The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Hi All There is and it has been an issue for many years, If you pressed them and they pass muster in your QC steps than it is the case that the client has some unknown to you/us issue which invariably leads them to blame the test pressing. If your actual approval prior to posting them out are rigid ...

Yes seen that I don't get here much
Been very busy the last year or so Far to much on hand but thats what it is, may be ill come more often once things settle down, wishful thinking of course, Ha

Thanks Great news No you are not missing any one in the USA Not sure if the plant in Berlin Objects Manufacturing had a resurrection as yet But time will tell I guess
That is the latest victim I am aware of
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Very interesting post! Always curious about how it's made and if there's any selling tool that could make it. A little bit related, still looking for any manufacturer that could provide us with a die/punch for making the "4-prong" center hole which also appear on the attached picture. Any suggestio...

Ha Tom Sorry! You did say it is a Viryl I missed that But comment on my previous post we can go down the rabbit hole than, Cheers

Hello again I don't come here that often nowadays so i missed your post, There is a whole host of reasons that one can get weird results from this rather complex game of ours, since you have never said what press you are running i cannot be specific but only general but well tried steps over many ye...

Ridges on Stampers Quite easy, fill the back of the stamper with soft solder A bit of emery cloth to get the roughness out finer cloth to finish of Done about 10 minutes from memory There was pressing tool as well but we rarely used it That was to actually press the ridges in the stamper, We used a ...

Hi What do you mean by Purge material?? Are you using a purging compound? if so it is useless, if you mean purging the compound that's been sitting there overheated or colour change or just getting a good puck no reason you cannot use it If you where to take it out as a thick spaghetti with a thick ...

Hello Bob. Good to see you still active. Best. C

Hi All My infrequent visits here are the end result of being extremely busy in the last few months So all the AD12's are up and running for a while now, production output and quality as expected but it was a hard task Since all the pipe work was executed is Stainless Steel it really pointed out to m...

Mmmm Wouldn't be holding my breath mate, very rare to see any government reversing a revenue stream These are there to stay for good unless the whole tariff experiment reverts back to the fragile free trade pacts of the past
Time will tell
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In so far as the injection moulded records as currently produced at sonopress it is Impressive! Great quality good results indeed, The project had a number of notable people involved for a number of years whilst in development Not a single one has gone ahead with it, at least one person I am aware o...

Yep Philips did do it Only 7" but They could never got it right on the album 12" and yes it was Polystyrene, They also engraved negatively the details on the label area on the lacquer so you got a raised 3D kind of lettering for title band etc the usual details They did not wear well but they where ...

welcome to the like minded. Cheers. Best

Still at it I see Fantastic, Cheers. Best

Yep got it looked at it, 1000 units?? lathe cuts?? good luck with that!!
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It Seems they get about 13.42 pound for the release the balance to the artist, 20.48 Pound If one wants a "test" cut before release it comes at the full price of 33.90 pound I can say this much It works out at around the $AUD 69.00 plus postage? a bit pricey I would have thought so than again it may...

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Is the 33.90 Pounds for a single 12" record? Thet collect 20.00 pounds?? I am a little confused Please clarify that for us as it does not make a lot of sense
Thanks
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Very very interesting, I still maintain that the economics past 50 copies do not add up! Also, Assuming that pressing plants with in house cut plate outfits reduce the cost to clients, as well as outside suppliers of cuts and metal work, then it is a case of how long this will last! So assume a lacq...

@ Farmersplow, love that name Thomas I think the biggest achievement is to collect USD 4.5 million from investors. You have to achieve that first. They have But if they really had 40 machines, for example, then they could produce 1400 LPs a day (35 LPs per machine in 16 hours - 2-shift operation). T...