The tapered reamers really do work well... but $45 is kind of pricey. A few twists in a swollen Amberol and it fits the mandrel.
> From: esrobe...@hotmail.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:50:20 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] shrinking cylinder speed? > > > I thought that had more to do with the plaster core swelling where it > wouldn't fit fully onto the mandrel. Has anyone tried those short > sandpaper'd clubs they sell on eBay that are supposed to be precisely lathed > to match Edison mandrels so you can bore out the inside of a swollen plaster > core enough to get it to fit? $45 seems steep to me for sandpaper glued to a > stick, but I've considered trying one. > Robert > > > Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:24:43 -0500 > > From: rich-m...@octoxol.com > > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] shrinking cylinder speed? > > > > The shrink on a BA can be enough to run out of lateral travel on the > > reproducer before you run out of the record. > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org