Spinner Town Blog
Precision Platter Print Files
For anyone looking to machine a precision platter for their lathe, we've been sent a fantastic set of files ready for machining and we're making them freely available to download...
Precision Platter Print Files
For anyone looking to machine a precision platter for their lathe, we've been sent a fantastic set of files ready for machining and we're making them freely available to download...
Dashpot Oil
What dashpot oil to use is something we get asked about a lot, so we thought we'd give a little info based on what we've learnt over the years. Firstly...
Dashpot Oil
What dashpot oil to use is something we get asked about a lot, so we thought we'd give a little info based on what we've learnt over the years. Firstly...
Diagnosing Ground Hum in Your Cutting Chain
Ground hum is one of those issues that comes up regularly, and the first thing worth saying is that it's commonly confused with rumble. Both are in the low end...
Diagnosing Ground Hum in Your Cutting Chain
Ground hum is one of those issues that comes up regularly, and the first thing worth saying is that it's commonly confused with rumble. Both are in the low end...
Calibrating Your Cutting and Playback Chain
We've had an influx of questions recently where the main focus is cutterhead mapping. We always advise people to map their cutterhead, but there's more to it than just the...
Calibrating Your Cutting and Playback Chain
We've had an influx of questions recently where the main focus is cutterhead mapping. We always advise people to map their cutterhead, but there's more to it than just the...
Managing Expectations
We wanted to write something a little different, not a technical guide, but something just as important. Managing expectations. A realistic look at what lathe cutting actually entails, and how...
Managing Expectations
We wanted to write something a little different, not a technical guide, but something just as important. Managing expectations. A realistic look at what lathe cutting actually entails, and how...
Diagnosing Skipping on Lathe Cuts
Skipping is one of those issues that can have a few different causes, and it's worth understanding what's actually happening mechanically when a record skips, because the fix depends entirely...
Diagnosing Skipping on Lathe Cuts
Skipping is one of those issues that can have a few different causes, and it's worth understanding what's actually happening mechanically when a record skips, because the fix depends entirely...