The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Hey guys, I had a track mastered and cut to 10" acetate this weekend and talking to the engineer he mentioned that his lead screw has some wear due to the years of continued use. I work as a machinist and may be able to either make a new one or source a shop that could provide this service for a rep...

Hey all, I've looked through the entire 6 pages and noticed there is no manual for any record presses. Is that because nobody actually has one? I've seen several posts from people looking for them like myself but no responses. Please direct me in the right direction to access one for any of the pres...

andybee wrote:for what do you want to use it?

to press hot vinyl.

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp346/filtersweeper/IMG_1595.jpg One of these three models: PR824-800-OFF-.34-UR8-24Z3 PS824-538-FBL-.50-UR-16Z3, PS824-800-CFF-.344-UR8-16Z3 8 inch stroke, with 1/2" power stroke. It was only 200$ so I figured we'd give it a go. Here's the PDF: ftp://clftp.cntrli...

thanks mossboss for the response. I won't be buying a big press like that although it would make sense seeing as it's ready to go. ( too much $) I will be welding up a structure that will be equipped with a big cylinder and two die shoes that will keep the stampers concentric. I'm looking at cylinde...

I'm getting stuff together to make a significant press over the winter including hydraulics and structure that will include die shoes retrofitted with the stampers etc. How big of a cylinder will I need or rather how much force is required to achieve this? I will be stamping hot PVC pucks instead of...

markrob you are the best. A pioneer basically in this DIY pressing dept. Over the winter I'm going to do something too. I'll keep you posted.

Oops I did see his post after I posted but wasn't near a comp to edit. I was on the forum semi-regularily a while back and had yet to see someone do something. I'm looking to try something similar over the winter

cheers

I'm surprised that no one has done this yet, and I search from time to time to see but still nothing. Somebody do it!!!!

Or post a link of something that will impress me.

is there much price difference between coloured (say brown) and clear?

LOLs!

Thanks all. I'm in contact with someone now.

I'm located in Kitchener, ON Canada (close to Toronto) and was wondering if there is anyone cutting near me.... (or relatively) I've been getting my dubplates sent to me from BC from this guy who charges me 204$ Canadian, for mastering of one track cut on 10" acetate and shipping. It comes to 274 wh...

Aussie0zborn wrote:If it's the three-pronged design it's often called a "Spider". If it's a round hub like the one you get when you buy a Technics SL1200 turntable it's often called a "45rpm adapter". There may be other names for them too.

Thanks friend.

Is there an actual name for those plastic things we pop in the center of a 7"?

This may be in the wrong place but I ddidn't know where else to put it.

Thanks

andybee wrote:SOLD!

Just out of curiosity, how much might it have gone for?

Something I stumbled upon:
http://www.synthgear.com/2010/audio-gear/record-grooves-electron-microscope/

sounds very interesting. How do you center the discs? I'm going to go to a bolt company today to find ones that are perfect fits (hopefully, but not likely), until then, I have a washer that fits the center hole perfectly, and is jsut a sliver shy on the outside of the bolt, so I just eyeball it. I...

I messaged the guy. He said "it powers up". Whatever that means.

HAECO GW-120-A MONO AMPLIFIERS & POWER SUPPLIES- USED TO RECORD THE BEATLES Own a piece of audio history. A pair of Haeco (Holzer Audio Engineering Corporation) mono amplifers and power supplies which (we were told) were used to record the BEATLES, yes the Fab Four and others. ... These are being s...