The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

I believe the Transco # 362 would be equivalent to the short shank common to most home recorders of the day. Can someone confirm this? I'm going to need one for an RCA soon. I assume any new cutting stylus would be cutting a microgroove. I know what happens when I assume... The Presto 1D uses a long...

I think there is a tool company called Record. When I do a search for "Record Cutter" I often find a tool that looks like a wrench or bolt cutter of some sort.

The article in the following link refers to a solution that was to be applied to a disc after it was cut in order to lubricate and harden the record. I've never heard of this before. Does anyone know what it was and how effective it was?

http://www.shellac.org/nri/nri07.html

Oh yeah. ouch ! My only consolation is that it's unlikely that branch of my family would have had such good musical taste lol. but still.....

Thanks Curley Ann! I was watching that wondering what the records may have been - Beatles recording are not hard to come by, but I saw some MGM 50'ish looking ones that might have been fun. My cousin had a full box of 10 inch LPS from the early LP era - and he used them as beebee gun targets.

Thanks! I've used a 6n and never gave that a thought. The drive pin was there, so I used it. Good to know.

Why is it not necessary on the 6N. How will you keep the disc from slipping?

Be aware that aside from any tube, amp, and drive wheel issues, the crystal cutter probably needs to be restored. They die from age and unless it's been already rebuilt, you can pretty much count on it not working.

Ok, maybe the objective was not to make a bad lathe, but it still baffles me when something is designed to do one thing and one thing only and does it poorly. If it really sounds like a train station P.A. it should be in the price point of a child's toy. I guess I should just say "What were they thi...

That's a shame. Why go to the trouble designing and manufacturing something that is intentinally bad? How much more cost would it have been to make it acceptable quality. Thanks for the education.

Why does it suck?

Curley-Ann, I agree. One bad scratch on a new CD can turn it into a coaster or paper weight. As long as I have needle and a way to make a record spin, I can hear Fanny Brice, Al Jolson, or Caruso after a trip to a flea market or record convention. Many people think digital is archival. I guess it co...

Hi - Better late than never. Wanted to give an update so maybe it will help someone in the future. I had the drive wheel re-built by Terry's Rubber Rollers, added rubber grommets to the motor suspension, adjusted the pressure of the roller against the platter - and the problem seems to be gone. I di...

On a lighter note: Did anyone notice the hat being tossed onto Nipper's ear - next to a table of records labled "Dog Records - 4 cents"?

On the rare occasion that I have something to contribute, I'm always glad to. Let me know if you end up with that Meissner.

Yes, I have one that was restored by Gib at West Tech. It does what it's intended to do very well, which is to record LO-FI records from the AM radio, microphone or other external source. The mechanics are the same as was used in the Wilcox Gay Recordio and most other home recorders of the day. The ...

Recordios are not designed to cut 12" diamater. !0" is the max. The feed screw does not extend that far out. The will play up to 12" and record up to 10".

I have a couple 1-D s . They may or may not need help. Haven't really tried them. One may be a 500 ohm that Id' like to make 8 ohm. Possibly need rebuilding. Any info you have would be great.

That sounds amazing, Mark. Thanks for posting. Do you work on the Presto heads yourself?

That is amazing and you have no idea how much I needed that info right at this moment. Thanks!