The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Howdy .. and happy holidays:

I have been pulled into a discussion with vinyl audiophiles and the question came up. So - what is the realistic achievable maximum frequency for 33 1/3 rpm records with state of the art equipment?

Michaela

How do you guys check that weight 10g? 16g? its rather impossible with Souri's tool. I mean maybe if you are VERY delicate you can judge +/- 5g, but in reality the "Error rate" is bigger. I've tried to do it with small scale unit but placing carefuly stylus on it I destroyed the tip... So.. how>? I...

Howdy ..

I am currently mastering a few vintage audios for re-publishing. I could use an audio wizard with vintage experience to look over my shoulder or to help me with a few problematic parts. Contact me via PM.

Thanks.

Michaela

opcode66 wrote:That should work just fine.

LOL - hope so. This lathe is designed to control your cutter head

m.

i do not agree that with the motion of the cutter head because as you can see on the picture the fairchild overhead drive mechanism has gears like a stepper motor. i had modified my fairchild overhead with a stepper motor and it works very nice the only problem is the rumble at lead in - out groove...

I am aware of this problem. I will try different size stepper motors driving a belt to reduce noise - so that shouldn't be a problem. I am more concerned about the motion of the cutter head. A 'normal' motor will spin continuously while a stepper motor will pause between steps - it's just a semi 'co...

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sameal wrote:If you look close you can see the drilling. It goes out to about the center of the platter

So .. the spindle off a say Technics is actually hollow? One would have to cut of the top and drill a little hole under the record and that would be it?

m.

Already reported it. This fellow has quite a few of those scam products listet.

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Howdy folks: I was wondering if there is good combination between lead screw pitch and stepper motor specifications to get as close as possible to a perfect spiral. I am thinking about buying a 8mm pitch lead screw stage and power it with a stepper. My first calculations boil down to about 4 steps/s...

Thats exactly why you can sync the Tascams - to do multitrack operations. Let me lookup the manual ...

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gold wrote: Has anyone successfully synced two DSD boxes with an offset ?

You are supposed to be able to sync Tascam DA-3000 with external clock sources. I have only one unit, so .. no need to sync.

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Our iRIAA has an "low pass" filter practically eliminating everything above 25khz on input. Rest is up to the analog chain.

m.

Fellow Trolls: High quality audio is more and more getting into focus. A few of you may already be cutting from DSD sources, so I thought I share my experiences. We are using a TEAC UD-301 USB DAC that converts FLAC and DSD into analog audio. It can be hooked up to almost all computers, including Li...

mossboss wrote:You just need to harvest some more
At least you have a sense of humor
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Ahh .. I could complain - but who would listen? So .. tell me: How much would I have to harvest for 1000 records?

m.

mossboss wrote:No No No, Not for free, Just heavily subsidized, from the money farm harvest of course
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As long as it my money farm - why would anybody care? And it grows on bushes - not trees.

m.

mossboss wrote: Todd got it, I wonder why
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Well .. I always hear "money" Did anybody say they want the pressing for free?

m.

Hey .. just a short question: How much is the weight of the cutter head when it's ready? I am currently designing my own lathe and would like to have a feeling about the weights I will have to deal with.

Thanks.

Michaela

From a commercial point of viw this is nuts not viable Hobby wise there is no issue time is of no consequence It takes $$ to put the key in the door every day in any pressing plant Its not the norm to have two people screwing around for a week or two figuring it out when there is 3-5 months of back...

ROLANDJAYS wrote:yes , cut with diamond or flip backwards for embossing

99$ for 24, with free shipping, in usa
that's the going rate here in sunny California

this is not a charity.

One can tell

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