The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

I searched for pictures by the shank, did not find them, anyone have a link?

I should have figured someone on here made the video... didn't think I'd be talking to you directly, haha. I didn't wire up the heating, so I guess it's not been doing anything all this time! I coudn't ever see a difference between wires on or off the terminals... so that explains that. I've used a ...

It's working for me. Recently I've been cutting a couple handfuls of Makrolon blanks using the vinylium dubcutter and the vinylike 90degee diamond. I have made no permanent modifications. I did put down a 12" PC blank to raise the cutting surface, which will eventually be replaced by another standar...

Also, I am kind of mystified at the moment because of this on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa9_h2CrNJU ... which says they used a VINYLIUM diamond. There doesn't appear to be any modification on that set up, so I'm totally confused. So is the vinylium diamond mounted on the shank at an an...

So, Audiofiligram, did you ever achieve a better cutting angle? How are the cuts turning out?

OK, so I ordered the diamond stylus ... from vinylike.de While waiting for it to arrive, I inspected the cutterhead angle and assembly much more closely. It appears there is no easy/mechanical way to adjust angle. I was going to use a layer of cork in addition to another rubber mat but I can't raise...

Thanks for the reply, Flozki! What I'm taking from your reply is that it doesn't much matter if I get the stylus from Vinylike.de or Vinylium.ch, right? The website for Vinylium doesn't specify cutting angles for the stylus they sell, so I have to assume its on a straight shank (just like Vinylike's...

Steve: it is confusing! I emailed Vinylike.de about ordering the needle since their ordering system on that page is broken at the moment. I asked 'what will I have to do to make it work with a Vinylium dubcutter (SC99 cutterhead)?' The answer: "you are right: you need 90° cutting angle, otherwise th...

Does anyone know if I will have the same problem with cutting angle if I get the diamond directly from Vinylium?

OK so this thread is close to home: I am about to purchase a diamond needle from Vinylike and use it with the Vinylium cutterhead. I'm not sure if I understand what the issue mentioned above is because, when I cut dubplates, the angle of the cutting stylus appears to be 90 degrees from the cutting s...

I'll probably order them cut into discs from somewhere, squares don't appeal to me much, except possibly for learning, test cuts. Thanks for the idea. I didn't know anyone in Seattle had a dubcutter. Yep, been at it since around 2006(?) or so. My friend is a studio engineer who owns a Vinylium cutte...

I just found this posting from Corporate Records from last year...

https://lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?t=2788&highlight=blanks&mforum=lathetrolls

So, um, still the same prices? Looking for probably a box of 30 7" to start.

Hey, all... long time lurker, first time posting :) I am searching for a source of blanks in the US... mosty so I don't have to deal with currency conversion. I have been cutting dubplate/lacquers on a Vinylium lathe for a bit. Now I am starting to do diamond cut to PC and PVC blanks... for durabili...