The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Hi, Probably. But keep in mind if you feed the head with much more than 10 watts or so (depending on your driver's power handling) on a long term basis it will fry. You need the reserve power to make the mass of the cutting stylus accelerate when cutting high frequencies. The power is only needed f...

Saw this on ebay. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F322788719989

>>Yes, I've made sure the alignment is perfect. I hope you sort out the issue! Do you spare stylus to compare. >>The weight of the cuttinghead is already very light. When I make it lighter, the groove vanishes at some points or the stylus of my recordplayer skips... Noted. I will experiment with the...

Yes Acetone is your friend.... Much thanks! Yes, I soon found out the suction is very important. Emptying the container every new cutting day. I've indeed taken my time cleaning the stylus. I've used the bottle I got from Souri. It's prob acetone. It took me hours to get rid of everything. Perhaps ...

Oh nvm, found a picture with a cutter head installed! Too bad the Kickstarter didn't went through. It's not how many times you fall but how many times you get back up! I really hope the team behind the hardware finds a way to bring the project back to life. What about production in smaller batches, ...

Does anyone remember the Desktop Record Cutter kickstarter campaign? There website is down and there Lathe Trolls account is dead. I think they sold a few on the campaign and I want to know where I can buy one! Thanks. I wonder if they ever had a fully functional prototype to begin with? I've never...

Dubwise wrote:Thanks for the Tip idecable. Yes motor and precision plate i already use, with custom bearing. cheers

Very nice. Keep us posted or your progress!

Yes Acetone is your friend. And take all the time in the world while cleaning it, never touching the diamond with your hands. Using the microscope. I like to use cotton swabs from MG Chemicals cleaning, with the stylus cleaner from myshank.com, it's an eco friendly solution and it works. Acetone wil...

You'll need precision plate and motor. Beware with acetates, that lead out groove when you stop the motor to make the final loop, don't go over 1 and 1/4 turn! More than two turns, guaranteed to damage the stylus (it will go through the sheet!).

While holding the scale with stylus in neutral position, as soon as you start turning the dial for the damper, you can slowly see the grams building up. *Before calibration for stylus neutral position, your damper has to be in a non compressed (or stretched) position. I dont think you should ever ha...

There is one listing at 400$ USD for a pair, from a seller with 100% feedback, +4000 sales on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Technic-Sl-1200Mk2-DJ-Turntables-Pair-NO-CARTRIDGES/332431309646 Acetone will work nicely to remove the paint job. Aside of that one, there are others at the ~ $400 USD rang...

Hi, I'm just about finished rebuilding v2 of my system, however this time I'd like to do some cutting rather than embossing. Looking at the options available on myshank, I see they typically offer three options per stylus type: S, P and Synthetic. Can someone explain the difference to me? In partic...

Assuming the spring of the damper holding correctly on both ends, is not compressed. Then adjust the back weight to make neutral position of the stylus at the same height of where the record is. Hold the cutter head with the scale while keeping it at that neutral height, *then turn the dial in on th...

Hi there! I'm in my first steps of making a cutter head myself, I picked a pair of transducers from Sparkfun https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10975 https://cdn.sparkfun.com//assets/parts/6/0/3/2/10975-03.jpg It's going to take me several attempts to make anything right. So for first experimentation...

Hello everyone! My name is Marc and I'm in Ottawa Canada. Very thankful this forum is out there. Been reading the DIY lathe threads on here for a while now. I've been saving up for a few years, and I'm ready to invest in new gear for cutting vinyl. So in the meantime I get a chance to buy profession...