The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

I am better off with a Technics SL 1210 MK5G at $ 1300.00. I was wondering what kind of arm was on that SP 10. It looked like a cutting arm. A linear arm ? Never heard of that but I am inexperienced. $ 14 grand and $ 7 grand for an SP 10 ? That's insane ! They are 30 years + old and I am sure a nigh...

Technics SP 10 turntable on Ebay. Am I right about this is this truly a cutting lathe ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TECHNICS-BY-PANASONIC-MODEL-SP-10-TURNTABLE-/221183838047?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item337f95875f

Record cutter , 1949 on Ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1949-Rek-O-Kut-TR43H-record-cutter-player-w-R8B-preamp-tons-of-extras-Works-/111010296672?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item19d8bab360

Record lathe on Ebay but really old/

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RCA-Record-Cutting-Transcription-Lathe-Recorder-/181075481857?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item2a28f09501

I bought this book from this gentleman and found it very helpful. I am completely new to this and recommend it to beginners especially.

Presto Wilcox 78 RPM record lathe on Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RECORD-CUTTER-Large-13-25-Lathe-Blank-78-rpm-PRESTO-WILCOX-GAY-Jukebox-/380563039001?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item589b532319

General Record Lathe on Ebay . Old new stock.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-GENERAL-INDUSTRIES-Record-CUTTER-Player-Turntable-Phonograph-NOS-in-Box-/150984620428?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item232762798c

thanks for the reference to a diamond stylus source.

I am answering many of my own questions here. It's discontinued. Here is the URL on the Vestax Web Site
http://www.vestax.com/v/products/detail.php?cate_id=183&parent_id=10

Plenty of Vestax turntables around new and in production though.

Not made anymore , right ? There for no spare parts , right ? Dub plates only ,right ? That would be OK but had to ask, Rare as hens teeth , right ?

Are these any good for precise signal cutting ?

VESTAX RECORD CUTTER ON EBAY. Are these still made new ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vinyl-Record-Cutter-/170975444012?&pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&maxbid=800.00&autorefresh=true

I posted photographs of this record lathe on flicka. Great photos are definately needed to pull off a fraud.

It ws a fraud and Ebay shut it down. Snagged good pictures though.

So it looks to me that the Swiss dub plate cutter / lathe system run on a Technics 1200 series turntable is the only way to go. The German one has a demand that I go to Germany for training. Thanks for your response.

He wants $ 2,000.00 for this. This seems outlandish. Given the uncontrollable variables involved it seems that the $ 6,000.00 Swiss system is best.

What information am I looking for ? 1) can this machine be used with currently available dub plate cutting systems from Germany and Switzerland ? 2) Does it have to have vacuum tube amplification to work ? Can modern solid state equipment be used ? If so , what specifically ? 3) it needs a motor , w...

Universal Record lathe on
Ebay , Western Electric Era , comments please.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160954864076&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en&autorefresh=true

I am cutting test tone records to provide signals to produce test tone records. Thank you for your response and the advice to stick to genuine dub plates.