RCA MI-12701 Portable 78 RPM Cutter, need basic advice

[haulofrecords]

Hi, first post, hope it's in the right place!

I didn't go looking for a lathe, but this thing jumped out and bit me at a tag sale. I declined to buy it at first
because it doesn't precisely fit my 1960s audio collection, but a few days later I went back to ask if it was
still available. It called to me like a stray cat, so I brought it home and fed it some milk, and now I've
become fond of it and would like to learn more about it. Any and all advice and comments will be welcome.

It's a nice display piece, of course, and if that's all it is going forward, that's OK with me, too.
I'd like to find a disc to put on the platter, either blank or previously cut. What am I looking for (diameter,
appropriate brand name, other specs)? Where will I find one?

The drive rubber is really ruined. It looks like it was engaged with the rim for a few decades, so it's now a
half-round. Any practical and inexpensive way to restore that part?

If anyone has original documentation for this model, especially sales brochures, I'd love to have a hi-res
scan so I can reproduce it, or even buy some of this paperwork from another collector.

Thanks all!

[tragwag]

wow, thats in great condition!
contact Terry for re-rubberizing your wheel : http://terrysrubberrollers.com/

[Techie]

Yours looks like brand new! I have one, and it does a decent job. Terry made a new rubber roller for me, very inexpensive, and fast service. Private message me. I have documentation I can email you.
Have fun!