BJillions of cutting sapphires

Post: # 20951Unread post **folk** Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:32 pm

lots of styli up on the ebay; http://www.ebay.com/sch/folkway/m.html?hash=item3cca770bf0&item=261094837232&pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2562

Post: # 20954Unread post **chaosbc** Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:05 am

Yeah !! the hunting is on !

Post: # 20956Unread post **piaptk** Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:20 pm

Ive never seen Styli for sale without any kind of shank... weird.

Post: # 20958Unread post **Serif** Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:55 pm

It appears that the body serves also as the shank. Shank's for nothing? It's bundled with the nib, and this is not unique to MicroPoint or cutting styli:

How much shank can a head chuck chuck if a stylus has no handle?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_bit_shank

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Post: # 20959Unread post **piaptk** Fri Sep 07, 2012 1:50 pm

Those might work on a Neumann but definitely not on a Presto/Rek-O-Kut, etc.

Post: # 20963Unread post **tragwag** Fri Sep 07, 2012 9:36 pm

I saw the 'no shank' type of stylus in a book once, and then D got some from Al's shop. I haven't tried them yet, but it seems they would fit ortofon. And I would say they are technically long shank, solid sapphire.

Post: # 20968Unread post **TotalSonic** Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:02 pm

The Haeco SC-1 used a shankless stylus. I'm not aware of others that did although I imagine there might have been some other more obscure cutterheads that did as well.

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Post: # 20974Unread post **Angus McCarthy** Sat Sep 08, 2012 10:45 pm

So I suppose the grand question is how difficult would it be to fit these to new shanks?

Post: # 20980Unread post **tragwag** Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:18 pm

i'll try some that we have at Complete, to see if it fits a presto head.

Post: # 21062Unread post **chaosbc** Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:05 am

Hi Folk, I was not in front of my computer when the auction ended...actually it seems no one was.
If by any chance you agree to sell me the "Lot of 14 record cutting styli = Steel STYLUS cutter lathe", feel free to send me a PM.

Post: # 21067Unread post **piaptk** Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:47 am

That lot of 14 werent cutting styli, they were granophone playback needles. I emailed him and told him after the auction started and he took them down.

Post: # 21069Unread post **chaosbc** Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:39 pm

ah...sh*t...i am not interested anymore then...thanks for the info piaptk

Post: # 21070Unread post **piaptk** Sun Sep 16, 2012 5:25 pm

I wouldnt recommend wasting time with steel needles anyway. They are pretty crappy, even brand new.

Post: # 21072Unread post **Angus McCarthy** Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:31 pm

On top of that, the NOS ones you are likely to find anymore will probably be as pitted as these were. They weren't the highest grade of steel. Heck, they were meant to be disposable. I doubt anyone would expect to get a clean shave from a 50 year old box of razors.