The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

^^^^ What soeffingodly said. Also, to paraphrase my own self here, from the last time I posted about Lathe Camp: Thanks to Mike’s willingness to share some of his own knowledge and experience through these camps, I’ve been able to ramp up my own operations to the point where I can confidently make r...

Hi there - I've read some other posts relating to this approach, but as the board has behaving a bit wonky lately, I'm having a bit of trouble tracking down exactly what I'd seen previously. In the meantime, though, if I'm understanding this, doesn't this suggest something like a ballpark bump of ar...

Hey there - I noticed that a bit earlier today, and I've been seeing some other odd behavior as well (post dates changing, threads appearing intermittently, etc), but I think it probably has to do with the site issues Steve E. mentioned here: https://www.lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=9131 Hmm...

Hi Discomo - I’m not as scientific as some of the folks in these forums, although in my own methods of research, I’ve devised a method for cleaning standard vinyl records that makes most of my record collecting colleagues wince and pretend they don’t know me. I won’t go too much into detail about th...

Hi there, from a neighbor lathe-cutter in Oregon! This is a great idea indeed, and to my ears, those audio samples sound terrific! As I've been experimenting with different methods of affixing art to the backside of a disc, or even between two thinner discs, a key part of the process seems to be the...

Hi there jamesmc - Honestly, based on what I'm hearing in your video clips, the playback doesn't sound half bad at all. In my personal opinion (somewhat based on what I've learned at a few Lathe Camps, combined with my own trial and error experiments), I *do* think you can benefit from a tad more he...

prosilver or rocknroll seem the most straightforward, in terms of readability, and based on my past experience in cobbling together boards of this nature, should be the simplest to customize. It's been a while since built one of these boards, and next month marks the much-awaited retirement of my ca...

I have not done any cutting with diamonds yet, but I'm interested in the discussion about PETG as an alternative to poly, not because I've had any issues with poly, but because it doesn't hurt to expand one's horizons, I reckon. It was mentioned previously by trailerparkjesus that in cheap PETG ther...

It dosn't seem as though there is anything to be lost by giving this a chance; so unless there's a reason to criticize, why? I don't see anything sneaky or under-handed going on here, and the free sample pack is a nice gesture. I'm in for the free sample pack as well, and that should give me a good ...

I hadn't seen that one before, but thanks for the info - it's definitely on my want list now!

fredbissnette wrote:its a steb sly record its a techno jam and it sounds great very even balanced and no fading in sound it has a lead in groove and lead out its a 10''

magic-number.png Indeed! If you’re like me, a music-loving nerd who digs art and science, and has any level of interest in the different methods by which records are made, this is definitely worth checking out. I’ve been to Lathe Camp three times, and each time brought back with me new knowledge, s...

Hi there tragwag ! I'm not sure how I missed this post a few months back, but as a TapeOp subscriber, I was also a bit puzzled, as the article seems to only exist online, and not in the physical copy. The online issue says it is from Issue #130; MAR/APR 2019, but the physical copy of #130 is dated A...

Hey there Chris - I saw this a while back, but was checking back on some old topics I bookmarked, and found the timing was a bit interesting, as I just managed to score another addition to my Emory Cook collection this past week at a Record Convenmtion in Seattle, WA. This time, it was a 1961 red vi...

Hm. Finally back online after days of haggling with the city contractors who have been on our street all summer, who destroyed my front yard, and my fiber optic terminal, all in the name of urban progress.... Now I'm catching up with a ton o'stuff, and realizing I had dropped the ball on this and wo...

willis.jpg ONE. MORE. TIME. Ladies and gents, the late great Mr Wesley Willis, bumping this thread, in order to divert your attention to... Lathe Cut Camp 8!!! Columbus Day Weekend Oct 6-8, 2018 And really, what else is there to do on a lame excuse for a holiday like Columbus Day?? Go enjoy Tucson ...

willis.jpg Ladies and gents, the late great Mr Wesley Willis, bumping this thread, in order to divert your attention to... Lathe Cut Camp 8!!! Columbus Day Weekend Oct 6-8, 2018 And really, what else is there to do on a lame excuse for a holiday like Columbus Day?? Go enjoy Tucson - it's beautiful!...

Oh, I'm sure! Honestly, if I had never known about it, I'd have a handful of stuff enough to deal with already, but when I saw that slider unit, I was intrigued by the concept, and decided I needed to find one and see it in action, if nothing else. Now that I've been doing all my EQ *and* mastering ...

Thanks Mike! It's embarrassing how bad I seem to be with the math these days, considering some of the advanced mathematics I did in high school ( - which I never really needed for decades after I graduated ....) So, I guess I'm hoping to find a 180 lead screw then, among a few other more obscure thi...

Hey there - just for clarification, is there a reference for how much time one might fit on a disc that is relative to the size of a feedscrew? Apparently I didn't take good enough notes at Lathe Camp - I get the LPI formula, but based on what I've read in various threads here at LatheTrolls, it sou...

Ah, now that's kind of unfamiliar territory to me. If I'm not mistaken, the only DIY disc I have made on a vinyl recorder is that Dead Meadow single you released a little while back. So, I don't really have a good grasp of what would distinguish it from a traditional pressed record - what exactly do...