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- Tue Jan 02, 2024 8:50 am
- Forum: Classifieds & tip-offs
- Topic: Presto K10 on EBAY- Thoughts?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 28367
Re: Presto K10 on EBAY- Thoughts?
Yes, that's correct; I have two of the K series units and they are not capable of cutting spiral grooves. Only the larger overhead machines could do that. The smaller machines with an overhead (12 and E series) couldn't cut spirals either; just head up and down only.
- Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:58 am
- Forum: Newbie Forum
- Topic: Wilcox-Gay Recordio conversion to magnetic
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3567
Re: Wilcox-Gay Recordio conversion to magnetic
If the unit originally had a crystal head, the drive is coming off the plates of the output tubes (~180 VRMS). This would fry a magnetic head. A magnetic head was made for the Recordio series, the Astatic M-41, which show up on ebay occasionally. However, to use this head with the original electroni...
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 10:01 am
- Forum: Vinyl Mastering, Lacquer cutting, Pro's and others
- Topic: Grampian Type D - Reconditioning
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18889
Re: Grampian Type D - Reconditioning
Sorry this took so long; here are the two pages of the tech literature that came with the Grampian head:
- Tue Dec 27, 2022 12:21 pm
- Forum: Handcrankers
- Topic: How did they make 78 shellac records?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 19790
Re: How did they make 78 shellac records?
This does a good job of demystifying the 78 manufacturing process:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zL53iEHf_0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zL53iEHf_0
- Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:33 am
- Forum: Vinyl Mastering, Lacquer cutting, Pro's and others
- Topic: Grampian Type D - Reconditioning
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18889
Re: Grampian Type D - Reconditioning
I have the manual for this head; will scan it and post when I get home from work today.
- Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:14 am
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: Recordette 3
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1807
Re: Recordette 3
If I remember right, the Recordette series had a built-in microphone; little plastic thing that stores in the lid of the unit and a cloth bound cord goes down through the turntable deck into the machine. This is also a crystal element mic, which what you're describing indicates that it needs to be r...
- Sun Mar 20, 2022 3:23 pm
- Forum: Vinyl Mastering, Lacquer cutting, Pro's and others
- Topic: Light at the end of the tunnel
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11645
Re: Light at the end of the tunnel
The link posted doesn't work. Is there another web address to use?
- Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:15 am
- Forum: Newbie Forum
- Topic: Making Records with no Electricity
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3792
Re: Making Records with no Electricity
The correct spelling is Charles Cros (one s). He did design the Paleophone, but never made a working model. Edison had a similar idea inspired by Bell's telephone - he basically turned Bell's "gallows" transmitter on its side and added a moving medium (foil) to actually put down sound so it could be...
- Sun Mar 06, 2022 8:17 am
- Forum: Newbie Forum
- Topic: Making Records with no Electricity
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3792
Re: Making Records with no Electricity
This article covers a lot about mechanical recording:
http://journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/browse/issue-03/the-art-and-science-of-acoustic-recording/
http://journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/browse/issue-03/the-art-and-science-of-acoustic-recording/
- Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:15 am
- Forum: The Reference Archive
- Topic: List of Movies with a cutting lathe
- Replies: 29
- Views: 43570
Re: List of Movies with a cutting lathe
https://www.tcm.com/video/206271/unsuspected-the-1947-movie-clip-i-rather-enjoy-playing-god
Hmmmm... the room must have been cooled with liquid nitrogen if a metal lacquer shattered when smacked over the guy's knee.
Hmmmm... the room must have been cooled with liquid nitrogen if a metal lacquer shattered when smacked over the guy's knee.
- Sun Jan 02, 2022 4:16 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: New lathes
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21324
Re: New lathes
Yes, very well planned, meticulous and precision work!! I took metal shop in high school and was very interested in machining, but didn't pursue it. I do understand what painstaking work doing something like this would require.
- Sat Jan 01, 2022 9:00 am
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: New lathes
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21324
Re: New lathes
The moving platter is nothing new; lathes built for acoustic recording on wax (Lindstrom, Scully, etc.) had the platter moving under the recorder. This was because the horn or horns of varying sizes and shapes used for recording, couldn't move along with an overhead or sled assembly as with modern l...
- Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:09 pm
- Forum: Newbie Forum
- Topic: Interested in cutting lathe. I don’t know where to start
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3961
Re: Interested in cutting lathe. I don’t know where to start
A big problem with the old hobby cutters is that the 80's idler wheel's rubber is usually at the end of its lifespan and hard or in need of conditioning or replacement. Replacement is generally a custom machine shop copy. This can be done for about 100 bucks or so if needed. Try Terry's rubber roll...
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:40 am
- Forum: Classifieds & tip-offs
- Topic: Somebody sell Blank Discs ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4758
Re: Somebody sell Blank Discs ?
Try Aaron at http://www.blanqrecords.com I have used his discs and they're very quiet compared to others. You have to use a diamond cutting point, which you can get from myshank, which IMHO are the best diamond styluses made. I have also successfully used a NOS stellite point on Aaron's discs with g...
- Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:12 pm
- Forum: Classifieds & tip-offs
- Topic: WTB Presto 1-C Sylus Screw
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1387
Re: WTB Presto 1-C Sylus Screw
I'm not sure but maybe a #4-40 might work?
- Wed Aug 04, 2021 5:29 pm
- Forum: Classifieds & tip-offs
- Topic: 320 diamond stylus
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2258
Re: 320 diamond stylus
Yes, I highly recommend MyShank; just got a diamond for plastic for my Westrex head and it was excellent quality.
- Sat Jul 24, 2021 7:46 am
- Forum: Classifieds & tip-offs
- Topic: WTB Timex Magnetic Recording Disc OR Complete Timex Recorder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1935
Re: WTB Timex Magnetic Recording Disc OR Complete Timex Recorder
Yes, I think an old large floppy disc would work as well; same concept. The other machine's discs I think were thinner. The Mail-A-Voice was intended for dictation and business communication. The discs would fold and fit into a #10 envelope for mailing. At the other end you unfolded the disc, got th...
- Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:58 am
- Forum: Classifieds & tip-offs
- Topic: WTB Timex Magnetic Recording Disc OR Complete Timex Recorder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1935
Re: WTB Timex Magnetic Recording Disc OR Complete Timex Recorder
One of these discs would work as well; for the GE Play Talk toy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDo3awqwCvc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDo3awqwCvc
- Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:43 am
- Forum: Classifieds & tip-offs
- Topic: WTB Timex Magnetic Recording Disc OR Complete Timex Recorder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1935
Re: WTB Timex Magnetic Recording Disc OR Complete Timex Recorder
If you can find a disc for a Brush 'Mail-A-Voice' machine it would work; the Timex is the same concept. Drive disc in the center with a tracker and the magnetic head is at the end of the "tonearm".
Like this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265220657358?hash=item3dc06210ce:g:i7IAAOSwAW9gy-7L
Like this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265220657358?hash=item3dc06210ce:g:i7IAAOSwAW9gy-7L
- Sat May 29, 2021 3:36 pm
- Forum: Site Announcements and Meta-Forum
- Topic: Secret Society of Lathe Trolls needs your support
- Replies: 12
- Views: 31800
Re: Secret Society of Lathe Trolls needs your support
Also done. Thanks Steve!