Rek O Kut - up and running... Some great pictures

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Rek O Kut - up and running... Some great pictures

Post: # 3943Unread post Simon
Sat Dec 13, 2008 4:31 pm

Posting pics in a bit
:lol:

Getting some great sound and no back ground noise.

I sorted out the problem with 60 to 50 Hrz - check out the other thread.

Now runs at the correct speed.

This is how is came original.
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Dead oil in the motor - time to strip the motor down.
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Back in action - thanks to a new head with heated stylus and leadscrew from Hamilton in Argentina
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This setup works a treat.
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The arm
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The Presto 1 D head - thanks Hamilton
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Hamilton made an adaptor for the stylus - but it broke in shipment.
So I made some more adaptors - to allow to adapt Neumann 320 Stylus to a Presto style fitting. Works a treat Hamilton.
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A big thanks to the forum, Hamilton and my girlfriend for getting this old beast up and running.

:wink:

I am now getting pump sorted to get rid of the chips.

Audio feed from PC via DC7 with filters to sound card to an Art preamp to Pioneer amp - using just one side as mono.

I am using old blanks - cleaning them first and then heating them via two 40w bulbs to 40 - then heating the needle to about 25.

I am getting a nice silent cut and great audio playback

I am also using a USB microscope. :shock:


Great :wink:
Last edited by Simon on Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:45 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Thanks.

Post: # 3944Unread post Hamilton
Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:00 pm

:D Simon,was a pleasure for me to let me be a part of the upgrade of Your system is allways wellcome a person interested in this amazing work and be a part of this history.

Hamilton.
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Post: # 3946Unread post Simon
Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:24 pm

You are very kind Hamilton, no matter yet, but at least I am having a go.

I have found a new way to make the shank adapter.

I will post some pictures.
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Post: # 3948Unread post bancho
Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:13 am

Sweet, dude! :)

How does the usb-microscope works? Could you post any pictures of the grooves?
Mounting old-fashioned microscope on the lathe is eating my nerves!

thanx!
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Post: # 3949Unread post Simon
Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:11 am

The USB is ok

I will post some pictures.

I need to get my pump sorted next.
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Post: # 3950Unread post Simon
Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:33 pm

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Some lathe Trolls at work.... :lol:

I am the one with the bald head...
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Post: # 3951Unread post cuttercollector
Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:57 pm

Do you still have the 78 and 33 rubber idler wheels in that or did you find a 45 one? You can have the alternate speed pair if you swap one out.
I think one of the idler rebuilders could find a way of grinding down the 78 one to 45 spec. if you want to cut at that speed. Factory 45 ones exist but are rare.
In the case of this turntable design the ratio reduction is done in the idler wheels.
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Post: # 3952Unread post blacknwhite
Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:10 pm

Nice! And Kung Fu Hustle is a GREAT dvd...

- Bob
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Post: # 3955Unread post Simon
Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:38 pm

I have got a 45 and a 33
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Rekokut motor

Post: # 4136Unread post VRCM
Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:27 pm

I had the same problem with the rekokut I am working on. The motor was stuck. Also that friction wheel on the motor shaft which is made out of pc board like material was slipping. Have you had any trouble with the drive pin getting pushed down at 78 rpm because the spring wasn't strong enough?
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Post: # 4137Unread post Simon
Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:38 am

The motor mounts are the most important.

Then clean the wheels, Bakelite drive spindle and the rim of the platter.

Very important to do this often.



You need to close up the spring and bring the wheels closer to the spindle.
:idea:


Check out the reference section there is a link to a site to rebuild the REk O Kut motor.
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Post: # 4143Unread post Simon
Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:31 am

cuttercollector wrote:Do you still have the 78 and 33 rubber idler wheels in that or did you find a 45 one? You can have the alternate speed pair if you swap one out.
I think one of the idler rebuilders could find a way of grinding down the 78 one to 45 spec. if you want to cut at that speed. Factory 45 ones exist but are rare.
In the case of this turntable design the ratio reduction is done in the idler wheels.

I now have two factory 45 ones
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set up

Post: # 22558Unread post the_ducktail
Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:53 am

hey Simon can you list the set up for this machine? I mean the pre amp or other sound system things to have it working. I found a very similar recording lathe. thanks a lot. will upload pictures of it.
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