The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Thanks markrob, I'll pull the trigger on a few of those then and look at getting probably a 100w amp to drive them. I first watched a bunch of Youtube reviews on the machine and it all sounded pretty bad. I found your thread and it inspired me to pick one up anyways after seeing what you were able t...

Would the 8ohm version of those exciters be efficient with a volume boost or should I really use the 4ohm ones? (They have the 8ohm version on amazon but not the 4ohm)

Got my Gakken in last week, haven't started modifying it as I need to purchase an exciter/driver and build/buy an amp as well. But I think I finally got my first "acceptable" embossing after making a whole bunch of coasters. Test cut link - I 3d printed a little adapter for the CD's to fit properly ...

Greetings from Canada! I've been reading around the forum and watching lots of Youtube videos and have been intrigued by the process of cutting my own records. I recently purchased a Meissner 9-1065 record cutter to play around with for only $75. I know it is no where close to a good cutter but I do...

Really cool stuff Mark! Gonna pick up one of the Gakken ones to fool around with while I continue to looks at diy lathes and how I want to go about mine (those linear rails are expensive especially in Canada!) I have a few 3d printers (both resin and fdm) as well as a bunch of spare printer parts im...