The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Lathe parts sold, thanks all.

Hello all, I have here a 3M Cantata 700 with the original service manual ( very rare to find ) and two tapes. Completely restored, working.

If interested write a pm thanks.

All gear still available, so contact me, thanks.

Hello people, if interested see Members Only section for details of sale, thanks.

This sensor is optoelectronic ?

Hmm, try look if the gears are not grease sticked . Perhaps your machine after 35-40 years must be re-lubed in some parts...

Hi, I am not an owner of a Rek o Kut ( unfortunately ), but I can say that the wobbling problem has caused by platter not exactly so precise. The only solution that isn't cheap but very good for solve the problem, is re-create another platter more precise, with an error of one or two cent. of millim...

I was sure that were square your belts...

So you can use square vhs recorder belts. These are more strong than a normal cassette deck square belts. You can find these in a electronic shop.

Try this : http://yahoo.aleado.com/search

Triangular section ? Are you sure ? No square ?

Triang. section belts were used in the past in Uher reel to reel recorders. Unfortunately I haven't seen in shops. Perhaps somewhere in web... I think that were specialized products...

This isn't a problem, you can find orings in ball bearing shops. Are two orings with circular section ?

Hello, probably you must change the belt oring below the machine, on the red pulley. See the pics of another old post : http://www.lathetrolls.com/download/file.php?id=372&mode=view http://www.lathetrolls.com/download/file.php?id=371&mode=view http://www.lathetrolls.com/download/file.php?id=373&mode...

Hello all, is there someone that know a little record label of Brazil, Omega Records ?

Thanks.

No, I mean the oil inside the cutting head that has working with this system for dampening the movemnt of stylus holder. This system had replaced the old gums that with the time gone... I know that there is people that use these heads like Grampian for example with oil, other no, because prefer anot...

Hello all, a question, what type of insulating lacquer do you use for fix an old coil, or a new coil wound ?

Thanks.

Hello all, I have read some interesting post of past here about the use of oil for damping the high freq. of mechanical resonance of some cutting heads like Grampian or other.

At the end what do you think ?

Thanks.

Hello all, is there someone that know which lathes used Cbc Records during 1980 years ?

I had seen some interesting audiophile lp recorded with Pcm Sony system.

Thanks.

Depend, what type of amp do you use, which power ?

Then, which type of P. Clement do you have, M2 or what ? If you have a M2 as mine, you must check inside the gum dampeners, because after 60 or more years will be hard...

Otherwise this, sold from Al, an our member here : http://www.ebay.de/itm/STUDIO-1000S-Japanese-7-Lathe-Vinyl-Cutter-Make-your-own-Lathe-Cut-Record-/141992326077?hash=item210f66f3bd:g:EVAAAOSwt7pXNph8

I think you 'll soon be the head of a new race on a different planet, the Vinyl planet, bravo, it's a good start !