Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.
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- tapesandtubes
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Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.
Hello everyone! I just got a Presto K8 lathe and I'm really excited to start working on it.
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Presto K8 | 6N
- kafkablues
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Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.
How's it going with this machine?
Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.
Do you have a needle on your playback arm?
- tapesandtubes
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Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.
It's been cutting records for a few months now. I mostly had to work on the tube amp to get it working. Also, yes mine came with a playback needle -- I haven't bothered to use it though.
Presto K8 | 6N
Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.
K8 is super fun! Be the king of the underground. Presto rules. Johnny cash, bob wills, duke ellington!
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Recordette Sr.......Presto K-8
Recordette Sr.......Presto K-8
- Snakeheadfishlab
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Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.
Nice unit,clean.i have the same.does the amp work on the k8 or are you running it from the amp on the right?
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Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.
Tape deck to stereo eq (chained thru both channels) to califone 1455c (10w 8Ω) to rheostat to inline fuse to head. So no the transformer on the original amp melted (what a smell!)
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Recordette Sr.......Presto K-8
Recordette Sr.......Presto K-8
- Snakeheadfishlab
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Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.
Heck of a work around,adapt,improvise,overcome.keep cutting!
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- ronniestrickland
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Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.
I have a K8 that came with the original steel stylus. It doesn't cut or emboss all that nicely. What styli do you like? I've seen what Apollo and Vinyl Recorder offer but don't know if it's more a preference thing beyond getting the correct long or short shank for whatever machine. Thanks in advance!
Re: Hello! I just got a Presto K8 lathe.
I use transco long shank. Short shank works fine too
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Recordette Sr.......Presto K-8
Recordette Sr.......Presto K-8