The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Hi Trolls. i started my passion about lathe cut not so far so i need your help;) i m owner of a beautiful 'Le Dauphine' old cutter machine. It spin and all seems to work good!;)(i ship cutter head to gib years ago to be sure that it works;). I try to emboss on plastic (as i do on other Meissner lath...

Hi, i ve an Le Dauphine machine too.
I m trying to understand if my cuttinghead LD are still in working condition.
Do you know wich is the correct voltage ?

Thank you very much

Hi john is it still available?

Hi
I m testing embossing vinyl , they work good in a stanton turntable.
I play it on a no-adjustable weight turntable but needle skip the grooves.
Any advice?have i to add weight?
Sorry i m not a pro, what does oil or light fluid need?
Many thx

Thx tragwag, i ll order it today and then i report it;)
Talk soon
Cheers

I change some x26 position and now it works better, but volume is still low...

However everytime i try to cut (turn needle face ) while i m cutting, there s a noisy 'shhhhhhhhhhh'.when i reproduce it 'shhhhh' is higer than track s....
Is there too much pressure?
Where is the problem?
Thx
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Hi Trolls I've the same problem!!! i've got pvc and poli blank from ameise. I try to adjust angle, as much as possible.. , I try to put weight upon x-26 (how many grams does it need?) i try to modify needle lenght (how much is standard needle lenght?) i try to heat with lamp... but surface noise sti...

I have the same problem!!!! same meissner 9!!!where could i find a good cutting needle?

Hi there and congratulation ,your machine is great.i'm doing my own record recorder diy too ,but unfortunally i've got a problem.
I try to cut on cd , but when i playback it ,turntable arm isn't able to slip to the middle and repeat only 1 Groove. ..
Any advice?
Thx from italy

Hi i'm trying to built it too but i'ce some problem,maybe you could help me
how fast is head moving?
i'm able to scratch ,but when i playback cd ,turntable arm don't slip !!!
Any advice?

Hi there ,i'm All from Italy(excuse me for my poor english). I'm new ,and i try to built my first mono vinyl cutters. My machine move cutter head ,with a stationary turntable. I'm doing experiment with cds. I'm able to cut but when i playback it ,turntable arm don't slip to the middle(and play only ...