The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Hi, Spent last few days cutting records. Hadn't turned on my Vinylrecorder since Spring... So, as usual, lack of practice and quite a few damaged records to start with. Then, everything starts to run smooth again! I'm actually running out of blank discs, got around 25 left right now. The last 25 I c...

Maybe some unflexibility around your dashpot. It must be able to move and very flexible (up and down and a bit left/right too) By dashpot you mean the cutterhead attachment? Seems to be perfect, I even re-lubricated the moving parts just in case. But there's one thing which annoys me, Souri gave me...

what material are you cutting? extruded polycarbonate should be totally (mostly) flat pressed PVC has a contour to it. search the RIAA standard for pressed records to see the dimensions. keep this in mind! I already thought this... Apparently they're completely flat, but I guess something like half...

Muy buenas, aquí David. Tengo un Vinylrecorder con el que mantengo una relación amor/odio desde hace 2 años...

L'Arboç, entre Barcelona y Tarragona.

Again, I'm having a problem with my Vinylrecorder: Maybe you know what's happening... When I cut a Lp (33 r.p.m.) problem happens on the first few grooves of the record. The first 2 or 3 grooves completelly dissappear just on one small sector of the record, maybe just a 10º space, the other 350º of ...

Mark, thanks a lot. I'll ask a friend for a ohmmeter and check it. My knowledge of electronics is virtualy zero... Has any of you tried this with a Vinylrecorder stylus? Regarding my second question ("closing the circuit" with a sepparate string of copper), has any of you experimented with this? The...

Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum... I've been checking it for the last couple years but this is my first message. As an introduction: I've been collecting records for over 25 years, mostly punkrock also turntables for ten years. I've had my own d.i.y. record label and have released several records...