The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

you can definitely do it! do you have just a single acetate? or do you have some scraps around for testing?
I would suggest doing a few tests to dial in the right head weight and angle for the acetate vs your usual plastic settings.

didn't see any torque specs in the manual, but yeah the vacuum looks awesome!

I'm sure it's been brought up but just for clarity here - the numbers most manufacturers are posting are for starting torque. Running torque, especially at the outer edge is much less usually. I tried cutting with a Reloop RP7000MK2 which lists a top torque of 4.5 kg/cm it only worked within the 7in...

I used Vinyl RP in Jacksonville for 100 copies pressed. New Orleans Record Pressing does small runs too.
I think a lot of the newer plants, that I'm assuming run two Warmtones, or NewBuilts, etc, are into the smaller runs.

editing to say I love Musicol too, they were just previously mentioned

good to have you back Jay!

go see one in person first! and read here on the forum about people who've built their own.
Sillitoe, Flo Kauffman, and Jesus Agnew are the folks I know building pro level lathes out there.

not sure! my guess is over 500 pounds

base ? I like to break lathes down to three over-arching sections. 1. turntable - spins the blank, must be very high running torque, usually heavy platter 2. overhead/pitch system - moves the cutting head across the disc, either fixed pitch or automatic varied pitch with computer 3. audio path - th...

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Wed May 03, 2023 11:34 am

Is this an american machine? ,I like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1be_zGcvtU

yeah! that's a Scully machine, made in Bridgeport CT, USA
it's my understanding they stopped making lathes around the early 70s, and started making tape recorders

wow, great looking work!

those are incredible results for embossing, the clarity of the head sounds great!

This may sound off the wall. The lids from butter tubs and similar packaging can work. I used them when I started experimenting. I don't remember if I cut or embossed but it came out with hardly anybsurfafe noise. And this was with lo fi equipment. Ask at a deli in a store. The stuff they put out c...

I lived in Tallahassee for 5 years, but I'm up in Providence RI now.
If you're a FEST go-er, we can meet up then, my band Night Witch always plays.

outside of buying another T560 head from Souri, or getting yours repaired you should check these out: Myshank Nightingale https://www.myshank.com/en/34-my-shank-feedback-cutting-head TKV Instruments https://www.recordlatheparts.com/collections/lathe-parts/products/tkv-stereo-cutter-head?variant=3975...

try https://www.lathetothegrave.com/

cheers! what a great project, and so fun to see the progress

I would double check that the blanks are as near to flat as possible.
with embossing, a change in depth is usually the cause for that type of noise

cones look great!

I don't have any experience with the external motor, but I have Technics SP15 and SP10 and would suggest both of those highly

following with lots of interest!
best of luck and the warmest possible support to you