The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Doug 6N · Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 57 Location: Washington

Hi:

Here is an additional resource for our drive wheel repairs.

http://www.TerrysRubberRollers.com

emorritt · Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 53 Location: Louisiana

I've used Terry for several repair jobs, he does much better work than Russell Industries. I had the idlers for my 6N done several years ago by Russell; all they did was strip a little rubber from the outside, re-mold and re-shape. Terry actually takes the old rubber completely off the metal core and re-forms the entire original drive wheel to original specs. He even compensates (if you ask - no extra charge) for age and shrinkage by adding a few thousandths or hundredths of an inch of material to bring the drive idler back to it's original size and shape. I even had him do the drive for a Presto surveillance recording from the 30's that has a tiny core and is mostly all rubber - it works perfectly.

He specializes in tape recorder pinch rollers and drive wheels, but the work he's done for me on turntable drives is excellent.