The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

What sort of lacquer? Can't recall what spray I picked up but any sort of lacquer would work. I did a spray test and it holds well to the plastic and is markable with a needle. Just need to find time from my busy schedule to sit down and mess with it. Right now I have a huge lot of safety records t...

I haven't had a noticeable problem yet but on the other hand I have a large collection of writing needles(sapphire, steel, etc) that I've gotten for a good deal. I have a lot of leg room to play with. Right now I'm interested in coating those plates with lacquer to see how that pans out, or some oth...

Now, what am I looking at here? Is this cut into a Solo plate, or is this a pressed Evatone run? The lock hole tells me you probably cut it yourself, but...how? Solo trick, two blue "sheets", one transparency printing the artwork sandwiched in the midde, Super 77 spray adhesive to hold it all toget...

I've made actual holograms on photographic glass plates. It was a pain in the ass to get the laser to work right, exposure times, etc. Physics is fun, especially in the optics lab.

Twig man, that looks neat!

Here is mine: Moribund - Silent Lambs 6" Flexi http://sirkut.com/images/misc/silentflexi.jpg Moribund is my harsh power electronics project. I also record under spit+smudge and sometime in the future with my sludge/stoner/doom project Great Unwashed Masses. Anyway, I also run sirkut electronics buil...

What do you guys do to sharpen them?

When I use mine, I generally guide the spree (modelling term when stretching plastic to be used as a antenna, etc on airplanes) with my hands and keep pulling gently while using a small makeup brush with really light bristles so it doesn't interrupt the cutting process.