The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Thanks JJG - will check it out

I think you are right - I have disassembled the panels from the chassis to have a good look at it. Someone over the years has done a paint job on the external panels and some of the chassis. Shame really as its a shocker of a job and you can see the original colour on the underside of the panels whe...

Not going to touch the controller or lathe - just the chassis and panels - they are in a sad state of affair but not hammertone.

This lathe restoration is well underway. Colleagues in Germany via Neumann have put me on to this company in relation to chassis colour matching:

https://www.ralcolorchart.com/grey-hues

Would any trolls have any further information on the reference colour that they would be happy to share?

Hi Andreas,

Thanks for the post brother - will keep an eye open for you.

Sounds like my old job - getting deja vu - I think the appropriate methodology would be to conduct a gauge repeatability and reproducibility study to determine the percentage of variation attributed to AV (Appraiser Variation - the operator or metrology person) and EV (Equipment Variation) attribute...

Hey trolls - not sure if any of you have seen this new TV series that started two weeks ago. Highly recommended drama on the events surrounding a fictitious record label in New York in the 70's. Episode 2 has some great images in the opening sequence of a stylus in the groove.

Would any of you fine ladies and gentlemen be able to point me in the right direction for a copy of a Neumann AM32 manual please?

I believe the Ebay item has now been removed.

Expensive option but apparently excellent - this is the SAMOS range mentioned in the first post from Busch supplied out of Melbourne: Busch model SB 0080 D2 side channel blower • Item Number: 1323131674 • Price: $1,862 + GST • Availability: In stock • Delivery to Adelaide: $40 + GST Busch model SB 0...

Hi Trolls,

Can anyone help me with a manual/schematic for the Presto K-10. Also, would you know suppliers of styli for the player arm and the cutter as well as blanks? Got some holiday time and its my restoration project

Yep Steve - I had the same thoughts.

That has been a complicated story - call me on 0411665562 - in Adelaide

Hi Trolls,

I am in need of a manual press in good condition for some specials work. Can anyone help?

Hi all - check out the equipment supplied by REDARC based in South Australia. One of their sinewave inverter units will definitely do the job.

http://www.redarc.com.au/

Thank you trolls - I dodged a bullet

He has been responding to me on

tedvreman-at-yahoo-dot-com

Hi

Is this unit still for sale?

I am in the market for a lathe and electroplating/pressing equipment to add to a new vinyl record pressing plant setting up in South Australia. Can you please provide any links or contributions here please. I'm a newbee to the society