The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Hi All,

This year I'm looking to add feedback to a Presto 1C/1D cutter.
Improve the quality of my home made spahire and steel styli.
Improve my home made stereo cutter head design and adapt it to a 6N lathe.

One inexpensive option to get the head working is to use a standard 70.7V PA transformer. The 10 watt tap will exactly match an 8 ohm amp output to a 500 ohm load. You connect the transformer backwards from the normal way it was intended. That is the 8 ohm sefcondary tap goes to the output of the am...

Hi Simon, I took a look at the Audacity web site and it looks like it should work if you use the VST Enabler. [url]http://audacityteam.org/vst/[url/] If you PM me with an email address, I'll send the plugins as attachments. They are small .dll files about 72Kb each I think I saw you post that you ha...

Hi All, I have written a set of VST plugins that do the RIAA and inverse RIAA curves in software and wanted to know if anybody is interested in checking them out. These will work on any PC based DAW that can host a VST plugin. They allow for adjustable turnover freq's but default to 50, 500, and 212...

Hey Bob, Sounds like we have a great deal in common. I just put up a simple web site with some pictures. I can add some better shots if you are interested. http://home.comcast.net/~markrob1066/site/[url/] For lapping I'm using a home brew base with a Inland swap top and one 1200 grit diamond lap (no...

Have you looked into the books published by Lindsay's? http://www.lindsaybks.com/ They publish a wealth of info on lost art subjects. A few titles to look at: Old-Time Secrets of Making Permanent Magnets Soleniods, Electromagents, & Electromatnetic Windings Coil Winding Machine Gingerly's Magneto Ma...

Hi all, I've done the same thing and it worked fine here. Keep in mind that the cheapy inverters are typically modified sine types, so your motor might run a bit hotter and you might hear some additional noise. Also note they are not typically quartz locked to 60hz, so the speed may be a bit off. Of...