The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Awesome!!!
Good luck!

Hi Asqus,

Will do!

Cheers
James

Hi tapesandtubes,

I meant every word.

Cheers
James

Hi tapesandtubes,
I just read the "about" page on your site...

MyShank is the most reliable guy in the industry.
Absolute value for money with professional support, and fast!
No headaches there.

Best of luck!

Cheers
James

Awesome!!!

Will do Boydie!

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James

Hey Spiderxdeath! I will be selling lathes soon. The first one will be available to view at Soundtown over here in Perth. http://www.soundtown.com.au Pricing, specs and availability will be announced shortly. Today I went to see the manufacturing operation where I'm getting the second revision proto...

Haha! Not serious at all mate!!!

Cheers for the links, axoloti looks interesting!

Cheers
James

Hey Gridlock!
Hehe!

Nice Bahndahn! Thanks for the offer! It's definitely on my list of things to do. I've designed the system to run in manual mode, switchable to fully digital control which means that future software updates (and completely new software control environments) can be emailed to users without the need fo...

New lathe cutting locked grooves here. https://instagram.com/p/BJfp8F0B-FM/ Simply opened the ableton session that I had saved for locked grooves with the old lathe, loaded the eq presets for the Smokestack Lightning head, initialised USB communication with the lathe console, tweaked the head drop/l...

Very nice!!!
Congratulations, thanks for sharing.

Nice one Soulbear!
Is this going to sit above the SP10?

Cheers
James

Hi Rootz! Looks like you have a solid understanding and are on the right track. The pitch of your leadscrew depends on the rpm of your motor and what LPI you want to be able to cut. Here's a calculation http://www.lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4119&p=25093&hilit=LPI+calculation#p25093 I would ...

No trouble here mate, all in good humour!

Thanks again
James

Bahndahn, There are many variables to consider in building a nice lathe... A price no object affair may employ all matter of granite, marble, rhodium, unobtainium ad infinitum. :lol: Vacuum platter (alloy :twisted: ) is designed and awaiting prototype machining. Direct drive motor has been sourced. ...

Hi guys, In Souris defence- he also has lots of clients who love him and are loyal (and not just because of the threat of being cut off etc). You can't please everyone and some dreamers waste your time or just want to big note themselves with how much "knowledge" they have... (It happens in all luxu...

Hi Flexinoodle,

Cheers, these will definitely be hitting the market asap.
I really appreciate your interest and am currently working out a few last things to ensure that they'll remain available with great functionality and support.

Thanks very much SueDenim!!!

Cheers
James

Welcome Brandy!
I know you from your Instagram account. Awesome stuff you've got going on there, that limited run of Gonjasufi! Nice!!!

Cheers
James

Looks awesome!
Congratulations.