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- Tue May 21, 2019 3:34 pm
- Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
- Topic: Very interesting cutting head experiment in Swaziland
- Replies: 2
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Very interesting cutting head experiment in Swaziland
Hello everyone. I have discovered something interesting here. While searching for a new way to make a cutting head I came across a video on YouTube in which a hard disk part was used to vibrate the stylus instead of the usual speakers. So cool but tricky to get right and messy imho. So now we are th...
- Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:30 am
- Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
- Topic: this cuts nice records guys!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1073
Re: this cuts nice records guys!
Hello I did not use the entire bit but just a small tip, sharpened sharp and round with flattened head. The tip leans slight forward, back causes more hiss, I have an adjuster weight on the recording head.the material does not peel off but makes a scratch.I cut on old cds and dvds I find in the tras...
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:46 am
- Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
- Topic: this cuts nice records guys!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1073
this cuts nice records guys!
Look at these drill bits used in automotive engineering, they are very hard and if you take the old stone off you can grind it to a very fine tip and mount on your head, the recording is smooth as hell and no hiss or crackle, I . flattened the ends on a bench grinder and it works. Wanted to share th...
- Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:33 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: cutting blade questions for DIY lathe in Swaziland
- Replies: 2
- Views: 483
cutting blade questions for DIY lathe in Swaziland
Hello everyone, I have made a lathe and in my first cuts there is sound but often hissy I am currently using surgical blades, nr 2 and I was wondering how the tip should be pointed sloping front or back, and where can I order something that will do a better job? Pictures show the lathe and discs as ...
- Wed Aug 23, 2017 3:19 am
- Forum: Newbie Forum
- Topic: follow up on Edison style recorder in Swaziland
- Replies: 2
- Views: 708
Re: follow up on Edison style recorder in Swaziland
Gears and belts, motors, worm gear, all found in printers, copiers...
- Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:10 am
- Forum: Newbie Forum
- Topic: follow up on Edison style recorder in Swaziland
- Replies: 2
- Views: 708
Re: follow up on Edison style recorder in Swaziland
Front view shows silicone cartridge in place
- Sun Aug 20, 2017 12:10 pm
- Forum: Newbie Forum
- Topic: follow up on Edison style recorder in Swaziland
- Replies: 2
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follow up on Edison style recorder in Swaziland
I have continued to work on this and here is what I have now, the recording medium is an empty silicone cartridge, the gears and motors, slider bar and bracket are from different photocopy machines. The feed screw is a thread bar, I bushed it up on both sides , the knob on the right is not to turn t...
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:34 am
- Forum: Newbie Forum
- Topic: Edison style recorder in Swaziland
- Replies: 2
- Views: 717
Re: Edison style recorder in Swaziland
The sound head uses a scalpel blade but pictured is the wrong one, the one I use is pointed sharp.
- Tue Aug 15, 2017 11:46 pm
- Forum: Newbie Forum
- Topic: Edison style recorder in Swaziland
- Replies: 2
- Views: 717
Edison style recorder in Swaziland
Hello everyone, My name is Daniel, also known as the white lion. I am trying to make a Edison style recorder which will record on empty glazing silicone tubes from the local glass company. I am working on it today and will post updated pictures. Yours truly and greetings to everyone on the site from...