The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

I have never herd of a hit record cut on a Vestax!! WHy do you not want to cut mono? Um, when's the last time you bought a mono album? I don't know what part of the world you live in, but the bands and DJ's who will be my clients won't even think of talking to, much less hiring someone who can't cu...

vets, chiropractors, hospitals...they all have to clear out their archives at some point. When did you try? The new HIPPA laws (which I'm studying for CISSP certification) make it very difficult to get any medical "information" like this - it must be stored or destroyed by current Federal privacy l...

My favorite unusual records in that article are the Soviet punk-era "Bones" recordings, where old x-ray sheets were etched to make punk 7" records. Those look really cool and I'd love to get my hands on one. I'm got an Gakken Emily Berliner etcher and I wish I could find a source of x-ray sheets/pho...

Anyone have a take on this offer for a cutting lathe? Lathe not mentioned, just the following info: "Cutting Lathe with Grampian Head, cutter preamp, cutter drive power amp, vacuum and chip jar, stylus heat for the stylus working and ready to go for $3,500.00. Cut as good as any Stereo system." My u...

I was bidding on an auction for a Presto 6N and it fell through. I'm looking for a lathe to cut demo 12" discs for local DJ's and doing special one-off projects, etc. So I'm not wanting to drop $20K on a full system, but would like something that's better than the Vestax VRX-2000 - although perhaps ...

i recomend you, visit any cutting house near you, look and speak with the cutter :D (the person how cut, hehe) Funny that, I like the idea of calling the lathe person a "cutter" rather than mixing up the term "mastering", used both for lathe work and post-production work on a recording before you s...

This is already sold, went for a Best Offer of $400, looks like it needs a lot of TLC.