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by farmersplow
Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
Topic: Laboratory Filtering Flask as Chip Jar?
Replies: 7
Views: 1632

Re: Laboratory Filtering Flask as Chip Jar?

The proof of the pudding is in the eating. So just do it. Many ingenious things have come about because a few brave lateral thinkers tried something that others didn't think of or dismissed as nonsensical. I wouldn't have tried it for two reasons. Firstly, because glass can break and I always have t...
by farmersplow
Thu Jul 18, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: Embossed records plays or don’t plays on turntables.
Replies: 6
Views: 1448

Re: Embossed records plays or don’t plays on turntables.

That's why good ones Dub-Cut's can be better than bad factory pressings. The explanation: I once spoke to a record producer who said that it is always better to do the mastering separately from the pressing plant. The reason is commercial! A record pressing plant wants to sell a lot of records but o...
by farmersplow
Tue Jul 16, 2024 5:29 am
Forum: Our Cutters and their work
Topic: New member, old cutter
Replies: 15
Views: 8838

Re: New member, old cutter

dmills wrote:
Mon Jul 15, 2024 5:07 am
Damn, that sucks, and as I get older it seems to be getting disturbingly common!
I feel the same way
by farmersplow
Mon Jul 01, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter
Replies: 308
Views: 6530509

Re: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter

Control panel (part 5) The VU meter (dB display) did not work either! Not on either channel. Something was displayed, but the needle hardly moved. I spent at least a whole day looking for the fault and couldn't find it. The fault was me. I used an old circuit for dB meters and simply built it witho...
by farmersplow
Mon Jul 01, 2024 2:54 am
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter
Replies: 308
Views: 6530509

Re: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter

Control panel (part 4) Connect all the plugs and carry out the first tests. Something went wrong straight away! The balance and volume controls didn't do what they were supposed to do. It's been many years (decades) since I last planned balance controllers. It's only easy if you've done it before. ...
by farmersplow
Mon Jul 01, 2024 2:51 am
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter
Replies: 308
Views: 6530509

Re: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter

Hi PLD & Semar. Thank you very much.
FYI, holidays are when you are not physically working on your project. HaHa. So only my brain was working but only 1000 ideas came up. Probably because the heat affected the neuronal connections.
by farmersplow
Tue Jun 25, 2024 5:50 am
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: The ShortCut : full lathe build from a total craft noob
Replies: 7
Views: 1543

Re: The ShortCut : full lathe build from a total craft noob

Great work. With little prior knowledge and little technical knowledge, you have plucked up the courage to embark on this adventure. "You can do it" is the right approach! A great project with good results even in the first year. Experiment and make as many mistakes as possible. That's important! Th...
by farmersplow
Tue Jun 25, 2024 5:08 am
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: Semar choice 😁🔥
Replies: 22
Views: 2843

Re: Semar choice 😁🔥

What do you think about this? Hello Semar, I don't know! In terms of weight, this stainless steel is about the same weight as the favoured phosphor bronze (~8 kg/dm³). However, stainless steel cannot be soldered and is harder to bend (if you need to). Aluminium is only 2.7 kg/dm³, so it is much lig...
by farmersplow
Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: Semar choice 😁🔥
Replies: 22
Views: 2843

Re: Semar choice 😁🔥

Semar wrote:
Sat Jun 15, 2024 2:55 pm
I mean what you say, at this step try to make something to reach my goal, and make it better later 😅😅😅
exactly :lol:
by farmersplow
Sat Jun 15, 2024 12:22 pm
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter
Replies: 308
Views: 6530509

Re: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter

Control panel (part 3) The PCBs for the front panel are already there, as are the necessary components. Unfortunately, the electronic components have become quite expensive in the meantime. And then there are the plugs! (I just wanted to make a quick comment). The PCBs, on the other hand, were quit...
by farmersplow
Sat Jun 15, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: Semar choice 😁🔥
Replies: 22
Views: 2843

Re: Semar choice 😁🔥

Hello Semar - great project! A powerful motor is very important to ultimately achieve good results. In terms of power, the scooter motor will be absolutely sufficient. Whether the smooth running can be achieved depends on the software and the ball bearings. I think that the ball bearings are good fo...
by farmersplow
Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:32 am
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter
Replies: 308
Views: 6530509

Re: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter

Control panel (part 2) Now I install the components in the front panel. First the LEDs, then the switches and potentiometers (from ALPS). I chose nice stainless steel pushbutton switches and for the potentiometers I made knurled aluminium knobs. The feel is really great! . . Panel B 01.jpg . . Then...
by farmersplow
Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:06 am
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter
Replies: 308
Views: 6530509

Re: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter

Alfred wrote:
Thu Jun 13, 2024 10:34 am
Hi Thomas,
as always without comments. It's amazing..¡¡¡¡
Muchas gracias Alfred
by farmersplow
Thu Jun 13, 2024 5:06 am
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter
Replies: 308
Views: 6530509

Re: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter

Control panel At the beginning of the year, I decided to tackle the control panel as well. This came about because the provisional operation of my lathe was already quite confusing. I always had to press small switches on the motherboard and the touch display was always lying around somewhere betwe...
by farmersplow
Wed Jun 12, 2024 4:29 am
Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
Topic: stylus heating question (plastic)
Replies: 32
Views: 20282

Re: stylus heating question (plastic)

I also thought about the ‘hot knife through butter’ principle. But many people write that the crackling (i.e. ‘static discharge’) is also reduced. I have also had this experience. However, I can't narrow it down to the heating. The antistatic spray or the cutting depth could also have something to d...
by farmersplow
Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: Lockdown turntable and lathe - a DIY project
Replies: 126
Views: 410267

Re: Lockdown turntable and lathe - a DIY project

The smallest finished part I found has a diameter of 1.6mm (for 1.5mm rods). The outside is 6mm. https://www.amazon.de/MB-Modellbau-Berthold-Stellringe-Messing-Vernickelt/dp/B06WP2Z14F?th=1 But the material is brass and therefore heavy. I think you can achieve better results if you take a 6mm alumin...
by farmersplow
Fri Jun 07, 2024 6:23 pm
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter
Replies: 308
Views: 6530509

Re: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter

CHECK BOTH CHANNELS DISTORTION Play a 1kHz signal (Line In connection of the FB-AMP.). Slowly increase the power amplifier (both channels) (slightly louder than during the calibration procedures) to check for distortion. Video to check both channels for distortion: . . F06 FP9_FP-comp-amp 1_3 PCB A...
by farmersplow
Fri Jun 07, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter
Replies: 308
Views: 6530509

Re: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter

CONTROL BOTH CHANNELS SIMULTANEOUSLY Play a 1kHz signal (Line In connection of the FB-AMP.). Power Amplifier (both channels) approximately centre position (as before for the left channel): The display on the dB meter should be the same. Video to check both channels for equality: F05 FP9_FP-comp-amp...
by farmersplow
Fri Jun 07, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
Topic: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter
Replies: 308
Views: 6530509

Re: The farmer and his plow - When I set out to build a record cutter

SETTING RIGHT CHANNEL Play a 1kHz signal (Line In connection of the FB-AMP.). Power Amplifier (right channel only) slightly above the centre position (same position as before for the left channel): LINE-IN MODULATION --- turn slowly anti-clockwise (left channel) After two or three turns, the signal...