The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

You want cutting sapphires for lacquer or diamond styli for plastic?

Possibly some Ashland motors. DM me.

I need all the ROK turntables I can get....

I agree with Al.

The pin will just come out with pliers (it happens to the clutch and crank pin accidentally fairly often). But why would you intentionally want to do it?

I am working on a redesigned carriage and suction system for 6n. Its already designed just waiting for my machinist.

I will text you a diamond cutting guide that Konstantin and I put together.

I sell diecut label sheets (with center hole) at www.recordlatheparts.com

I have some very old (but seemingly unused) diamond cone styli, which I've been told were used to emboss aluminum back in the day. I haven't looked all that hard for an aluminum soft enough to match whatever it was they used in the 40s, but I know the aluminum cores of lacquers don't work. I've just...

This was done years ago for talking dolls and see and say toys. Len Horowitz who did some of them is still around. I doubt he is interested in doing it for you (and i cant think of anyone else who would be interested without a big suitcase of cash in the mix because it wouldnt be easy to repeat thes...

I have some 2017 12" dubs. full box still sealed if that is interesting to you

After buying hundreds of lathes over the last 20 years I've acquired a fair stock of lacquers and styli. But I rarely cut lacquer and since these things are impossibly rare and no longer made, I figure someone else could use them. SOME of what I have: Transco Ruby Cutting Styli - New (both Long and ...

I use a hard plastic rectangular jar from Target with plumbing fittings for the input and output.

I can probably help you. Ive got a good selection of lathes ready to restore. Dm me what you are looking for. Mike

Plenty of parts piling up in my studio, that's for sure. Fun story on this theme. I made a trade with a guy one time, and part of what he threw in was a stack of ROK feedscrew half nuts. No feedscrews JUST the half nuts. 6 or 7 of them. And I was like, "ok, he doesn't care about them and they are pr...

I've got overstock on the weirder Presto 6N and 8n feedscrews

Inside Out coarse pitch - $100 each
OI 256 LPI - $150 each
OI 224 LPI - $200 each

LATHE CUT CAMP 24! Sept 14-16, 2024 in Tucson, AZ (This Camp is PERFECT FOR NEWBIES or Folks who just want to learn how it's done whether they want to start cutting themselves or not!) (Classes are Saturday thru Monday, but Monday is just extra practice and cutting of campers records, so if you need...

Ive found the treble is more often the problem than bass. Volume has to be kept low (about 80% the volume of a standard pressed record) because the shallower grooves during the fast lateral modulations tend to throw the playback tonearm of shitty crosley style turntables (or anything without tonearm...

The Schematic is at the end of the k8 Manual. You can download it here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tocvvy6aqkigf4rmj8r1i/Presto-K8-Manual-A.PDF?rlkey=46wkesnnter9cdprvqsugopmq&st=vqvlics6&dl=0

what size? what for? dubs? masters?

@Sameal what magnet did you put inside the webster? Ive got a stack of those things and none of them are even marginally loud enough to use.

hi. I do repair these cutterheads. Looks like the centering spring has broken at some point and a real messy soldering job was done to repair it. Your first thing would be to put a stylus in there to act as a lever. Then loosen that spring screw to the right just a hair, and pull the stylus to the r...

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