The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Hey trolls Thanks for the info on getting me a working polycutter Here are samples of bands I've cut A lo-fi cutter but I dig it, maybe the bands will too https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201037495572488 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201036424265706 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...

answer. using higher rated speakers at 97db a watt meter yields much louder cutting results then 86db a watt meter speakers.

This is my understanding on using a DIY stereo head I read what the disk produced with just Riaa curve cut music. Then matched the sound plot spectrum from the cut with eq to match the source music sound plot spectrum I kept it as a correction filter eq added to the Riaa curve eq. The head didn't re...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200932527988364 Here is my lathe in action cutting slower than playback https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200932539388649 The next link is the playback I bought the 4 w 97db speakers, I'm pretty sure it'll work so that's it can cut louder than the 5 w 86db...

Hey there trolls, I have built a frankenlathe. Its a Wilcox 6a10 with a stereo head i made. results are pretty good for acoustic or clean music. Problem I ran into is cutting lo-fi bands, i turned up the volume too loud and smoked one of the speakers Bummer. The speakers I was a using are miniature ...

Thanks for the info

Hey there secret society, (Freemasons) 8) Just wondering about the quality of Peter Kings cut in volume comparison to a traditional vinyl. Also about the volume comparison of a Presto cutter on Polycarb compared to traditional vinyl. Out of the two cutters mentioned which one is louder? Does anyone ...

You can also probably use the info and research to make something more of the modern stereo pro heads, now that you know the basics.

Hey,

I'm not currently making one but for those of you who want to check this out!

http://philcoradio.com/phorum//showthread.php?tid=1017

Its a Horseshoe Magnetic Cartridge but I feel it'll also work in reverse to cut

http://www.steminc.com/piezo/PZ_PLATEViewPN.asp?PZ_Type=PIEZO%20PLATE&PZ_SM_MODEL=SMPL26W16T07111

I'm pretty sure that would make a really good replacement crystal, better than the very small layer of piezo element on the buzzer I got

Cool, I'm digging the recording. I replaced the cutting head crystal with a large Piezo buzzer and got noise out of it. I really appreciate the the answer you gave, now I can get some of those grandma phone needles 8) The loud ones make sense to me so I'll give those a whirl The first cut I did was ...

Hey fellows, I just got a Wilcox-Gay Recordio (not the porno) :roll: model 6a10 (Craigslist, there was one on Ebay recently but that's a coincidence. Weird thing was they were both from Wisconsin like 2 hrs away, put online around the same time) It's pretty dope and I worked out all the bad grease t...

Rebuilding Crystal Phonograph Cartridges Sean R. Barton Oftentimes the crystal cartridge in many 1930s and 1940s phonographs will be found to be "dead." The active element in these cartridges is a Rochelle Salt crystal, which does not hold up well to heat or humidity and over the years becomes inact...

How to repair a crystal cartridge YOURSELF for like $5

http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/radiosean/tv/Cartridge-rebuild.htm

This is how to rebuild a crystal cutter head. (diagram)

http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/radiosean/tv/Cartridge-rebuild.htm

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