The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Thank you very kindly!

Is the cutting head pressed into the surface with a spring to allow for minute surface variations in the media or is the Z axis intended to be absolute?

Thanks, Mark. I appreciate your response.

Thanks! I appreciate your insight.

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I notice most of the DIY machines I see use midrange driver motors. They have a lot of heft. As I understand, groove depth is 0.030". A tweeter motor should have an X-max of 0.050" and a large tweeter 1.25" dome will probably be closer to 0.080". Double that, for X-diff of a full cycle and a tweeter...

Dumb question.

Can someone tell me what flavor of apple juice is in the side mounted syringe at 0:22, and why it might be necessary?

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To contradict myself..... This is pie in the sky but... I've thought about using a heavy carbide in a servo configuration. At 1/10 speed, you could manage significantly more weight and still get acceptable high frequency response, I believe. Before I threw out the idea of trying a closed loop cuttin...

Have somebody tried to cut using other type of material, like HSS or carbide or another "comercial" cutting or threading tools (lathe or mill)? I'm in a place that is VERY DIFFICULT and VERY EXPENSIVE to buy or import diamond or sapphire cutting stylus. Hi Lucas. I've considered something like a TP...