The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Oh, that's handy then. Thanks.

OK. What might you search for to find them? Because I haven't found any CUTTING styli so far.

Right yeah. So are cutting styli more rare to find on somewhere like ebay?

Speaking of styli, is the cutting stylus a different thing to the styli for playing records I can see on ebay? Or are they the same, but just sharpened? Also, what kind of speed in general would you want the cutting head arm to move across the record at? And how powerful would the motor controlling ...

Yeah, I see. Do you think 20 watt tweeters from a TV would be good to use in a cutting head? Is it usual for DIY cutters to cut lead-in/lead-out grooves into their records? And does that require changing speed? I.E starting the cut faster for the lead in? And do many DIYers use a small vacuum to swe...

I did use the search engine here correctly this time and found some helpful things also, thanks.

Thanks for your replies. So no one ever actually cuts directly to the vinyl material used in the pro world to press the records from laquers? I assumed because the material is harder to cut to? Yeah I understand. I did try using the search first but I must have used it wrongly. Apologies if you're t...

About the record materials as well I'd be interested to know if any has an advantage is sound quality?

Right, I see. Thanks for you're thoughts/information. Yes, I was putting it lightly really haha. But its something I enjoy learning more about. And I suppose I have to start somewhere even if it makes me look silly. I wouldn't expect to get the results I want anytime soon or anything if I tried it. ...

Hi people, I have recently become interested in the idea of DIY lathes/records, and have a few things to learn. Do people doing DIY cutting use polycarbonate discs (like professionals would for the test pressing) even though there might not be the intention to make vinyl pressings out of them, becau...