The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Hi, 45 dude hear. Did you have to replace any springs.. just wondering.. I have a presto, m41 vertical head.. is ther any advantage to the horizontal heads. Just wonding.. I'm curious. Any tips to scratch building one ??????? [/quote] This lathe was in pretty good shape - I took everything apart, l...

What a awesome lathe! I just have a question. How did you hook up the heated stylus? I have the same cuttinghead and just came up on a power supply to control the heat but do not know how to hook up the wires to the head. any help will do. Pictures would be excellent. hey, thanks! ____________ heat...

can you sell me the top one?
I think the others are for the rekokut model without the hand crank

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

simply accessibility

the left side of the feedscrew was rising up when I turned the crank. It was minimal before and I had only barely noticed it but it became progressively worse apparently to the point that the entire screw was rising about a quarter inch when I turned the crank. Peter pointing it out made me look a l...

Hey Peter,
thanks for the help - your tips lead me in the right direction and I managed to solve the problem...good to go now. cheers!

greetings, I've been having this trouble with my lead ins - hand cranking on my overhead lathe. When playing back, the needle skips a little. I'm playing back on a shitty turntable with admittedly not the best needle but this turntable doesn't skip on the lead ins/outs on other records so I'm sure t...

I use a heating lamp like that made for reptiles - got it at the pet store and it works great

Hey, just curious how your cuts are coming along. You should go into business making these! cuts are bueno! had a bit of a consistent pitch issue but I think I'm working it out. Otherwise I've cut the hell outta some records. I would love to get into production on these but it would take $$$ - enou...

not sure why nobody has posted this but apollo's upped their prices and perhaps to make up for it, they've got a promotion right now - get a pack of 25 records (any style) and get a free stylus (your choice) Standard pack of 25 APOLLO MASTERS: 14” $33.80 each 12” $23.45 each 10” $19.20 each TRANSCO ...

Hey Ya'll, now that I got this cutter up and running I've been doing numerous cuts on laserdiscs and here's what I've found; The noise level is getting quieter the more I practice. It's to a very acceptable level now, I'd say. For some reason, the cut on the outside is noisier than the middle cut......

Hi, Wow! Fantastic! What are you using for the motor and platter? I got an old rek-o-kut k33H (apparently the "H" version motor is like that of the Rondine model) disassembled that and used the motor and platter mount. I needed something really powerful - it worked out well - still a solid speed. I...

Thanks - feels good to have it solid and proper. @ bancho; I'll try to get a video up sometime for sure @ D; I think it's just that last photo. I can adjust it, however so I might have been messing with it prior to takin flix. Reeeeaaally wish I had someone around to show me the ropes - it's difficu...

Well, this is just finished and I've managed to do some successful cuts on obscure surfaces I find laying around the house. All of which are pretty noise, but whatcha gonna do? Happy to have the thing - started it on Monday, finished on Wednesday (I make things for a living; folktek.com) The plinth ...

If you have a cutterhead and lathe assembly for sale let me know what it is and what you want for it. Please send pics if possible. I'd like to construct something new with it.
thanks

Nickou wrote:you don t need to spend money for that ... try to find a old one ... you won t have a better sound buying an expensive vacuum ...

for sure - but having a super loud vacuum around while trying to enjoy the art of cutting records sounds like no bueno.

I just ordered this one, so we'll see how it goes; http://www.amazon.com/Metro-Vacuum-ED500-500-Watt-Electric/dp/B001J4ZOAW If I could afford it, this really looks like the more pro way to go; http://www.ebay.com/itm/220V-Dental-Lab-Dust-Collector-Vacuum-Cleaner-w-4-bags-/380377279691?pt=LH_DefaultD...

I've had a helluva time trying to find a good vacuum pump to rig up for my cutter.
what do you use?
photos?

Anyone have suggestions?
perhaps something that isn't hundreds of dollars?
thanks

looking good!
I have no idea about the rewinding. As I said I sent mine to Gib.
He worked fast and was not too spendy so if you have troubles you may hit him up