The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Aussie0zborn · Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 69 Location: Australia

Can someone tell me what the story is with "vinyl blanks"??? As I understand it these are vinyl pressings that can be cut even on a professional lathe.

Does anybody use them and what do they sound like?

mysterious cutter · Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 19

d · Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 4

hello,

As I understand vinyl record is not the same PVC, and it is better to be pressed. Somewhere I read about vinyl record material and PVC is polyvinylchloride.

There is some more questions on my mind:
is the material just black PVC? Does anyone do PVC blanks for yourself or buying from somewhere? Wink

The thing is that when buying PVC it goes in sheets. Question is how to do it perfectly round?

Thanks

mysterious cutter · Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 19

This is not just black PVC, there are so much sort of PVC...
On this PVC, there is a small mirror surface (very hard to find, only in germany I think).

d · Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 4

but its called PVC, or it has some kind of other description?

I went to local shop where those kinds of material are. There is some kind of PVC that I think would be good. Unfortunately they are out of stock, so i'm waiting when new package arrive and i'll try cut on them.

mysterious cutter · Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 19

I don't know for the name...

Maybe what you find could be good to cut...

Let us know.

d · Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 4

Of course i'll let you know! Wink

thomas · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 5 Location: brooklyn, new york

posted this elsewhere-

Four years ago I heard a blank that had been cut on a Scully. The impression, the cutter gave me when we talked, was the trade off was stylus wear not sound quality. Something like 75 cuts on lacquer compared to 7 on vinyl. The blank supplier was different, I vaguely recall the name 'Bamboo Guy'.

Aussie0zborn hey,

Between you me, the compound has to be the softest of the softest to be used for cutting, and then some. The dies would have to have no profile, so the cutterhead could track.

The system I had heard it on was not professional, so cannot speak for sound quality.

The guy handled the thing like it was glass, yet other records like tissue paper.

Aussie0zborn · Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 69 Location: Australia

Hey Thomas,

Welcome to the Lathe Trolls. Do you know where I can get records pressed in the New York area???

Cheers,
Aussie 0zborn

thomas · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 5 Location: brooklyn, new york

Hi Mikey,

Fancy meeting you here.

There are three plants in metro area, all in brooklyn. Just outside of metro area are two more, both jersey.