The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

MUCH thanks for the feedback....running some more tests tonight and I'll post up the results.

-BEST

Hey Jccc, Newbie here with the same K-8....I'm having the same issue of heavy fuzz and distortion. You don't happen to have a photo of what parts "hardened up" on you do you? I see the large "yellowish" material once you open up the cutter head, but not certain where the other parts you mentioned ar...

Nice. Thanks rSimms! I've been a bit confused on the "Cutting v Embossing" side of things. I get what one does compared to the other, but not exactly sure what determines what? How do I know when I want to Cut vs Emboss? Stylus type? Material cutting into? Machine/Cutting Head? Other? Again, big tha...

K8-top.jpg 1st of all, been a viewer for awhile and am stoked to now be an active participant into the lathe world. All previous knowledge gained and shared is respected and appreciated! So, here's where I am at. I am using a Presto K-8 with the goal to cut/emboss music. Visually, this unit is in f...