Any sure shot ways to unwarp records? - Page 2

Rob Instigator · 12.21.2007, 12:08 PM

I have no bought any records for myself in such a long time.

Disgruntled Youth · 12.21.2007, 06:24 PM

Well they're out off print records I have doubles but I don't want to open the other. I did some research & I think one of the safest ways I read was placing it between glass & laying it on top of the fridge for a week with some weight on top. I'll try this & keep you posted...

atari 2600 · 12.22.2007, 06:25 PM

Although you, of course, could use square-cut pieces of glass, it'll probably be safest if you just get circular pieces of glass cut that are a little larger than the record. I don't know if most places do that or not.

m1rr0r dash · 12.22.2007, 07:04 PM

never tried it before, but a 12" dry mounting press might do the trick... start at low temperatures and work you way up.... it'll warp the emulsion right off the paper of a color photo if you're not careful, so it it'll flatten the record one way or another... who knows what might happen to the sound though...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/46574-REG/Seal_Bienfang_SE168_110S_Swingarm_Dry_Mounting.htm l

gmku · 12.23.2007, 05:55 PM

o m g...

!@#$%! · 12.23.2007, 06:00 PM

m1rr0r dash · 12.23.2007, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tesla69

There was a trick where you would put it in a warm oven under bricks to flatten it - I tried it once and it was tricky because the areas of record that weren't pressured rippled like crazy. You don't specifiy exactly what is wrong, you might turn up the tracking force or even place a penny on top of the cartridge...

..basically the same idea as using a dry mounting press, but without accurate control of temperature and pressure...

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

lol

gmku · 12.23.2007, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

Ha!

I reiterate. Just go buy a new copy.

m1rr0r dash · 12.23.2007, 06:35 PM

how "out of print" is it? a recently OOP mainstream release? or a long OOP release that was obscure to start with? there are ways of purchasing out of print books and records...

Iain · 12.23.2007, 07:03 PM

I had this problem with that Royal Trux Singles and Unreleased boxset. I imagine it's a common problem with the set because I had 2 or 3 copies and had to return them all because they were unplayable due to warping. Probably due to the packaging so a lot of them are probably affected. I don't have it anymore, I got fed up and exchanged it for other stuff but if I had a fairly surefire way of unwarping records then I would have given it a shot. Also, apologies for a largely useless post.

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12.21.2007, 06:24 PM	#22
Disgruntled Youth the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: I'm sitting right beside you Posts: 839	Well they're out off print records I have doubles but I don't want to open the other. I did some research & I think one of the safest ways I read was placing it between glass & laying it on top of the fridge for a week with some weight on top. I'll try this & keep you posted... __________________ Duppy know a who fi Frighten "Drink Guinness & live, Hate Guinness & die" Lee "Scratch" Perry
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atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,213	Although you, of course, could use square-cut pieces of glass, it'll probably be safest if you just get circular pieces of glass cut that are a little larger than the record. I don't know if most places do that or not.
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12.22.2007, 07:04 PM	#24
m1rr0r dash invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: atari Posts: 2,228	never tried it before, but a 12" dry mounting press might do the trick... start at low temperatures and work you way up.... it'll warp the emulsion right off the paper of a color photo if you're not careful, so it it'll flatten the record one way or another... who knows what might happen to the sound though... http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/46574-REG/Seal_Bienfang_SE168_110S_Swingarm_Dry_Mounting.htm l __________________
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12.23.2007, 05:55 PM	#25
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m1rr0r dash invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: atari Posts: 2,228	how "out of print" is it? a recently OOP mainstream release? or a long OOP release that was obscure to start with? there are ways of purchasing out of print books and records... __________________
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12.23.2007, 07:03 PM	#30
Iain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,544	I had this problem with that Royal Trux Singles and Unreleased boxset. I imagine it's a common problem with the set because I had 2 or 3 copies and had to return them all because they were unplayable due to warping. Probably due to the packaging so a lot of them are probably affected. I don't have it anymore, I got fed up and exchanged it for other stuff but if I had a fairly surefire way of unwarping records then I would have given it a shot. Also, apologies for a largely useless post.
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