The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Your amps and computer supply are grounded and other devices aren't causing interference most likely. A power conditioner doesnt help much honestly. Ways I've found to fix is: 1. Get a UPS battery for better isolation between certain devices. This is a technique in the hi-fi world. 2. Get a ground l...

Discomo wrote: ↑

Mon May 18, 2020 1:50 am

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More crazy stuff

Any more info on this? Where did you find the photo?

The microscope is "Eakins" brand from aliexpress. It's 130x max zoom. I believe this is the one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32908621019.html?spm=a2g0s.12269583.0.0.711c7bee15uSla I also go the stand and monitor from aliexpress, the whole package was around $250 I think. How are you taking meas...

Thanks for the link, love seeing lathes in action in their hay-day

have a souri vacuum i dont need

Got an LED flashlight from amazon with zoom feature to fine tune the light, seems to work fine when holding it up to it. Now I'll have to find a solution to hold it there cleanly (home depot scavenging).

Is it cutting ok though? Is anything pushing the vacuum tube down on the back when it is moving towards the center?

Welcome Jon. All these questions already found good answers here .. in a nutshell: Cutting is a job like any other job it takes time to learn..doesn't really matter what you use for starting if you're good at it. No secrets. No school but some nice books.. AES papers, historical stuff the bible and...

Have a VMS-66 and it is missing the leitz microscope illumination attached to the microscope. Anyone have a lead on an extra?

Image with the bulb isn't mine, mine is the one missing.

I have! So has Mike, kind of copied his with a local fabricator

Here is a pic of mike with his: https://www.mobilevinylrecorders.com/images/SLIDER-03.jpg

Looking for belts for vms-66, anyone have some spares they could...spare?

Also, interested in an L card if anyone has one.

skyonion wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:40 pm

SOLD!

Congrats!!

This Scully is still available! Please get in touch if you're interested. I won't be offended by any offers. I realize the Apollo fire has made the market more uncertain, but I'm sure it's just a temporary situation until a new company is selling lacquers. Market feels uncertain but someone will gi...

there are "from scratch" projects

sillitoe, zez (might be taken down), todds mariana lathe (he is on FB) among lots of others. Search search search

My motor is making grinding/something is lose sounds when you shut it off. I cleaned it out through the oil spots using WD40 then re-lubricated it using 3 in 1. My motor capacitor might be going out but I dont think this would be a symptom of that. Anyone had this issue? Also, question, there is onl...

My thought too a couple weeks ago, maybe i didnt clean mine enough. Was thinking it hits a spot in the screw with crud and digs then lifts up. I noticed it in a similar region on my discs too.

Let me know if/how it goes away!

I just separated the veneer from touching so time will tell on that. First biggest thing to check is the precision platter (platter run out), make sure there are no sudden slope then drop in the level when testing with the pressure gauge. Do you order from MyShank? Maybe we all are experiencing a ba...

I also have this happening recently on one VR. Tried everything, new oil in dash, rebalancing, more weight less weight, oil screw... still happens every 10 records or so. It will dig deep then bounce out (not out of phase ever). I need to check stability of the bearing inside the TT. Maybe since run...

cool, and hell on your playback stylus too

Another interested party here