Lathe Trolls' 10th anniversary is Wed, June 24th

[Steve E.]

Dear Lathe Trolls,

Here's a little heads up that this site turns 10 years old on Wednesday, June 24th.

I never could have predicted, when I started this site, that it would have turned into such a thriving, international online community, filled with both top industry professionals and the newest newbies to the idea of making records. I could not have predicted that old-fashioned disc-making would find such a revival, and that this site would help to enable its participants to further that revival. I could not have predicted the recent rise of so much home-brewed innovation by our members, to help take up the slack left by the disintegration and disappearance of old equipment. I could not have predicted a year, like this last one, with roughly 800,000 page views. (We can safely say that a half-million were valid page visits).

Really, back then, I just wanted to get a few questions answered about an antique 78 rpm Wilcox Gay Recordio; and I wanted to celebrate a few people who were doing strange art projects with old Presto machines; like Twig Harper, who had coined the term "Secret Society of Lathe Trolls" jokingly in an earlier interview, here: http://www.kempa.com/more-vinyl-manufacturing-minutiae/

So, I'm very thankful for how this has gone. It has required a lot of administrative, programming, mediation and maintenance work from me over the years, and it continues to. Last year, and the year before, I performed major overhauls to keep up with changing software platforms. The site is actually due for another round of this, to better integrate it with blog technologies, the means of which have apparently improved dramatically.

But it is your enthusiasm, smarts, creativity, knowledge and experience, and willingness to share all of these things, that have made the site evolve, and have made it worth visiting and being a part of. The site is yours; the site is all of ours. Thank you all so very much.

A special shout out to our moderators: mossboss, Aussie0zborn, blacknwhite, Simon, and piaptk. They have helped keep the peace and restored order when things have gotten too wacky and disrespectful. Thanks as well to the many unofficial peacekeepers who have kept the tone good.

A very special shout-out to all who have contributed financially over the years (often by clicking that yellow "Contribute" button, above), as well as our recent advertising sponsors. I've said it before, and I'll say it again; you have, in a very real way, allowed the site to continue to exist, thrive, and get ever better.

I have nothing special planned as of yet. My mind is a blank. I invite suggestions, in this thread or in private messages.

Here is the site's first-ever post:

http://www.lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?t=2

[Steve E.]

(PS...I owe some of you call-backs and more, indeed. I'll emerge very soon. )

[Sillitoe]

Thank YOU Steve!
Congratulations on starting something special.

[Virtalahde]

Yes - good job, Steve, and thanks for creating a wońderful forum!

I think I first visited this place in 2008 or 2009, although I registered later. I was interested in getting a lathe, but I always talked myself out of it. But I couldn't keep out, and now I have several hundred KG's of American made steel and aluminium in my mastering room!

[studiorp]

Already ten years ?? Wow, a great THANKS to you Steve from you, because I have learned here many things, and this is a passion without end !
So long live to this forum.

[studiorp]

Little mistake : a great thanks from me, not you, but where I have today my brain...

[Soulbear]

Hi Steve,
Just a quick Hi and Bye for today, but to reiterate what previous contibutors have already said :- Many Congratulations on The 10th Anniversary of this Superb Forum and All the Best for the next 10 Years. Soulbear

[socialroots]

happy 10, im pretty new here,but i will give a big thank you to all the people in these last 10years putting up,and sharing so much experience in the art,that someone so new to this like me can getso much info relatively fast by reading posts in the forum from these last 10 years of contributors. congrats Steve,maximum respect coming at you from Taiwan!
Patrick

[jjgolden]

Thanks Steve
JJG

[klikli_ska]

Yes, Steve! Congratulations and happy 10! You have managed to build up THE forum.

So, thanks a lot to you, Steve, and thank you very, very much to all the people that share their wonderful knowledge in this freak world.

Big up to everyone!

K.

[dimi751]

Happy 10 years lathe trolls

Thanks to Steve for making a great website

Dimi

[Prestofan]

By all means 'Happy Birthday'. I have enjoyed the many posts since 2006, and have even replied to a few.

Alan Graves
prestohistory.com

[Aussie0zborn]

A big shout-out to Steve!

[chaosbc]

Thank you so much for this website !

[inspector77]

Congratulations!!!

[sunkingrecords]

Congratulations and thank you for creating this very valuable source of information!

Miguel

[Mulchefye]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf8ZAMRO1DU a bit late i know lol i eat cake for you, late cake