The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Done...Thankyou Steven for all the years of hard work and giving me a platform for my craziness.. As a charter senior member and spiritual healer of lathe trolls ,I have decided to share something special. As you all well know I’ve been experimenting with small records 1inch and 1/2 inch then as I g...

no no just joke..

I want to order lacallos for my VR please

As I started cutting records I didn't want to start a business only to put out my own stuff and dj my music around town but when I got the VR things changed and never got to work on my music so here it is 1992 onwards, hardcore/ Gabba house stuff on ENDE records... If you want a sample lathe copy PM...

well I missed this one name :Mihalis Psanouthakis small biz perthvinylrecording EST 2004 website https://perthvinylrecording.wordpress.com type of lathes,VR,presto 8n,Presto 6n, stationery stand alone MS16B 1935 presto(rebuild).and inventer of the Unisex dual head fits on presto and VR. tell us abou...

ahhaahahahaahahahahaha ... classic...

kool come round.. perthvinylrecording at gmail.com ..working on some things now ......unless your working for mr dixon undercover to source my lathes hahahahaha

thankyou i love all the old stuff..

iam always proud of my family back then and what they/ all went through and how life is easy now..

i just found this
http://www.orbem.co.uk/repwar/wr_recorders.htm

my apologies i had thought allied meaning US made products for the allies ..i know that Australia used presto gear in ww2 i own 2 lathes used during the war and have seen( supplied by you" thankyou") that the bbc where right into them..id love to know the contracts between the commonwealth and prest...

WOW amazing find..
and one would order a lathe then find out it was sunk by a uboat

there are some differences...6n is a bit smaller overhead area and hard to mount a stereo head and most are noisy.. but platter is like a king with good or new rubbers.. vr has groove distance and able to cut 3inch 2inch 1inch etc( punk bands love it)and 48mins per side on 12inch..but then that nut ...

ok ok there not that overated hahaha..ill hold on to them for now

get it!!!....better than those 6ns ..there overrated..trust me i have 2

sillitoe head x1 (turned around)..unisex heads x3

great stories guys love it... just after we got the VR from Souri and Fritz..we found an 8n in a basement in an old shop in tasmainia 14years ago.paid little for it and it was full of crap but we bought it all anyway not realizing what was in inside .. the frieght was $500 bucks back to perth..on ar...

he should just make machines with no head.. if thats his problem..dont get me wrong ..better turntable and get rid of the fancy crap and it would sell...

what do you reckon mr vortex

hmmmmmm

is the diamond in tight/firm ?ive seen mine move at the begin of a cut before and it has skipped then gone back to normal all in a few grooves..also keep in mind that the most highest of tension is at the start of every cut on a 12 only and in the 1 to 2 inch area at edge

biglove

know your machine ,pull it apart and back together again "blindfolded" like in the army hahah.
understand what every part does and where it fits..
example the arm:: pull it out clean the hole lube it up again etcetc..
that way you can pin point the problem everytime..

biglove

ahh ok humidity is differant here only dry heat so wet and hot is no good for dashpot ..but i suggest you clean up inside to remove hair /old grease etc and lube the whole area ,arm/dash etc.. 40c in germany WOW you guys must have cooked..... the only good thing cutting in that heat is no heating st...