The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

These machines have a set of interchangeable gears that fit on the end of the feedscrew to change the lpi. With a little luck they're all still in that little housing on the right end of the feedscrew. It looks like there's something wrong with the rubber coupling between the motor and the turntable...

I'd rather drink vegetable oil than turtle wax!

Hello, I'm here! I didn't get any emails from you until yesterday. Not sure what that's about, but you can always call me at the number on my site if something seems weird - I'm certainly not trying to leave you hanging.
Adam

I'd get in touch with Robert Vandyke. I think he's got some.

Here's the manual for the 539 lathe:

http://www.corporaterecords.biz/Fairchild539.pdf

and one for the 541 cutting head:

http://www.corporaterecords.biz/Fairchild541.pdf

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10" - $5.00
12" - $6.00
+ shipping

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Hi, glad you like it. I just posted a sound clip. You can check it out here: www.corporaterecords.biz/Copper.wav . It's guitar and drums. It was cut with a sapphire stylus. This is just a prototype. The finished version will have flash memory circuitry built into it so that you can plug a usb cable ...