The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

the reason you can't cut a master disc is the 1200 turntable that it's meant to be used with, can't accommodate a 14" master. If you were to change out the diamond stylus with a sapphire, there is no reason you couldn't make 12" dubplates on lacquers, or 7" and 10" master cuts. Though the 1200 is n...

Welcome Jon. All these questions already found good answers here .. in a nutshell: Cutting is a job like any other job it takes time to learn..doesn't really matter what you use for starting if you're good at it. No secrets. No school but some nice books.. AES papers, historical stuff the bible and...

Hello okpanda,

How did you remove the overhead on the lead screw? I can't seem to locate where it comes off.
Can you describe the process? Thanks!

Thanks handcut!

Greetings fellow Trolls,

There's a good chance my VM cutter head speaker have sustained some damage, does anyone know where I can get it repaired or order a replacement other than from Souri?

Looking to get this resolved ASAP.


Thanks you in advance for your time and talents.


Best,

LS

Greetings fellow Trolls,

There's a good chance my VM cutter head speaker have sustained some damage, does anyone know where I can get it repaired or order a replacement other than from Souri?

Looking to get this resolved ASAP.


Thanks you in advance for your time and talents.


Best,

LS

Hello fellow Trolls, :o I’m having some issues with pitch wobble that I haven’t been able to resolve and was hoping I could pick your brains and bring your considerable talents to bear. I’m going through the last 8-10 black units of my most recent shipment of blanks from the fine folks at MyShank, a...

Hello fellow Trolls, :o I’m having some issues with pitch wobble that I haven’t been able to resolve and was hoping I could pick your brains and bring your considerable talents to bear. I’m going through the last 8-10 black units of my most recent shipment of blanks from the fine folks at MyShank, a...

Greetings all, I know this may have been touched upon, but is there any way to make warped blanks completely flat? I've tried using just the heat of the turntable, which is the best method I've found for most issues. That said, I have some blanks that don't flatten with this method. I've tried using...

Thanks SueDenim, this was a big help. I resealed everywhere I could find and gave it a healthy dose of talc.

Aside from what you recommended, could there be other reasons for this also? Maybe a sudden bump in volume/bass, lack of/too much humidity, excessive heat/lathe running too hot, etc...?

Greetings Fellow Trolls, Long time listener, first time caller. I seem to be experiencing some issues with swarf (surprise) on my VR T560, namely bunching on the diamond and clogging the vacuum nozzle/tube. #1.) Can one (or more) of you fine folks please provide some insight as to why the swarf keep...