The PIAPTK/Lathecuts.com Lathe Cave

This is where record cutters raise questions about cutting, and trade wisdom and experiment results. We love Scully, Neumann, Presto, & Rek-O-Kut lathes and Wilcox-Gay Recordios (among others). We are excited by the various modern pro and semi-pro systems, too, in production and development. We use strange, extinct disc-based dictation machines. And other stuff, too.

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The PIAPTK/Lathecuts.com Lathe Cave

Post: # 33269Unread post piaptk
Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:27 pm

Hey all. Just had some pro photos taken of my lathe cave operation...

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Post: # 33270Unread post EpicenterBryan
Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:35 pm

Awesome photos! Thanks for posting those. Great to see your cave!
One shot shows a strobe strip on the rim of one of your cutters. How did you calculate / make that?

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Post: # 33271Unread post Aussie0zborn
Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:53 pm

Looks great.
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Post: # 33272Unread post opcode66
Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:43 pm

Dude! Awesome
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Post: # 33273Unread post EmAtChapterV
Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:06 am

Eight Prestos in one place? Impressive! :o
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Post: # 33275Unread post The Shank
Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:00 am

Amazing place!
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Post: # 33276Unread post studiorp
Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:28 am

Compliments for your "laboratory" cutting. very nice !
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Post: # 33277Unread post Kris D
Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:38 am

I know for a fact at least 3 of these 6N's are Mexican bootleg "Presta" lathes...
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Post: # 33278Unread post drdub
Mon Jan 26, 2015 4:54 am

that's a different kind of studio. like alot!
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Post: # 33280Unread post rsimms3
Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:28 am

:drool: The gaggle of feed screws in the one picture is most impressive!
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Post: # 33282Unread post tragwag
Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:32 pm

sweet!
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Post: # 33284Unread post EmAtChapterV
Mon Jan 26, 2015 2:36 pm

rsimms3 wrote::drool: The gaggle of feed screws in the one picture is most impressive!
Oh man, I didn't even notice the Feedscrew Bouquet. I wish I had one for a Rek-O-Kut M5.
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Post: # 33287Unread post Babooino
Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:38 pm

awesome!
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Post: # 33292Unread post ejemmons
Tue Jan 27, 2015 2:55 am

Beautiful! MY kinda cave!!!
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Post: # 33301Unread post piaptk
Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:15 pm

There are actually NINE Presto 6Ns in there... one in a console behind me that is a lacquer unit. The rest are running poly. That weird timing strip unit had those markings when I bought it... have no idea how they calculated it..

And, actually Kris, I bought those three "mexican Prestas" in Bucharest from a shady dude in alley ... he had them hanging inside his trenchcoat.
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Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:54 pm

The Desert Factory!
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Post: # 33340Unread post monkey1553
Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:47 pm

Wow! Looking good!!! Nice find on the microscopes as well! Anybody got a spare 6n scope/arm?

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Post: # 33346Unread post Jesus H Chrysler
Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:54 pm

Now I know why 6N prices got so high. You've been hoarding them all. :wink:
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Post: # 33348Unread post piaptk
Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:22 pm

And there are at least 5x 6Ns that I owned at one time and sold to a friend out there... imagine having 14x 6Ns all running at once? Perhaps I can buy them back one day! JK.. 9 is enough for right now. They all get used, almost daily, though.
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Post: # 33354Unread post flozki
Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:19 am

yes man.
wonderfull. especially i like that they run almost daily!
if you can not get back the prestos. what about 20 AM44 (fully automated) in a row!

Keep the great work. and happy cutting.f.

and give a shout if you are in europe!
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