The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Many thanks basplin! This is precisely what I was hoping to see. I'm now considering trying to develop some marriage of the design of the original spring clutch and the direct belt-drive crank eposlab has developed. If/when I get to this, I'll be sure to add to this thread for the benefit of other R...

Excellent! Looking forward to more details when you have the time. John

A follow-up to my previous post. Basplin just kindly emailed me a few clear shots of the exterior of the B5S/M5S crank mechanism. (Again: THANK YOU.) I thought it may be useful for my purposes to share part of my response on-list to hopefully generate more detailed information I might need. Basplin:...

Hi all. This past week I was pleased to receive a recent eBay win of a Rek-O-Kut B-5 lathe and ROK transcription turntable — my second record cutting lathe rebuild/restoration project. I’ve given the lot an initial clean. I’m hoping that from among the ROK community someone could do me the immense f...

Hello all. I was happy to recently discover the Lathe Troll community. I’m music professor by profession and a vintage music tech hobbyist on the side. While I usually work on vintage amp, electric guitar, and Hammond organ rebuild and build projects, several years ago I picked up a reasonably price...