The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Looking at the connector it looks like an old style Printer cable, I doubt he would have made these up himself when you can buy them cheaply enough, its worth getting one to try.. The XLR's are obviously audio input, but the 1/4" Jack is an unknown.. the round multi pin connector must be the head co...

Or, just maybe... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164345683422

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Done... thank you Steve for your hard work.

Real Name: John Phoenix Are you a Hobbyist/Experimental/and/or Small Business: All of these! Business Name: Phoenix Vinyl Website: https://phoenixvinyl.co.uk/ Type of Lathe(s)? VRT560 Tell us about yourself? Previously an electrical & mechanical engineer, when not cutting I like to build projects fo...

Looking good,,, can't wait to see the finished project

Has anybody ever tried the new Technics 1200GR or even 1200G. The GR is supposed to have a bit more torque than the old ones - so I guess it should work? -dub Hi drdub, yes... I run a GR and there are no wow & flutter issues after doing this, I did have to make new mounting feet for the VR as the r...

Sounds like vibration from your vaccum, try cutting without suction and use a brush for the chip to see if it cuts without the noise, is your vaccum leaning / sitting on the table / floor close to the machine?

Hi Teddy, sent you a private message a couple of days ago..

You have a PM Teddy.

Hey handcut... 10 RPM at full speed

Where there is a will... https://www.sirchie.com/serial-number-restoration-reagents-for-plastics.html#.X3Hqe3V7mUk

Aha.. thats a shame, at least a bit closer anyway

So, also looking at Ben's photos, the capacitor is sitting on top of a board that is attached to the rear around the connections, if it is a Faulhaber, the model number would usually be stamped in the black plastic (under the board)

Looking at the images it looks remarkably like a FAULHABER motor, https://www.faulhaber.com/en/products/series/2233s/

Oh yeah.. should have blown up the image
Its not the legs that go first Sue! its the eyes

Vinyl Recorder - RC shock silicone oil. RC tires on the cutterhead, so seems quite fitting! I believe it is 500cSt or around 60wt. Can't remember! I just asked for the middle of the range expecting to go higher or lower. Very close match to what was in the syringe I got from Souri. I tried all sort...

Agreed, I did the same conversion, only had new feet turned so it sat the same height as the original 1210,

Awesome! well done!

Done