The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Received my 7" 10 pack today, Thanks spinnertownblanks

I see the seller is open to offers but i agree with you guys it is really over priced.

Just discovered this T-560 for sale in the UK, Margate on my daily lathe search. Hardly any for sale in the UK usually so this could be an ideal opportunity for someone.
priced at £15K link: https://reverb.com/uk/item/80178253-souri-t-560-record-cutting-machine-vinyl-lathes

Hi Everyone, I've been working on a new cutting arm and head design and I thought I'd share it here. Superb work Mark they look great, I look forward to getting these printed up and seeing how they perform. On a side note I have returned back to cutting and I'm getting some decent results using the...

Is cutting not embossing polycarbonate with tungsten ok? the reason i ask is the stock gakken/PO-80 blanks are PETG and are supposed to be cut with the stock stylus what i amuse is tungsten. Although I'm not 100% sure it could be steel no?

Fantastic work Mark, your really spoiling us with your gakken/PO-80 mods and single handedly have up the game and value if this little machine. There is no lathe that one can purchase under a $100 and with a few mods be able to cut 7"s just like that, ok you might able to get a beat up Wilcox-Gay or...

farmersplow wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 30, 2023 10:43 am

What do you think? It looks quite good at first sight, doesn't it?

Greetings from Austria
Thomas

Sure bloody. looks absolutely awesome. Do plan on selling these or is it just for your personal use.

Looks like he built our very own troll David Nelsons DIY lathe which you can build yourself too.
https://www.lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=9187&start=20#p60434

I'll post a video an in depth video tomorrow! I did it much differently than that guy. That would be great if you could. For the video you posted, that way is bad, because the cutterhead is not inline with the spindle! That makes all sorts of fidelity problems. Mine is inline, it requires spare pla...

Hi, Go slow and back the tap out every few turns. I ran the tap through to the hole on the opposite side. Then I blew out some of the powdery residue and ran it through again. Hope it works out for you. Mark Duly noted, Thanks markrob. On side note i have finally added another motor to control the ...

Skwoz821 wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 04, 2023 3:48 pm

I also modded it to cut 7 inches, I just adapted the existing parts!
So now I can use an actual turntable to listen to the records I make.

Do you have any images of how you did that. can't quite work it out from that guys vid i posted.

Both units are still available, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in contact.

Hi Mark, Yea i have the correct tap drill for an M2, although silly me having never tapped anything before i started off using the drill instead of by hand. The self-tapping screws i have seem to work ok with FDM prints but this resin is something different. My came back from the printers very chalk...

Hi Mark,

Did you use any lube when you did the tapping, I tried using a M2 self tapping screw but my parts breaking, I got 4 bits done in Rigid 10K Resin now i only have 1 left

Wow some nice work here, samples sounds good, I especially like that dubstep track, that kinda stuff is right up my street, who made that?
Any chance of some photos of your lathe and some more of the cutting head.

wlw7722 wrote: ↑

Sun May 21, 2023 4:01 am

Hi,
Is it still available?

Hello, and yes they are still available.

I'm looking to sell my HMV 2300 lathe and matching (rare) cutting amp, both units are operational but will need some repairs work, comes with the original moving iron cutting head. I had planned on getting both units fixed up so i shipped them off to Jesus of agnewanalog but my personal circumstance...

Hello everyone, I've been lurking here for about a year, but this is my first post. I learned how to cut lathe records in 2015 at Mike Dixon's lathe camp (highly recommended if you get the chance!). At that point I wasn't ready to purchase a lathe, but I wanted to learn the process and make records...

There is one from 6N on https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324343695901?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338468473&toolid=10001&customid=4aac5208-bf37-11ed-99eb-396263653663

This badboy is up for sale on https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295550661933?hash=item44d031352d:g:C4YAAOSwGSljo6Ow&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoERdiixzH8PcsrvXqmf4rBQgFCa%2B2Wz1wSLVASfFe1WHa5GIi4GqvOUM4odIzMjRuYBOv0J4lvTPjseY7NJlkdzNvFRuNLucWTq%2FG6S3o9voiOSOqVWlx7MJkEAUsBj3Pbz3ke%2Ff04hLcNizyolmKKlZ8RyX3XquR%2F...