without wow and flutter on a VR using a 1200/1210, Is anyone who uses souris standard set up (ie without the heavy platter and motor) able to cut consistantly without wow/pitch f...

Thanks for your reply I was more bothered about the pitch issues than the swarf issue, if i could have got the speed to be perfectly steady with very little wow and flutter i would have sorted the swarf issue next but i ran out of patience and most people said i needed to be using an SP10 to get rid...

Im looking to get back in to cutting, I used to own a customised VR but i sold it as i could never get speed stability with the deck i used and had a lot of swarf issues when trying to cut Longer LP sides, Which is mainly what i want the lathe for, would possibly consider a VR again if an SP10 was i...

Anybody know this guy or is he on this forum? This is the guy who i think originally had my cutter, if anyone knows who he is please let me know as hopefully he'll be to help me cut properly, sounds like he knows his stuff! Only 2

https://youtu.be/D42isKW9MS8

This machine has had 2 owners before me, Im finding it to be the farthest thing you can imagine from plug and play! Lol

This is a last ditch appeal to any experienced cutters based in the UK Would anyone be prepared to come to my home and help me get the best out of my VR set up? I would pay all expenses, hotel, fuel and time, Im based in Lincolnshire Ive had it for 4 months now and its depressing me that i cant get ...

After getting rid of wow problems and squeaks, my new problem in this never ending cycle is swarf, Im attempting to cut full sides of LPs but after about 10 minutes cutting the swarf appears to all get pulled round the spindle and clamp and when the vaccum tries to pull it in it just ends up getting...

Thanks for your help mate, Ill try another cut when the new stylus arrives, As for weight, I weigh the backweight about 45g and as for the weight of the head i can only get a cut without wow when that is about 10g! But im using a horrible springscale i got with the set up and im starting to doubt th...

The heating wire came away from the stylus and i dont know how to reattach! The suction tube is positioned 2 mm from the stylus and the blank,
Can you hear the squeaks? Do u think its the no stylus heat thing or something else?

here is a sample cut, theres quite a bit of rumbling noise but im not too bothered about that its the squeaks that are bothering me! Suedenim thinks its deffo the lack of stylus heat, what do all you other experts think? Ive bit the bullet and ordered a new stylus anyway!

Hi Ive had my VR for 3 months now and still havent been able to get a cut im happy with, Ive sorted all other problems but i cant seem to get rid of slight squeaking in quiet or silent parts, Ive tried adjusting the cutting angle several times and also adjusting the distance of the vaccum pipe from ...

Ive had my VR set up for 7 weeks now and after struggling at first to get the right weight so cuts wouldn't have wow on them, I have cut some good tracks while testing, but i couldnt seem to get rid of the occasional squeak in silent bits, In trying to get rid of this i adjusted the angle/height of ...

Everything is set up ready to go apart from this! Physics isnt my strong point so really struggling with the weight!

If anyone could let me ring them or link up via video on whatsapp or FB messenger it would be a great help, send a PM with number,

Thanks in advance

I cant remember what he said the mods were but i can ask, Ive had a sample LP cut and i detected wow on the first track on each side, One side a lot more noticable than the other, This could have been due to not enough stylus heat or it could be the 1210 issue, As the sides move on, the wow goes awa...

Im hoping to get a complete vinyl cutting set up in the next few weeks, The deck used for cutting is a Technics 1210 but has been modified, Im worried about wow issues after reading about it on various topics and my ears are super sensitive to wow! , The guy whis selling said itll be fine as long as...

Bit of a silly question here but does anyone know of its possible to buy 12" white spined record sleeves WITHOUT the hole in the centre? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Im just waiting for an inventory of equipment and a price, its basically a highly modified vinyl recorder with their own custom made cutterhead, I think the guy is looking to upgrade to a neumann clone lathe. Ive had a cut done with the set up that may be for sale and it was excellent. I havent got ...

Hi everyone I may have the opportunity to purchase a full ready to cut lathe and accessories but im worried that when something goes wrong with it (which will happen at some point!) that i wont be able to find anyone local or national to fix it and ill be left with thousands of pounds worth of usele...