The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Thanks so much for your responses. SUNBEARS when you say "Bottom of the cutterhead should be PARALLEL", are you talking about the diamond stylus or the metal cutterhead? Should the stylus be positioned like A or B in this drawing? Screen Shot 2016-01-08 at 3.13.27 PM.png Studiorp, what pressure (wei...

Hello Trolls! I am a VR T560 user, and I recently got transparent 12" discs cut using 2mm Bayer Makrolon GP. I am getting a high amount of surface noise, even with a new stylus. I have tried different weights, blank heating, and stylus heating, but still cannot cut a quiet groove. I was wondering if...

Thank for responding! Collectively there are 4 male ends to the splitters ( 2 x Black + Red), but only two female output jacks on the mixer. Which of the 4 splitter jacks do I connect at the mixer output? Should it look something like this? (i'm pretty sure I'm way off here :oops: ): Screen Shot 201...

Hey everybody, I have a question for VR owners, any help would be greatly appreciated. I am having troubles getting a stereo signal for cutting or playback, everything is mono. I believe I have done something wrong when splitting the signal coming out of the mixer. I have attached an image of my cur...

Hi Lathe Trolls, My name is Andrew, I am a musician and vinyl enthusiast from Toronto, Canada. About a year ago, I finished recording an EP and wanted to get a few copies on vinyl. After seeing that the minimum press run is about 300, I discovered lathe-cuts, and became fascinated with the community...