The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

90-2000 is first generation, very old and not the same.
ST is 2000 onwards, SST around 10 years later, now on the SST2. All have major improvements on every update.

On the subject of power amps, I have tried more than I can remember and so far the Bryston 4B ST and the 4B SST if you have the budget are the ones for me. The SST has the edge, goes a bit higher to 100khz and bit more power at 500 watts at 4 ohm where the ST has 400 watts. The ST seems to sell for ...

Looks great! Beautiful work, beautiful material. Price is also fair. I already have something like this, but if I didn't, I would buy it. I have one question: Does it rest on the front of the turntable or does it hang completely from the center pivot? And if it rests on the platter, at what distanc...

Scribing platforms now available

£80.00 GBP each plus post.

misjah wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:52 am

aren't these wires gonna pull/push on the head?

No the wires are ultra flexible and soft silicon coated 20 awg purposefully chosen for this reason.

Have a look here, new to the market, loud plug and play stereo heads compatible with Prestos and small lathes. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5G4WfRsbLh/?igsh=MXg3dWZ1ZDdzaHB6dg== Not to go too far off topic, but ive tried to find info on these heads. Is there a webpage? There's a facebook page where...

Have a look here, new to the market, loud plug and play stereo heads compatible with Prestos and small lathes.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5G4WfRsbLh/?igsh=MXg3dWZ1ZDdzaHB6dg==

Why not a stereo head? What’s your lathe and budget?

Post a clip, sounds like mechanical breakdown of one of the drivers from being pushed too hard for long periods.

Try cutting with one driver at a time momentarily.

Cool, not sure why your Caruso has a thinner strip but good job. You reusing the circular part of my original mount?

You got the Neumann mount from me.

Stick a photo up of the back of the Caruso.

There should be a thin strip of metal for the mount to bite into using the 3 tiny grub screws on the side of the mount.

Very common on Souri heads! That side will progressively get worse, start blowing fuses and eventually die. Same thing happened to me 10 years ago (and I’ve also rebuilt many since then that had the same issue) which ultimately led me to begin my 10 year journey on perfecting the building of dynamic...

Open the cover, remove metal clip and unscrew the nut under the lever then you can pull it out. You need to clean the halfnut every now and then and clean leadscrew thank you - i got it out and it looks a bit drenched from what i can tell IMG_20230123_161402.jpg does anyone sell replacement halfnut...

I just replied to your FB post

What do you plan on cutting?
I have affordable Stereo Cutter heads that cut loud and sound very nice for dubs!

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/mknzzrbadqpee18sbu4fu/h?rlkey=kpd0xq849xbnkmakeop1porb0&dl=0

Yes here in the UK the underground dance music scene commonly called 12” laquers “acetates” as an alternative to Dub Plates!

Some exciting news for Presto or small desktop lathe users. Also compatible with Vinyl Recorder. I have developed and just finished a Dynamic Stereo Cutter Head only 63mm wide that is capable of cutting nice clean loud stereo cuts! Uses a Vinyl Recorder 340 Stylus. First tests only made a few hours ...

What’s your location?
Interested in the SP10

Some exciting news for Presto or small desktop lathe users. Also compatible with Vinyl Recorder. I have developed and just finished a Dynamic Stereo Cutter Head only 63mm wide that is capable of cutting nice clean loud stereo cuts! Uses a Vinyl Recorder 340 Stylus. First tests only made a few hours ...

Both sold!