What Is Lathe Cut Vinyl

My only objective is to cut and package with as high quality as is possible given the tools available and to do so at a reasonable price.

What is lathe cut vinyl.

From a single vinyl record to a short run there is no minimum order. A one off vinyl can be made in minutes where one off custom vinyl pressing can take weeks. Lathe cutting is the fastest way to make a retail ready record. Each record is hand cut and made in real time no two pieces are exactly alike making these highly collectible and customizable for fans.

Lathe cut vs pressed vinyl. They are made by cutting grooves into the disc using a record lathe. Upload your music and artwork we cut you a one of kind high quality lathe cut vinyl record and ship it to your door. Pressed vinyl on the other hand is aimed at bulk orders say for example 150 copies of one album.

Lathe cut records have been around since the beginning of the vinyl format itself. Records are cut by hand and in real time so every project we work on is a real labour of love. Or lathe cut records on demand from your online store and give fans on demand vinyl records instead of ordering 300 500 records from a pressing plant. A hunt through ebay will reveal lathes of all shapes and sizes and various project rigs the secret society of lathe trolls message board is a great place to start your search.

These lathes are normally used in the vinyl record manufacturing process to cut the lacquer master discs used to create the metal stampers. There are more and more people lathe cutting out there these days. Lathe cuts are created with a completely different process than vinyl from a pressing plant. This is a bit of a rant but worth reading i think.

Lathe cut records are made from clear plastic and cut individually one at a time.