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- Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:09 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: tungsten vs sapphire
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1246
Re: tungsten vs sapphire
i have a very unique lathe its entirely diy except for your sapphire and the angle thing was just what i ended up with that worked with tungsten and i cant actually change it unless i saw off my stylus holder from my torque tube and re seat it with jb weld my cutter head is a 45/45 kind of modeled a...
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:59 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: 3in records, Crosley etc
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1140
Re: 3in records, Crosley etc
i made this for a homie
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:55 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: 3in records, Crosley etc
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1140
Re: 3in records, Crosley etc
i cut a slit for the spindle in my head i can cut 3 inch records
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:38 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: tungsten vs sapphire
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1246
Re: tungsten vs sapphire
this is basicly what i have goin on
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:30 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: tungsten vs sapphire
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1246
Re: tungsten vs sapphire
i just packed up most of my gear as im moving next week but id say its around 25 degrees offset from 90(vertical), ive heard peter king does this and his records sound great, i got fairly loud results with the sapphire and excellent clarity, chek that video i posted, super loud and clear and defined...
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:51 am
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: tungsten vs sapphire
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1246
Re: tungsten vs sapphire
500g and the stylus tilted back quite a bit I process digitally in real time and my amp is sending 800 watts bridged to the head (800 available not constant just for treble peaks) my cutter head is a standard design but I made it myself using exciters its a stereo head but embossing won't net you tr...
- Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:53 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: great piece in Tape Op on Peter King
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1557
Re: great piece in Tape Op on Peter King
its a steb sly record its a techno jam and it sounds great very even balanced and no fading in sound it has a lead in groove and lead out its a 10''
- Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:27 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: tungsten vs sapphire
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1246
- Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:34 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: tungsten vs sapphire
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1246
Re: tungsten vs sapphire
wow what a difference!!!!! super clean!
ill post a video soon
ill post a video soon
- Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:51 am
- Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
- Topic: OPCODE 1-E Mono Cutterhead (Presto 1-D Clone)
- Replies: 81
- Views: 37085
Re: OPCODE 1-E Mono Cutterhead (Presto 1-D Clone)
been following your youtube
what you are doing is pretty darn impressive
big up!
fred
what you are doing is pretty darn impressive
big up!
fred
- Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:44 am
- Forum: Our Cutters and their work
- Topic: back on the horse
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6206
back on the horse
after being inactive with my lathe for over a year im gonna get back at it part time i really enjoyed cutting records for clients it was pretty kool i got offered a job i couldnt refuse (utility worker at an arena)so i stopped altogether check my insta for updates @therealmadstyluspressure cheers fred
- Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:39 am
- Forum: Our Cutters and their work
- Topic: Roll Call: Lathe Cut Hobbyists/Small Business - Post your In
- Replies: 20
- Views: 16075
Re: Roll Call: Lathe Cut Hobbyists/Small Business - Post you
hi im fred bissnette and i have a home made lathe and cutterhead i was full time a few years ago and i just started back up part time now, i used to work in the music industry as a recording engineer and live sound technician and before that i was a dj i live in wolfville ns canada and i emboss poly...
- Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:18 pm
- Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
- Topic: Who can help me with my VR T560 cutterhead?
- Replies: 430
- Views: 75904
Re: Who can help me with my VR T560 cutterhead?
have you thought about using exciters? i got some from parts express and made a head and got decent results form embossing im not sure how they would fair for cutting.
- Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:09 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: MyShank still in business ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6655
Re: MyShank still in business ?
thats unfortunate , i wanted to try one of their diamonds
- Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:04 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: tungsten vs sapphire
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1246
Re: tungsten vs sapphire
i got pretty good results with tungsten and my diy machine i cut a lot of records for clients(mostly tour merch 7''s) i have been pretty much off the grid for almost 2 years , im thinking of getting back into it and i know i could double what i made doing lo fi cuts if i had something better and i c...
- Tue Mar 26, 2019 2:05 am
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: tungsten vs sapphire
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1246
Re: tungsten vs sapphire
thanks fpr the reply ill try one out
- Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:27 pm
- Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
- Topic: plastic plate embossing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1373
Re: plastic plate embossing
they are polycarb and i find they work ok with maybe slightly higher surface noise than a strait lexan blank
- Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:25 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: tungsten vs sapphire
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1246
tungsten vs sapphire
does anyone have an a/b comparison (audio) of tungsten vs sapphire for embossing
is the jump worth it?
cheers
fred
is the jump worth it?
cheers
fred
- Sun Mar 24, 2019 11:13 am
- Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
- Topic: plastic plate embossing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1373
Re: plastic plate embossing
cdrs dont sound too bad either but you can only get about 2 min of audio on them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH11OepEIN0&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR17wGj-qsVhrBiGxNkH3QHH55FzS_nbtOsYvzQF5G9f3Tuc50yC9v0VP90
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH11OepEIN0&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR17wGj-qsVhrBiGxNkH3QHH55FzS_nbtOsYvzQF5G9f3Tuc50yC9v0VP90
- Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:33 am
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: great piece in Tape Op on Peter King
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1557
Re: great piece in Tape Op on Peter King
ive got a king record that a friend had made in the 90s and its very good i use it as a comparison disc to try to get my own work to sound as good, its not easy to make good sounding embossed records but when you get it right its like an alchemist marvelling at his work. king is the godfather of diy...