The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Pics and measurements. If you need more, let me know. Picture 1 - Measurement from the hanger edge to the center of the bolt that holds the idlers/speed change with hanger loosened and pushed out as far as it would go toward the center is 3.325". From the edge of the 33rpm section of the capstan to ...

I'll do measurements tonight. Do you want both measurements, the farthest distance and the closest available? There is the pivot to adjust the pressure/speed so I want to make sure you get the most useful and accurate measurements. Which piece are you fabricating again? The upper hanger/pivot bar or...

I wonder if that was just Vance Powell fading out the music but not the crowd mics. The TMR Scully has a pitch knob, you can see it in the first video at 1:04 of their first live sessions that show the lathe. I have very little knowledge of the Scully/Neumann lathes so it could be bypassed or someth...

Some of the Live to Acetate series have recuts if things go sideways at the show. I only have the Melvins LP (attended the show) and one side includes RE1 in the dead wax with the catalog number indicating that side was recut from the tapes. Pretty sure the sides George cuts live that get pressed sa...

The original motor mount is off centered left to right in the picture you use above. I pulled my 6D apart when I first bought it and when I put it back together I couldn't get the correct pressure either so I turned the mount around 180 degrees and then it worked. I think it's a subtle difference. I...

Their description of "under label" grooves is a bit misleading. The master laquer has grooves cut into the label area which then are on the stampers. The label track is pressed into the paper label which when fused with the vinyl retains enough groove information for playback. URP posted pics of the...

Yes, that's a must better description. The ones I bought from alexstation are the size of the old steel styli I've been using to practice with recently, 78RPM groove.

A few pics (my camera isn't the best). The stylus on the left or bottom is a microgroove that came with my K10, the other two I purchased from alexstation. Definitely look like standard groove styli. http://thumbnails112.imagebam.com/37100/e89dcf370999965.jpg http://thumbnails112.imagebam.com/37100/...

Looks like Alan did offer reprints of the Y Combo based on the site as pulled up through the Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20131204211015/http://www.televar.com/grshome/Presto4.html (UPDATE: Page is now at http://www.prestohistory.com/Presto4.html I ordered a reprint from him a while...

I had a great transaction through eBay with alexstation. Ordered two styli November 24th and they arrived December 6th. Tracking in Russia was provided. Styli were well packed and I received what I ordered. I have on older micro sapphire that came with my K10 as well as an old steel needle I'll take...

Hi, I'm not Norman. I gave it that title because that's the name of his website where the information for the project was located. But, it is a great video!

I'm always searching YouTube for new lathe videos and came across this one this week. Excellent video and accompanying website on the adaptation of a MSS "Utility Model" lathe to make 78s on polycarbonate using home made stylus. Great stuff! http://www.normanfield.com/homemade78rpmrecords.htm T7nKa_...

There's a thread here on the site started by the developer -

http://www.lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=5350

You can order the AES book directly from them, it's printed on demand so it takes a few weeks to receive. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to check the first box to add to cart, it's $40 for non-members.

http://www.aes.org/publications/anthologies/

The K-10 had two LPIs - 112 and 224. The K-8 only had one LPI and I bet it was 112 but I don't know for certain. For the K-8 you changed the cog (called a worm and pinion in the manual) underneath the platter on the plinth to go from outside in cutting to inside out cutting. For the K-10 you change ...

ROLANDJAYS wrote:it is because there is a brand called 'record " they make lathe tools and accessories for turning wood, not dubs ..............tell me no?

Exactly. I see lots of wood/metal lathe results when I search eBay for record cutting lathes and associated items.

Bryan - For your replacement grommets, do you have any information on the material you cut from? I haven't been able to find anything quite close enough to the original material to put on my 6D project. Most everything I've found has been too soft or too hard and ordering a bunch of different materi...

Where did you secure your X-Rays? I've seen suggestions to approach veterinarians for animal X-Rays in the past.

I think you can use any Presto 16" turntable, but you might have to use the playback arm spot instead of the overhead spot for mounting. The 6N has the overhead base cast into the turntable on the right side but does have 3 holes for mounting a playback arm on the left side. The overhead we have has...