The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

So I know there have been some posts on using X-ray film for cutting, but is there a specific type of X-ray film that works best? Does it matter?

I will have to try that. I am going to test on some window film as well and see how that works. Also, to anyone who has a record cutter like mine with no pressure control, you can put WD40 down on a lacquer disk, or use a heating mechanism, and it works great. Sounds great to so dont be afraid to at...

Cool. I will try those out. Just got a friend in the medical field to get some X-ray film for me to try out. Thank you for the input

Like the stuff about the macs and pc

I will have to look at more, but its what you say...a recordette because its a normal looking tone arm with no depth adjustment. You just pull it up into place for the drive screw to hook onto it inside and then place it on the blank. Are you saying that there might be a way to adjust the the depth ...

Great news. Thank you for the info. Yes a mac user through and through

Awesome! Thanks for the helpful info on this. Was wondering about voice recording so thats good to hear. Also good to hear about the plastic picnic plates. I saw a youtube video of that but just never tried it out. Have any other suggestions as far as alternative materials for blanks, that would be ...

I have a Wilcox Gay suitcase Recordio 1. Being that there is no depth adjustments on these things (just put the screw in and place the stylus on the blank) what materials are good to use for blanks? I know I need some softer materials but looking for what would be best for this type of home record c...