The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Tascam... I love my Tascam 4track cassette portastudio! I love it cuz it sounds perfect to me, and Tremdall, your absolutely right, cuz thats all that is important to me! Maximum respect, Patrick p.s , I only use the Tascam when the musicians cant cut it in 3takes,and need to rely on overdubs, other...

Thanks for the link up boss man! The key words that stuck out for me was Trinidad, Cook records. Golden era of the calypso recordings, orchestras, pretty amazing performances by musicians in their primes, very highlevel of musical arrangements. 78s that were pretty much pressed in england at this po...

You should hit up Mike from the record label PIAPTK, I think its lathecuts.com, quite easy to find and he just might have something for you and ususally in restored condition.. quite thecollection of prestos and other cutting gear , plus years of knowledge n experience doing lathe cuts. Hope you sco...

Hello, I just came backfrom okinawa and there I had a chance to see my friend embossing with his vanrock , but he wasnt using a steel cone, but a sapphire styli facing backwards, no leaning back , nothing, works for him quite well on PC. He also uses tungsten cones with sucess . My rek o kut came wi...

Great that you doing this as much as possible, this is one of those tim3s that I wished I lived on the other side of the pacific! Alan is someone that I would really love to meet, been very helpful whenever ive emailed him about anythingPresto related, and has always promptly replied my questions, h...

JCCC, I know that feeling, when I got my 1st Myshank diamond I had started off with some myshank pvc blanks and happily cutting away till I got consistant results and was in bliss cuz my cuts were so loud n clear, well then I started to experiment with pc , pet, acrylic and xray film, all getting go...

Just want to give a big shout out to John, s craftsmanship aswell. Got a custom piece to modify my rek o kut , thanks to johns work ,im my rek o kut challenger is fitted with a different head than the stock one that the lathe came with and can now be fitted with most vertical mount mono heads! maxim...

Wow, I took a look at their work, quality fe sure, but oh soooo beautiful, i never thought a rek o kut could be so lush! How much did the idler wheel cost? Mine is still pretty new, but its not gonna last forever and I like the replaceble d ring option , great and smart choice, waiting for your verd...

Seems like the original conflict was initiated by another thread about pvc blanks and the differences between Myshank blanks and its new competitors pvc blanks. Are there any trolls out there that have used the new pvc blanks from the Record blanks camp yet? Im curious to read a review about these ,...

Greetings, just want say that I use both pc and Myshank blanks . My general rule of thumb after putting alot of time and money going the slighlty cheaper route of diy pc blanks is that if I use pc I will only emboss with tungsten cones by farmer john, even thos I can and have grind out my own cones,...

Can you upload a pic. Of a 6n cuttinghead, ive never seen one.
Thanks,
Patrick

Greetings,I just want to point out that the cheapest part of the lathe cutting game is gonna be buying your first lathe. Once you got that sorted , be prepared to be investing alot of time problemsolving , and ALOT of money, no matter at what level your shooting for, and choice of either cutting of ...

Stateside thereis opcode66, Todd . That has his own supply of diamond styli.
Someone correct me if im wrong but the other seller of diamond stylis is a reseller of Myshank diamonds.
Respect,
Patrick

Ask nicely Mr. Chouet from Myshank. I buy my presto long shanks from him, great product, great service. Mr.Chouet is has very been helpful as well whenever I have some newbie questions and has always been prompt to answer my questions by email.
why fuck around?
Patrick

Any more to say bout the russian shank? I know youve probably experimented enuff over the last year or so. If its workable for mono lofi then im gonna have to score some, cant beat that price!
How many plates you cutting with one?
respect,
patrick

Maximum respect Teshun,Ya got finesse!
boom!
Big shout out from my likkle island,
Patrick
p.s finally scored an a shiny chrome Audax, pretty bright top end like you said, and you were right , I had to dial in some low end to bring out the bass.thanks fe di tip.

Hi, is the r o k a TR 12 H?,im curious? Nice amp, on my wish list!
Patrick

I dont cut with a vacum, no styli heat, just a heat lamp and a brush to collect swirl. One thought about the top clear material that is being cut, I use this to judge how deep im actually cutting. Ive found out that when im cutting too deep I start to hit the black material and I can see the color o...

I offer Blanks at recordblanks.com Cheers! -Ryan He said "pressed blank", not a trashy vulgar plastic badly cut out : http://img11.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_595551IMG4655.jpg http://img11.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_851467IMG46562.jpg http://img11.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_841108IMG46592.jpg Th...

Just want to chime in that after a couple of years messin around with pc, solo plates, laserdiscs, cd, s, embossing with homemade cones, Farmer Johns tungsten cones, sapphire styli . Never was aiming for laquer quality stereo cuts from a neumann or skully ect, but just nice lofi mono with good vibes...