The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Thank you Marc. So.....i have been offered a good deal on a Presto 75 lathe with a 1C head. I also have a spare small solid state amp, I guess around 30 wpc. Could I connect the right output of the amp to the record head, and the left output to a speaker just so the amp has a balanced output? thank ...

Thank you Mark. I have always wondered about that...you have stereo speaker outputs on the amp, how do you connect those to the cutting head? Do you only use one channel?

Thank you Mark. I am just leary about those Prestos from the 1930s with the weird large tubes, etc. The amp is really ancient technology. Yes, they say the unit was "recapped" , but that could just be a couple, I dont know. The only way to know is to buy it and open it up and see what was done. At l...

Forum members: I'd like to get your opinion on this Rec-O-Kut Challenger For Sale on Reverb. https://reverb.com/item/86385318-rek-o-kut-challenger-1953-1958-dark-gray Price is $5,500 and the unit is not restored in any way. Personally, I'd be leary of even plugging this in without a tech having gone...

Hi guys....I need a few 12 inch Acetates cut in stereo.

Anybody want to help me out? I'm in Brooklyn, NY.

Thanks!

Hi guys.

I'm in the NYC area (Brooklyn) and need an inexpensive source to cut some 12 in Acetates (stereo).

Hopefully, someone on the board can do this for me at a reasonable fee. please PM me if you can help.

thanks!

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