The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

@Thelatheofus , sorry for the late reply , yes , there will be available cutting heads only , but let's talk about this in 4-5 weeks .

Last week, I visited the headquarters of the French company Myshank to test the NC-V8 recorder. The recording was done using a setup typically used for testing T560 machines, and playback was performed on a Neumann VMS 80. Different audio tracks were used during the test. The result showed that the ...

Hello, I'm glad that our machine has caught the attention of this community. Until now, I haven’t discussed it on this site because I don’t believe it would be fair to promote our product here — especially considering that this platform has a long-standing presence in the field, and some of its olde...

Few months ago i bought a stylus from Tasos . I used it on a 3d printed cutterhead designed by me inspired from Sourri's head . The sound is way better than the one i obtained with simple tungsten needles . I obtained on polycarbonate around 5-6 grooves / mm , 45 rpm , at a backward tilted angle of ...

Hi Gabor . I recently bought something like this and , after i tested , i can say it does a perfect job :) https://www.officedirect.ro/accesorii-pentru-birou/cuttere/cutter-compas-cu-6-lame-de-rezerva-si-2-mine-ecobra-770630?gclid=Cj0KCQjws-OEBhCkARIsAPhOkIbPY1NDJKH0iChuC9Szy7_MU1d6TYeEl9ZC9jMewZ5Ma...

Thanks Fela Borbone

Ok , thanks

Hi soeffingodly , sorry for the late reply . Now i work at another version of the lathe , stil embossing . Can you tell me what is the diameter of the needle in the mounting area ? Now i use a 1.6 mm needle but i can modify the needle holder .

Hi reservox , the rod , i used a carbon fiber one , is glued only on the tip of the cone , it goes about 5-6 mm inside the cone , it does't touch the membrane of the tweeter .

Some more tests , still problems above 10khz , probably the 3d printed parts are not rigid enough .

Was it heating first or lighter fluid ? ))))))) thanks again

Thanks soeffingoodly for the tip

For 7'' i use 1 mm and for 10'' i use 1.5 mm .

Hi , i have to dissapoint you but i'm a newbie too :) . I can only help you with informations about my project , on this forum are other users with infinite more knowledge than me . I use car tweeters Peiying PY T 59 , i emboss with a tungsten needle , first i used a cone shaped at 90' with 180 gram...

Hi , I attached here a compressed file with the stl.s and some photos of the embossing head , based on the one made by Souris . For connecting the cones with the needle support i used 1mm carbon fiber rods , also 1mm carbon fiber rods from the needle suport to the cilinders and for connecting the he...

Hi ilovedrums247 , yes the screw is M3 and the cutterhead can lose some weight . Mrd i still work on this project but when it will be ready probably i will upload the stl s on this site , if the moderators are ok with this . I continued to work on my recorder , embossing way and i made some improvem...

This is a movie a made last month . https://youtu.be/y_u7oGvssoA

The head is a copy of the one made by Souri , 3d printed and with car tweeters . Yes , i reversed the phase of one speaker . Also , if you find anything interesting in my project , ask . I can send you the .stl s .

Hi XRC , thanks for the tips . I noticed your work , with better results than mine and if it's ok with you , i'll ask some more advices . Thanks alot once again !

Hi Jesus , this way i obtained some results . I tryied to lighten up the weight at about 140 grams and to the end of the record , when playing , the needle didn't stayed in the groove . The tracking force of the turntables used for listening the recordings is around 3-3.5 grams , as i usualy use whe...