The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Hi Ben ,i use my finger to touch inside and it feel lots of oil inside,how many spray oil is enough?

Hi Ben, I already send my stylus to myshank today,so i have wait new stylus arrive so can do adjustment and upload video "no space between the metal parts and the plastic tube" is only index on the daspot setting?how many oil should be fall in?mine is half. Hi Tragwag, yeah,finally find out the reas...

1.stylus weight:around 15 - 20gram brass counterweight 40-45 gram 2.the alignement of cuttinghead is setting as myshank's tips 3.my turntable is sl 1200mk3d,blank is souri 1.5mm blank. 4.i bought a 1.5mm mat mix with rubber and phellem,the seller said it can avoid static and against quakes.it's that...

Hey there That's what I thought too.... I had a broken stylus and it sounded exactly like that... If you do your adjustment with a new one ... make sure to upload a video of how you do it... so we can assist you and not break another one.... you'll see it can happen really fast. especially the way ...

Thanks so much for davor!he help me a lot and we finally found the noise reason is may cause by the broken stylus Hi JHL, it's not surprising your stylus is damaged with the wrong set up of the VR. I suggest, first make sure all the settings of the VR are set within certain safe parameters. And onl...

Thanks so much for davor!he help me a lot and we finally found the noise reason is may cause by the fracture stylus

stylus is pretty new

Hey JHL, I've had every freaking problem you can have with this machine. Even had one of the members of this forum came at my place to repair my VR. It was completely tear down and fixed... so I know the feeling. I had the training with Souri but I really learned my craft here with the precious hel...

Hi SueDenim!thanks soooo much for your clear expain,i follow your word and adjust the spring tension

kinda upset with the general response here? let's try to help the guy. sure he's in a precarious situation, but being a second hand user this forum is one of the only supports. JHL - now that you've filled the dashpot, you should recalibrate the brass counterweight (40 grams) and the head weight (1...

The Shank wrote:Lathe disaster in 4…3…2…

is really that horrible?well..i will not try any cut until i get a decent training..thanks for everyone's advice..

update:change the mineral oil to the high viscosity one by the way,I am from China and original owner of this VR is from New Zealand.

Didn't want to sound harsh. But I know from own experience that a good start is crucial. It saves you so much time. Cutting isn't easy but it's also not impossible. You can be assured that even with a good training you run into problems. But with your knowledge you can solve these. Wish you all the ...

Tremdall wrote:

JHL wrote:
but i am working on it ,try to learn and adjust everything from the youtube video and forum

Did you also learn to drive a car from youtube and forum?

i hear you man,what you said make sense

am i bought the wrong mineral oil?the one i bought is transparent but it seems everyone are yellow..

I suggest get a decent training first. You can't learn anything this way. The VR works great when all parameters are correct and even then it needs to be fine tuned. What you're doing makes no sense. yes,i understand.but i am a second hand buyer so i guess i wouldnt have any help from Souri :( i kn...

No, don't use food oil. Use mineral oil. When you buy a VR new from Souri, it comes with a thin rubber mat for the platter. I guess you could make one easy enough. Hey really thanks again for your help,i already bought a bottle mineral oil and full it .i change the mat to the rubber one too,and i d...

handcut wrote:Also, I strongly recommend getting rid of the felt mat from your turntable and switching to the thin rubber one that you should have.

sorry i have no idea which is the thin rubber one?

It looks like you have no oil in your dashpot- DANGER WILL ROBINSON!!! The plastic cylinder inside that springy thing the cutterhead is attached to - it should be full of oil. That will cause you all kinds of problems, including noise. oh,i have not notice that,is food oil ok?thanks so much for you...

petermontg wrote:Is your stylus been heated??

Best
Peter

yes, around 15