iB::Topic::In search of a Vinyl Presser

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Anybody know where i can obtain a vinyl pressing machine of my own. If it only cuts 7" that's fine. Please let me know if you can help.

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posted on July 19 2008,5:52
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i've seen machines on ebay that scratch into a blank record
but at 78 rpm usually and you have to do each record on its own

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posted on July 19 2008,7:54
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There was a lathe for sale in Virginia. It was a small little thing.

It was $2,000.

You realize that an actual record stamper is a piece of large machinery that will cost into the many thousands of dollars, right?

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posted on July 19 2008,7:55
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I am aware of all of this, but it is a current necessity.

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posted on July 20 2008,12:08
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No, like tens of thousands of dollars. This is serious industrial machinery here.

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posted on July 20 2008,1:21
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I have see the smaller home pressers, you have to do each record individually. I don't mind the process, I am not looking to do it 20's style here. Anyhow, if anybody can point me in the direction of any help it would be greatly appreciated.

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posted on July 20 2008,3:31
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Yeah I don't think the original poster fully comprehends how pricey these things can be.

But I mean since we're dreaming here. You should track down a FLEXI presser. Every zine/band on earth will give you business to make flexi records for them.

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posted on July 20 2008,3:18
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There are no flexi machines in use today, so if someone finds one, yeah, they will have the market to themselves.

http://www.vestax.com/v/products/recorders/vrx2000.html
It costs $10,000, blank discs cost about $15 each, it's probably the cheapest record lathe in the world, and unless you are a serious audio professional the results are going to sound like complete shit. And if you are a serious audio professional, the results will only sound like partial shit. Real records are pressed from a master, not cut.

You could try customrecords.com, they will do a one off acetate 7" for something like $50. Since it's on acetate it will probably deteriorate and stop playing after about 10 plays.

Or you can track down Peter King in New Zealand to do small run lathe cut records, they are still going to sound kinda shitty, but the prices may actually be affordable, I think you can get 50 7" cut and shipped to the US for about $5 each.

What exactly do you want to do this for?

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posted on July 20 2008,6:45
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Torrie, the Painkiller dudes were in search of a flexi machine awhile ago and found a dude with one. I don't believe he has it setup and operating, but there's definitely one in the world right now. I can put you in contact with Cooch if you want some info on it.

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posted on July 20 2008,6:56
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I don't believe he has it setup and operating, but there's definitely one in the world right now.

Ah, I said none IN USE! I heard the last flexi ever pressed in Japan was a re-issue of The Stalins Dendou Kokeshi flexi in the early 00's.

That guy should get that thing going for sure.

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posted on July 20 2008,7:10
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don't get a soundscriber. one of my roommates has been buying them and trying to refurbish them, but he's had a string of 6 or 7 that he's bought off of ebay that are broken beyond repair.

more importantly, don't fucking do this. you won't be saving money, you'll have a bad product that will make your band look bad, and most importantly, nobody cares about your fucking band.

and just to brag - a friend of a friend is an engineer at a dc-area radio station, and they have a lathe cutter that is in working order that they are considering getting rid of. i could potentially get one of these for free, even though i don't know what i'd cut with it.

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this thread disgusts me. she comes here looking for help from people she knows are going to have an idea of what she's talking about and she gets bratty sarcasm and holier than thou snips. ugh.

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posted on July 20 2008,10:50
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Or she hasn't been clear about what she wants to do and people are trying to help her not waste a lot of money.

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posted on July 20 2008,10:55
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Quote (LowNote @ July 20 2008,10:55)

Or she hasn't been clear about what she wants to do and people are trying to help her not waste a lot of money.

Quote (The Igneous Faction @ July 19 2008,7:55)

You realize that an actual record stamper is a piece of large machinery that will cost into the many thousands of dollars, right?

obtuse questions are obnoxious.

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posted on July 20 2008,10:57
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double postage

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Quote (hepcat hayley @ July 20 2008,10:50)

this thread disgusts me. she comes here looking for help from people she knows are going to have an idea of what she's talking about and she gets bratty sarcasm and holier than thou snips. ugh.

Shut the fuck up, no one said anything sarcastic or holier-than-thou.

Original poster, what kind of equipment or service you need depends on what you want to do, so fill us in. If you're just looking to put out a record in small numbers (500 or less) than you will be WAY better off getting your records pressed by a real pressing plant, a number of people here have experience doing that and can make recomendations. If you are looking to do a micro-pressing (less than 100) then Peter King is probably your best bet, it won't be cheap and the product is not the highest quality, but it will be much much cheaper than buying equipment and it will be better quality because he is a proffesional. If you have some other kind of plan, spell it out, but there is almost no good reason to buy the equipment you are talking about buying.

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posted on July 21 2008,1:35
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Quote (hepcat hayley @ July 20 2008,10:57)

Quote (LowNote @ July 20 2008,10:55)

Or she hasn't been clear about what she wants to do and people are trying to help her not waste a lot of money.

Quote (The Igneous Faction @ July 19 2008,7:55)

You realize that an actual record stamper is a piece of large machinery that will cost into the many thousands of dollars, right?

obtuse questions are obnoxious.

That was for clarification. Because I assume someone posting on this board doesn't have 10-30 thousand dollars to throw around on a "record pressing machine".

And because even a lathe (if you can find one in working order) will be hard to use, hard to get good results out of, and still really fucking expensive.

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posted on July 21 2008,1:18
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Quote (hepcat hayley @ July 20 2008,10:50)

this thread disgusts me. she comes here looking for help from people she knows are going to have an idea of what she's talking about and she gets bratty sarcasm and holier than thou snips. ugh.

whoa there i am currently living in bumble fuck nj with charles with out any fucking internet services. Negligence is not intended here. Yes, I did come here knowing there would be people who had knowledge of something i have only been briefed on, but christ "bratty sarcasm, and holy...." get fucked turbo slime.

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posted on July 24 2008,10:38
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Quote (LowNote @ July 20 2008,10:55)

Or she hasn't been clear about what she wants to do and people are trying to help her not waste a lot of money.

that sums it up.

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...get fucked turbo slime.

I like it!

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posted on July 25 2008,7:40
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Quote (jessmonte @ July 24 2008,10:38)

Quote (hepcat hayley @ July 20 2008,10:50)

this thread disgusts me. she comes here looking for help from people she knows are going to have an idea of what she's talking about and she gets bratty sarcasm and holier than thou snips. ugh.

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

excuse me for trying to defend you lady.

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posted on July 25 2008,2:37
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Quote (jessmonte @ July 24 2008,10:38)

Quote (hepcat hayley @ July 20 2008,10:50)

this thread disgusts me. she comes here looking for help from people she knows are going to have an idea of what she's talking about and she gets bratty sarcasm and holier than thou snips. ugh.

maybe you should learn how to write a complete sentence before you try to release a record that you made yourself with a "vinyl presser"

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