The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Any new stylus you buy should already have heating wire attached. For cutting MyShank blanks your best bet is a diamond stylus. You can try sapphire but it will dull more quickly. Hi rsimms3, good of you for replying, sorry late reply,I have some sapphire needle that have no wire attached,have toda...

Hi to all,I've not messaged on here for awhile but browsed regular,I have a MSS direct to acetate recording machine,embosses well with polycarbonate blanks, buying some PVC blanks from MY SHANK,main question is about this diagram from Soulbear/kiss the groove about stylus heater,(I hope snapshot upl...

Hi stevie342000 thanks again for taking time to help, really good of you I might have to ship these wheels to America, but first I'm going to e-mail him some pictures of wheels as two of them must be 2" diameter , if he says he can do them ,which I dare say he can,I'll have my friend in lancing UK t...

Hi everybody, I haven't been on this site for a good while ,last time here, my machine works real good now,I'd just like to say a big thank you to stevie342000 and emidisc,real big help and input, thanks, I never took it all apart but all got a good clean etc. I've cut/embossed a few recording's all...

Hello Stevie 342000,I'm really grateful for all your information and help,I'm going to do what you suggested, its going to take a bit of time ,what with work,etc(not to mention nerves)I also contacted my friend Norman who cuts the 78's,he's thinking there's something wrong with cutterhead, I've post...

hi silly question maybe???? do i really need to have heater to cutting needle. as a newbie i know not,asking as attempting to cut/emboss on polycarbonate ,think ive the depth???nice grooving,no music just horrible noise of cutting into disc on playback is cutterhead to heavy or maybe something else.

Hi emidisc thanks for photos and message, nice to see the inside of cutterhead, quite amazing for what it does,I was speaking to Norman Field (you might know him )he has a mss lathe for cutting 78s on polycarbonate, he said he took coils out the head to lighten head , if his YouTube video is anythin...

Hi Steve, thanks for all your information, this is fantastic as you know there's not even a real basic info on the net,my electronics's friend in lancing,UK.says amp is 100watts as I let him look it over before I took it home,totally save to use as well as deck,are these styli from jerry in the U.S....

Hi yes this cutter was on eBay I know it was listed a few time's, also this is only 33rpm at moment, hoping i can cut at 45 eventually also,I think adding to the drive shaft maybe easier than changing idler wheels,

Hi Stevie 3420000,thanks for all information, I was wondering how to get 45and 78rpm I'll have to look into that,yes its as you say built like a tank,valves are American, but I do have some kt88,,the amp is military so I'm told,it will be nice to see a manual on this lathe,

Hi studiorp,
Yes these machines are ,but I'm convinced information about them even less, but saying that, Norman field ,who can be found on YouTube cutting polycarbonate 78's on a mss older than mine very interesting here are a few pictures

Hello to all ,I'm new to lathe trolls,just wondering if somebody can help me,I'd like to know if anyone can tell me the idea of pivoting the cutterhead ,and what adjusts the arm /head for cutting onto polycarbonate/acetate, as I'm not doing that well,and ruining blank's, I dare say it'll all make se...