This at home vinyl record cutting machine could change mixtapes forever.
Diy record cutting machine.
Printer to vinyl cutter hack.
We may have given it a somewhat short shrift first time around but appearing at sxsw festival in austin texas for the second year running the diy record cutter vinylrecorder t 560 is capturing the imagination once again.
The phonocut is an analog vinyl lathe the first consumer device capable of making custom records immediately right there in your home assuming you re willing to pay 1 100 for the privilege.
Vinyl cutters are used in the sign writing industry and are great for making stickers signs and graphics.
You can refer to this handy diy lathe cutting guide from the.
Diy record cutter showcased at sxsw.
Consisting of a cutting arm as well as a playback tone arm the machine is unique in its functionality.
I was sure i could do this as a kid by putting solvent on an existing record to soften it up and then playing it while i yelled into the speaker.
To cut a record the user simply plays audio through the provided auxillary cable or usb and then lifts the cutting arm onto a blank disc.
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Experimentation proved otherwise and was cut short when i tried to speed up the softening process.
Stated phonocut was the first ever at home lathe.
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Each side of the 5 inch record takes about four minutes to complete.
By plugging in an auxiliary cable or usb and playing audio through a phone or other digital device the cutting arm receives the sound vibrations and engraves the blank plastic three to four times within a single millimeter.