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ColoradoPhonograf wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 11:35 am About 20 years ago I was reading Rene Rondeau's book on tinfoil machines. We had a local phonograph chapter where we lived and it was my turn to do a presentation on a topic of interest. It dawned on me to build a tinfoil machine from scratch. I had a lathe and milling machine, etc. So from raw materials I ended up with this. Rene was very gracious to give me tips on adjustment details and proper threads for the feedscrew.

Actually, that reminds me. I made a scratch built cylinder phonograph last year. I did a video on it here:

https://youtu.be/QP42Cqz14RI

I've made a few improvements to it since then also.
Thanks

ColoradoPhonograf wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 11:35 am About 20 years ago I was reading Rene Rondeau's book on tinfoil machines. We had a local phonograph chapter where we lived and it was my turn to do a presentation on a topic of interest. It dawned on me to build a tinfoil machine from scratch. I had a lathe and milling machine, etc. So from raw materials I ended up with this. Rene was very gracious to give me tips on adjustment details and proper threads for the feedscrew.

EXCELLENT build... extremely good workmanship... Thanks for posting this.

mrrgstuff wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 1:50 pm
Actually, that reminds me. I made a scratch built cylinder phonograph last year. I did a video on it here:

https://youtu.be/QP42Cqz14RI

I've made a few improvements to it since then also.
Thanks

That was an interesting machine...

Really beautiful, and well made!

Although it has a long and detailed thread of it's own, this amazing project also deserves a mention here.

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=46940

Back in the 1990’s, I built 3 complete, exact working replica Edison Class M’s, 17 complete functional replica Edison talking doll motors, 5 Edison H coin-ops, 4 complete coin-op kits for the Edison Excelsior, 8 Manhattan coin-ops, a whole whack of Columbia BS, and S coin-op kits, a couple of Edison Ajax’s, and some Multiphones.
Just to clarify, I’m not making any more complete machines, or coin-op kits, nor am I making any more Edison doll motors. It’s too cost prohibitive and too time consuming at this point. I’m old, fat, tired, and sometimes irritable. LOL!
I focus more of my time now, doing cylinder and disc musical box restorations now which is what I’m most passionate about. I still do common and rare phonographs too, but not production runs of kits or parts. Only one-off’s.

epigramophone wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:15 pm Although it has a long and detailed thread of it's own, this amazing project also deserves a mention here.

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=46940

We cannot compete with that!!

Here's a video from our friend in the Ukraine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CHzFemAnf0&t=230s

and his web site, lots of interesting stuff.

https://grammophon.biz.ua/vizitka/