Glass and Crystal Records

[DjMikiRia]

I have been exhaustively researching the concept of creating glass records with my lathe. They only existed at the very birth of the medium but were quickly phased out. I ask about this due to the substance (glass) being far more resistant to scratches unlike vinyl and poly-carbonate. Any advice would be helpful, or even to tell me it may be so difficult a task I should not explore it. A 1000*F turntable may required.

[Steve E.]

Well, having seen glassblowers work, I can say that at the very least it is an incredibly dangerous idea. But from my understanding of how melted glass behaves, it might not even be possible.

I am unaware of "glass records," beyond ones which had a glass substrate instead of aluminum (prevalent during World War II, I assume because aluminum was at a premium). In other words, they were radio transcription acetates with a different core, which was quite prone to breaking.

[Steve E.]

BUT....if you have been researching this....please share your research! there may be things I don't know about here.

[Angus McCarthy]

Powerstrip brought up this idea in an Experimenter's thread a while back:

https://www.lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4143