The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

i spent 100 dallars on a head.. and it couldnt fiure out why i either never got a reduced repaire.. or a complete refundd.. i was told to spend more money,,.. aint happening.

Where did u get the red vinyl.???

Its very simple to wind coils.. im just having trouble.figureing out the guages.. None of the stores seem to carry the right guages.. so i had to go to a junk yard and get speaker. to canablaize the wire inside to make the head work..

Not all of us have helium cooling..

we do not all have helium cooling.

How do i post pictures to lathe trolls.. need instructions.. pl thx Gerry

ive had some success with the head winding.. Converting crystal to magnetic with some wire.. I forgot to mention.. gib had wound the coild loose in my mc 41 presto.. in 1948 there were no ways to cool the heat, like we use nitrogen to cool a speaker now. so i was told to use 35 winds.. for no higher...

Thats what i NEED HELP ON ALSO.... MANY THANXX.

is there any way to regenerat x26 crystal... could it be soaked in iodine.
or could it sit in some table salt.. any ideas. Some hlep would be appreciated..

thxx..

i followed up and i got two manuals.. one was 6 pages.. with record o fone on them one pages showed the picture of where everything was on the board.. but no schematic.. Also the Schematic was from an Mongomery ward record cutter.. but not a record o fone.. schematic,, being clear here. a total of 6...

Do you want to be really specific.. such as vinly cutting or would the term be worse for people who cant spell. Shoud it be called ''Vinyl recording for secrets of the lathe trolls.'' or should you just call it cutting records on vinyl lathes. Not Wood,,.. Records are know as acetates but acetates a...

Been there done that,, Those only work for the player end. but try anyways..

Finally someone who understands what i keep saying.. Magnetic heads are expensive..

sound better.. Thhhhhxxxxx GERRRRYYY

Um he might want a motor to turn the turntable.. uh Yeah..

look for a fan motor,.. there the strongest,, a small table fan..they say is best..

Good luck..

there is plent of this kind of stuff to do in ohio. you have to move to usa though,,

Emory is like the green scrubber on a sponge.. You buy them at the supermarket.. in the soap aisle..

Want to buy a working cutter head. for a nice low price.
Maybe an rca one type. Know where i can get one for cheap

I dont want to spend anymore than 10 dallars..

magnetic coils can i wind 92 wire coils to equal the width fo the oriongia; 1/2'' crystal wich descintigrated in my fingers.. literally crumbled.. im trying to match the voltage of the crystal element.. but instead power it with magnet wire and a magnet. id like a strong sound but something that won...

im not following,, is Presto a grampian or is grampian a presto ? M 41 Megnetic head. Ive tried rewinding the coil, several times,, the coil deteriorated. i was winding it with a straightened paperclip... It looks like the one on gibs page Cutter Head Repair.. its just ive sunk more then enough mone...

how about something in the u.s.a... i hate paying out of state shipping costs. epecially to u.k.