The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

You have burned the vinyl. Is this new or 100% recycled? Follow Martin’s advice above. The extruded vinyl should be shiny and you should be able to leave a fingerprint on it.

dubcutter89 wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:03 am

Is that a 16 inch platter? No vacuum?

No vacuum. The knurled knob on the spindle screws down to hold the lacquer If I remember correctly, this has a left hand bread.

See your PM.

Which one - auto or semi? Where are you located?

There are no DMM lathes in England anymore that we know of so it was probably done in EU.

You got a DMM cut in the UK last year? By whom?

Unfortunately, nobody ever wrote such a book. The larger record manufacturers of the day developed a lot of the technology and processes in-house and these were well protected "trade secrets". A PolyGram technical manual states that the document is for limited distribution "lest it falls into the wr...

I have a fully refurbished Europa Stamper Centering and Punching machine for sale. Punch and die have been resharpened. I' have a shipment going to EU next month so maybe we can ship it together so you only have local shipping costs.

The moulds in the press are steam heated and water cooled.

Were the lacquers cut on a proper lathe?

Thanks for the info Andreas This is looking like it could be very useful.
FYI... there are maybe 30 x VMS80 lathes in use and over 100 x VMS70 lathes.

It's pretty simple... you set up your own business and run your own show. Whoever likes you uses you.

I have 30 year old lacquer discs and I would never think of putting a stylus anywhere near them. Perhaps an Audiodisc or an Emidisc label on a fresh lacquer could give the same end result unless ofcourse your are making a counterfeit Beatles acetate that can sell for tens of thousands of dollars.

Wanted to buy: 7" stamper forming dies. Thanks.

I think the presses you're talking about are Tracy Val presses with Hamilton automation. Seems only Hub Servall in NJ, USA had them. Why do you ask. TDF?

Is shipping cost for worldwide shipping?

Do NOT use Paypal - as Misjah said, the buyer can claim it's the wrong product or not working and you will lose your money. Here's how it usually works.... the buyer sends the money and then you send the goods. The general rule is that you do DON'T send anything until the money is in your bank accou...

Why not send an email?

I'm after a PDF of the Neumann VT740-15-2 and MT-330-15-2 schematics if anybody has them.
These are both found in the SP79 mastering console.

Too noisy. Try a ShopVac Micro, preferably set up in another room. USe a variac to control vacuum.

https://www.amazon.com/Shop-Vac-2021000-Collapsible-Multifunction-Accessories/dp/B004UQVQ0I/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mini+shop+vac&qid=1597665843&sr=8-1