The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

That is awesome!!! So it looks like record pressing REALLY CAN be done at home

Very impressive work.

I'm using a long-shank Transco.. I think they're still available from Apollo Masters

Regarding the fragility of acrylic, I don't think I'm too worried about it... since it's round, you wouldn't have to worry about it hitting a corner or anything. Plus, how often do you drop records on a hard floor? :) I will post a sample that I did a while back, I had some noise in my cut but it wa...

d - Yes, sapphire/ruby into acrylic I'm also curious, cymbalism, through your experiments did you use the same stylus? That's the only thing that scared me off is I just assumed I'd kill my stylus too quick. Also, if clear is the only thing that works, could you make a sandwich of two clear pieces a...

I've done some experiments with acrylic (plexiglass) and sapphire, and got some decent results... I could never get a totally silent groove though (didn't use stylus heat). I actually even got quotes from some companies that could supply black acrylic discs (slightly more expensive then PC). I kind ...

What process did you end up using to line up the diamond?

Is there anyone selling these for those of us without machining equipment?

When it is said that the angle needs to be between 0 and 5, is that assuming that 0 degrees = cutting face perpendicular to the blank? And 5 degrees, what direction is that? Does that mean 5 degrees off the perpendicular toward the incoming blank (if that makes sense)? I've always wondered that... f...

Ah, I see now. So if you're not using a Neumann you could use the circled screw holes

got it, thanks

Flo, how far above the top of the head is the mounting bar? How long is it?

So you tilt the head back a little bit from the looks of it?

That's a TON less noise than I get with a long shank sapphire... but I'm using junkier plates. I plan on getting some from Party City this weekend, and I'll post some results as well.

Does any one know how harsh these plates are on a playback needle?

What will the price be after pre-orders?

Does anyone have copies of these pictures anymore?

You just have to make sure you have the right shank for your cutterhead

On their website, it looks like they just do glass and sapphire, unless I'm mistaken

It'd be interesting to see if they could make stylii without the polishing facets... maybe for better cutting on non-lacquer material?

What is it that you guys use for generating suction? Vacuum cleaner? I have a shop vac that I was thinking of rigging up for suction, not sure if that would be bad for it or not....

There's a party city by my house, I'll check it out in the next couple of days

piaptk, do you have any samples of your picnic plate cuts? I'm interested in hearing how much noise you get with silent grooves, so I at least have a starting point to try and acheive.

I will post pics of my lathe when I get a chance.

Unfortunately there is no safeway where I live Have to find some better ones (I think they're "Solo" brand)