My first grooves.

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My first grooves.

Post: # 50358Unread post sameal
Thu May 17, 2018 10:00 pm

Well here they are!

It didn't last long before i got a swarf plug, but for a whole two or three seconds i was cutting a record!

Pretty much everything i built so far needs to be adjusted, as i expected.

3 years work for 3 whole seconds of fun. Totally worth it.
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Re: My first grooves.

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Fri May 18, 2018 12:43 am

Get your hands on some talc for that tube my friend :)
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Re: My first grooves.

Post: # 50362Unread post sameal
Fri May 18, 2018 7:01 am

Voxster1965 wrote:Get your hands on some talc for that tube my friend :)
Good idea. It plugged up pretty quick.

I had a few other issues, the dashpot is way too heavy for this head, heat wire fell off!, swarf tube needed to be closer and the l.p.i. number was just a guess. I think i bottomed out on the lacquer too.

But, it worked!
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Re: My first grooves.

Post: # 50423Unread post ilium
Tue May 22, 2018 5:28 pm

which are you cutting with the Presto 8dg or the Westrex 2b?
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Re: My first grooves.

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Tue May 22, 2018 8:04 pm

If you bottomed out on the lacquer, you will have stuffed your diamond up - cut shallow to start or you will be spending up big on replacement styli.
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Re: My first grooves.

Post: # 50425Unread post sameal
Tue May 22, 2018 9:21 pm

ilium wrote:which are you cutting with the Presto 8dg or the Westrex 2b?
Im using a webster. My 2b isn't back yet
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Re: My first grooves.

Post: # 50426Unread post sameal
Tue May 22, 2018 9:23 pm

I gotta rethink my whole mount if i wanna run smaller heads, because the mods to the lathe for the westrex.
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