Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.

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tapesandtubes
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Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.

Post: # 38612Unread post tapesandtubes
Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:26 am

Hello everyone! I just got a Presto K8 lathe and I'm really excited to start working on it. 8) :D
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Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.

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Wed Mar 02, 2016 9:37 am

How's it going with this machine?

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Sun Apr 17, 2016 6:37 pm

Do you have a needle on your playback arm?

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Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.

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Thu Jun 23, 2016 2:32 pm

It's been cutting records for a few months now. I mostly had to work on the tube amp to get it working. Also, yes mine came with a playback needle -- I haven't bothered to use it though.
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Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.

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Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:18 pm

K8 is super fun! Be the king of the underground. Presto rules. Johnny cash, bob wills, duke ellington!
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Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.

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Fri Jun 24, 2016 5:07 pm

Nice unit,clean.i have the same.does the amp work on the k8 or are you running it from the amp on the right?


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Fri Jun 24, 2016 6:45 pm

Tape deck to stereo eq (chained thru both channels) to califone 1455c (10w 8Ω) to rheostat to inline fuse to head. So no the transformer on the original amp melted (what a smell!)
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Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:04 am

Heck of a work around,adapt,improvise,overcome.keep cutting!


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Wed Mar 15, 2017 12:27 am

I have a K8 that came with the original steel stylus. It doesn't cut or emboss all that nicely. What styli do you like? I've seen what Apollo and Vinyl Recorder offer but don't know if it's more a preference thing beyond getting the correct long or short shank for whatever machine. Thanks in advance!

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Wed Mar 15, 2017 12:13 pm

I use transco long shank. Short shank works fine too
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