The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Hi guys. I wondering if anyone has been using the Dinsync NC-V8 Acoustic Lathe. Batch #3 is expected in Feb/March 2026, but I'm wondering is anyone here has practical experience with it. Seems like quite a chore to get it shipped to the USA tho, import duties, tarriffs, etc. Does anyone have any inf...

Guys, Could someone please help me out here>? I may be buying a modified Presto K10. It has no amplifier but a 5c presto recording head , which is is 8ohm. The seller says I'd have to use any 150/200 watt amplifier with that head. It has a in line ,fast blow fuse to help protect the head . Will it w...

One big question i have is, are there any US distributors or do you HAVE to have it shipped from the UK? And what about the voltage? Is it US 110?

Emorritt, no, I have the 12MV, "Commentator".

Hi guys!
Here's a bit of an odd question:

Is anyone using one of those metal 1950s Califone record players as a turntable for an overhead cutting head?

Some of the Calis are direct drive. It would seem to me that they might work well.

Anyone?

Thanks!
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Congrats Flim ! thats really great for you.

So.....thanks to mratx, I just checked out the videos of the Dinsync.

In a word...I am STUNNED. Customizable groove width. Stereo cutting. Cuts on plastic discs (not sure if those were PVC or not, tho.) Have they announced the price?

Nikki.....are you cutting on a k8? What cutting head?

Thank you very much for your reply. I appreciate it. While I have been offered a good trade for a K8, I dont plan on using the old 1930s tube amp inside. It appears , as you say, you have to power the amp on to get powerr to the motor. I'd rather not have that old amp cooking. Also the K8 is fixed g...

Guys,

If I were to buy a Presto K8 lathe, how difficult would it be to bypass the built in amplifier and just use a solid state amp to drive the cutting head? How would I kill power to the amp, but not the motor?

Any help is appreciated.

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Thank you Marc. So.....i have been offered a good deal on a Presto 75 lathe with a 1C head. I also have a spare small solid state amp, I guess around 30 wpc. Could I connect the right output of the amp to the record head, and the left output to a speaker just so the amp has a balanced output? thank ...

Thank you Mark. I have always wondered about that...you have stereo speaker outputs on the amp, how do you connect those to the cutting head? Do you only use one channel?

Thank you Mark. I am just leary about those Prestos from the 1930s with the weird large tubes, etc. The amp is really ancient technology. Yes, they say the unit was "recapped" , but that could just be a couple, I dont know. The only way to know is to buy it and open it up and see what was done. At l...

Forum members: I'd like to get your opinion on this Rec-O-Kut Challenger For Sale on Reverb. https://reverb.com/item/86385318-rek-o-kut-challenger-1953-1958-dark-gray Price is $5,500 and the unit is not restored in any way. Personally, I'd be leary of even plugging this in without a tech having gone...

Hi guys....I need a few 12 inch Acetates cut in stereo.

Anybody want to help me out? I'm in Brooklyn, NY.

Thanks!

Hi guys.

I'm in the NYC area (Brooklyn) and need an inexpensive source to cut some 12 in Acetates (stereo).

Hopefully, someone on the board can do this for me at a reasonable fee. please PM me if you can help.

thanks!

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