The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Gears and belts, motors, worm gear, all found in printers, copiers...

Front view shows silicone cartridge in place

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...

The sound head uses a scalpel blade but pictured is the wrong one, the one I use is pointed sharp.

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...