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new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44357Unread post fredbissnette
Fri Oct 14, 2016 9:37 am

hi all im new and just started out

i built a crude lathe from a hitachi deck and some printer parts and a small computer speaker amp and a 2 watt speaker

im using a sewing machine needle right now

im planning to emboss or cut into cdrs and laser discs

so

what weight is good for the cutter head?(to press the needle onto the cdrs)
what wattage is good for an amp to drive my cutter head?
what wattage drivers and size are good to make a cutter head?


im going to make a better head and get some proper presto needles

i have figured out how to get audio cut onto some cdrs already and my sound is very weak but i can track the grooves so i know im onto
something

cheers and thanks
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44424Unread post fredbissnette
Wed Oct 19, 2016 1:57 pm

so got myself a huge sony integrated amp (120 watts per channel x4)
and a traynor pa head 75 watts

between these two i should be able to power any cutter head i encounter

im going to buy some dayton exciters to make a proper cutter as well

i have figured out the linear movement of my lath

cheers
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44426Unread post Soulbear
Wed Oct 19, 2016 5:05 pm

Hi Fred,
And welcome to the Forum. I like your idea of using the Dayton Exciters, it's something I've made a Cutterhead with myself. (Check Out the Soul Sculptor Thread in the Experimenters Section to see my efforts) I haven't yet got a Lathe on which to mount my "Soul Sculptor" and Test It yet, so I'll be following your build with great interest, Keep us Trolls up to date with your Build, and good luck with it. I think you've pretty much got the bases covered with your Amps, what are you using to move the Cutterhead Carriage??
Regards :wink: :P :D Soulbear

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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44427Unread post fredbissnette
Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:52 pm

very cool

right now im in the process of liquidating a few things from my studio to pay for the cutter head build

im using some parts from a printer head and some various gears from another printer to move the head

im cranking by hand right now but soon ill buy a .5rpm geared dc motor and get that going

ive cut a few tracks with my frankenstein and once i got some real power running into my makeshift head i got some loudness improvement over the tiny amp i started with

im def getting somewhere
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44430Unread post fredbissnette
Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:51 am

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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44437Unread post fredbissnette
Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:59 pm

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as you can see im cave manning it right now but i am getting some good gain on my cuts
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44454Unread post fredbissnette
Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:29 pm

i ordered a geared motor for my lathe to move the head across the platter

i also made a new head ill post pics shortly of my work
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44455Unread post fredbissnette
Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:31 pm

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2.75'' fullrange 10 watt drivers lacquered for stiffness
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the driver frame triple laminated and hotglued on all egdes for stiffness
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plastic cake decorating tips with twin paperclips for extra stiffness
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jb weld for securing paperclip pins inside the cones
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bolts thru the frame i ended up using longer ones
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bolts mounted 4 per driver, hole cutouts sealed with glue for extra stiffness
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cones and pins mounted to caps for extra length , cones were hot glued inside as well to add extra adhesion
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cones and pins mounted to lacquered drivers with hot glue
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drivers mounted to cutter head frame and pins trimmed to mount to needle rod
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needle mounting rod set into pins , pins at 90 degrees and drivers wired out of phase
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cone pins secured to needle rod with jb weld
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wood blocks for mounting cutterhead to lathe
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blocks mounted to cutterhead glued and screwed
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holes in mountng blocks(mdf) for attachment to lathe
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cutting needle mounted to needle rod with jb weld(im able to drill it out to mount a proper needle as this one is a singer sewing machine needle)
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cutter head mounted to lathe
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the whole shebang, sony amp with fan for cooling, 150 watt bulb for heating platter and disks, hitachi ht deck, turtle wax for softening disks
i can wire the head stereo or mono curently its mono wired out of phase series for 20 watts power.
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cutterhead on gantry lathe
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180uf cap for bass attenuation
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44468Unread post fredbissnette
Sat Oct 22, 2016 5:54 pm

i ended up taking one driver off the frame as it was too heavy
this is the result of the mono head
great gain and not too bad clarity
sounds even better in my headphones than these basic computer speakers
https://vid.me/ZMcr
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44470Unread post fredbissnette
Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:16 pm

gonna use this little guy that i pulled out of a box of knobs i had to mount proper needles with to my cutter head

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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44485Unread post fredbissnette
Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:26 pm

ordered my exciters from parts express today

will post the results when i get the new head built
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44511Unread post fredbissnette
Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:40 pm

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got my motor today its a 1rpm
i timed the movement at at 33rpm i get roughly 4min20seconds on a cdr
i think this will work out well

i should have my drivers for my cutterhead end of this week or beginning of next

cheers
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44512Unread post fredbissnette
Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:42 pm

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my lathe so far
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44524Unread post Soulbear
Thu Oct 27, 2016 6:01 am

Hi Fred,
fredbissnette wrote:i ended up taking one driver off the frame as it was too heavy
I'm following your build with Great Interest, your Transducers do however look a little on the "Beefy" Side :-
Fred's Cutterhead.jpg
If the Cutterhead Carriage "Pivots" on this Rail, as I suspect it may do :-
Fred's Cutterhead1.jpg
Fred is it possible to add a Counterweight?? The Cutterhead/Counterweight Combination could then Weigh as Much, and is only limited by, what the Slide Rail can Safely Carry. The "Downwards Force" of the Cutterhead could then be Offset to a Negligible Value by Adjustment of the Counterweight. This would allow the mounting of both of the Transducers without the concerns of "Too Much" Cutting Force. Perhaps the Carriage doesn't "Pivot" where I think it does though, Just a Few Thoughts Te He!! :wink: :P :D Soulbear
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44529Unread post fredbissnette
Thu Oct 27, 2016 12:32 pm

i did think of this but i wanted a more powerful head so i ordered the exciters from dayton/pe they are very much lighter and i will end up adding weight to get the embossing pressure just right

ill keep us updated

the head with the heavy drivers was more of a test but i did get great gain on my disc with just one driver im looking forward to having the headroom with better drivers

cheers
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44537Unread post fredbissnette
Fri Oct 28, 2016 7:28 pm

got my lathe done, exciters installed into the head i wired it out of phase mono for 48 watts rms power to test
im stoked to see how the motor for the lathe and these bigger coils in the head work.

ill post pics soon and audio tomorow
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44538Unread post fredbissnette
Fri Oct 28, 2016 7:45 pm

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new drivers came today 24 watt each vs my ten watt head i had=better headroom
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coils covered for mounting cones
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head holes modified for mounting and teflon tape to dampen needle mount tube
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cones mounted on drivers
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mounted to cutterhead
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44539Unread post fredbissnette
Sat Oct 29, 2016 12:42 am

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did a groove test with no audio to check out how the motor for the lathe works and
i got great results the tracking is good with no skips and i got a good closed loop at the end when i shut off
the motor

ill do audio tomorow
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44545Unread post fredbissnette
Sat Oct 29, 2016 8:13 pm

im getting lots of gain on my cuts and ive got the weight just about right
im going to have to really play with the eq to get just the right balance between bass and midrange

its going well
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 44552Unread post Fatrecco
Sun Oct 30, 2016 6:13 am

Hey Fred, you are on a good way. I am very interestet how it sounds and the groove looks like. But I think you need more stiffness. For the head take better epoxy instead of hotglue. Mayby its possible to saturate the cardboaerd whth resin.



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