The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

hi trolls !!! i have a lot of problem with my k8, the records jump the needle when playback, ... looking the plate, this up and down shortly because de worm gear is en bad conditions, exist some tip to repair this ? or someguy that make one ? if possible, i can make a worm gear with another lpi for ...

hello trolls i can solved the problem the inside of de head need replace all flexibles part, i use a type of rubber and teflon and the head now with a proper eq sound "good" this have a limit in response, but i record disc with 50hz in a motor of 60hz, change the speed of the song and can play it in...

hello trolls i buy a presto k8, with a 5c head, i have a lot of problem with this, broken tubes by bad shippin, burn coil because to much power motor noise the head have a metal styluls in microscope look fine but can't make that sound good.. :( any have soe tips to make good recording with 5c head ...

hello again !

this is a sample, have a lot of noise from a hum in the power phonic xp3000, need to fix.

the audio is very low and no highs

i go for a new diy head now,


salu2 !

Hello !!!!

YES, .... with heated stilus the sound is better, but my principal problem is the resonances, i beleve that much bass and some high make resonances and make distortion.

i will try with a new head, with less mass in the pivot..

coming soon

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hi !


this is other pics, .... but this are with steel needle make my own, this sound more load and very very distortortioned.. the stilus are not aliniated can see ...

the other picture is with more space into grooves, ....

I will make a heat stilus soon, working in...

salu2!

hi and thanx for the reply !

this are a pict of grooves

when more power from signal the groove is distortioned and sound very bad and the stilus jump to another groove ....

later make a sample of sound,

thanc!

hi ! i make my own lathe and mono cutterhead with garbage and some tools .... this machine run well but, the sound is very low in amplitude and not have more that 6khz , and no bass .... I use a RIAA inverse with audacity and a qsc power 500w and the cutterhead is make with a neodimeos magnets of a ...

Hello !!!

can be used for 33 or 45 ????

salu2

jelow !!! I'am a new bit here ... music, sound and producer from southamerica, i very interesting in engraving or impress sound into a veralite (a kind of policarbonate, more flex), i am very very new in this, but always lern some new, every day, that is the best, !!! and well, my english suck but w...