Here's a thought: try shipping shit that ain't bowled to begin with. My buddy got two big orders from thudrumble and half or more were bowled. One popped one of his stylus up and bent the FUCK out of it. Total: over $100 in the shitter. Weak.
Worked like a charm for me. I just left it in between two panes of glass in the sun for about an hour, took it inside and laid it on the cool marble floor with a stack of books on it for about a day and a half. Flat as a pancake, no compressed edges, grooves or anything. It was a slight dish warp, but it took it right out.
Should be 2 pieces of 1/4" float glass, edges ground. Put the record between and cook in the oven on low for, erm, well probably before I woke up after a drunk night. I'll have to look up the recommended time, but the procedure was advised in 1950's to service agents. I've done it three times without trouble, but I think it takes at least 1/2 hour before turning off the heat and leaving the assembly to cool. Doesn't work brilliant with most 7" though.
@earlysixties forgot to mention, it's a skratching record that is skipless made for skratchers, so it can get a lil beat up... but only a skratch dj would know what i'm talking about. i would never do that to a regular record =)
There is a professional piece of equipment that does something similar. Though I dunno if I'd de-warp an expensive piece of equipment. Though I don't recommend manually shaping the record, just warm up the vinyl and it should naturally de-warp.
ALL the people saying they ruined something rare or expensive....well, I hope you're making a joke and aren't that stupid. I think anybody with even a quarter of a normal size brain should know that if they are going to try this, go buy a record from the 25 cent bin for testing. To all that ruined rare/expensive records: DERP A DERP A DERPITY DERP!
i tried it, i broke my shit mother fucker. my cousin's girlfriend's brother's friend said he know where to catch up wit you, so you better know how to fix records.
@marka9optus Are you like making a threat online?? If so, you're a sad little boy. Also, I like that you said "my cousin's girlfriend's brother's friend "......WELLLLL...My friends- friends- mothers- step daughters- ex boyfriends-adopted sons friends- friend sees you everyday and thinks you're a very STUPID ASS!
@BriFlores123 I live in Mianus, So you can talk as much shit as you want, I'm used to it. Threats online? never heard of it. But i have heard the word! A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word.
@scratchaholic3578 fuck yeah homie the ghetto's is rich bitch gots inernet n all dis shit up in her. swimmin pools hot tubs & cars on dubs. what the fuck you got homie. From eminem, peace out, word to your mother.
Dude, that's a good way to crack your LP. Why? Cuz the fricken LP molecules are cooling down and the LP is resisting your twisting. Heat up the godamn LP as you were doing and run cool water over the glass until the glass is cold. Take it from a 50 year old veteran. Sliding the LP from the table as you did probably put scratches on your LP. Pick the godamn LP from the fucking edges.
put the record between two pieces of glass leave in the sun for 20 mins, remove the 2 pieces of glass with the record still in between, to a cool place, leave to cool down overnight, you will have a perfectly flat record. never manipulate the vinyl like he does, this will distort and stretch the grooves beyond repair !
This is actually a very old method. except for your massaging the record, which will damage the grooves (even for scratching); place the warped record between two panes of heavy glass in a warm place (not in direct sunlight). and you won't need to manually 're-shape' the record. Usually it takes about 4 to 8 hours. Direct sunlight can cause the record to distort under the glass. Also, 'balance' not a worry, linearity is. Cheers!
dumb ass . just melt it in a pot pour it on a counter top and use a rolling pin on it , dont be a putz and blend the 2 sides together , keep em seperated, fuckin retard
it would be better if the glass has a cut or opening in the middle tio conmpensate for the label/middle part of the record which is thicker than the rest of the vinyl. I'd heat the record slowly using a hair dryer then place i n between 2 sheets of glass with hole in the middle (for the labels) and put some heavy items on top of that and leave ovenite.
Some kinds of warp that can result in distortion of the grooves may not be fixed by flattening the record; the deformation in such a case is permanent.
And, it's possible that you can instill new distortions on the record that weren't there before when fixing a warp with heat.
@Watcher3223 okay so one of my Styx records was locked in my car, and i went out to the mall, i came back maybe a couple hours or so, and part of its "rim" was warped, and it suck. so should i not try this or what? you seem like a smart vinyl dude
If the warp's bad enough, there may not be much you can do to fix it.
Flattening out the warp will make the record flat, but it may not correct any groove distortion caused by the warp, making the damage permanent even after successful flattening.
Basically, if you can't play the record in its warped state, you don't have much to lose in flattening it.
If it's still playable with good enough sound, I'd leave it alone.
After heating the vinyl in an oven at low temperature, you carefully remove the whole glass and vinyl sandwich and place it on a perfectly flat surface and then you stack about 10-20 pounds on top of this sandwich and leave it that way for 1-2 days.
You have the right idea, but this isn't the right way to do it.
For one thing, you will not be able to heat the vinyl evenly by using the sun as a heat source. You have to use an oven set at the lowest possible temperature.
The sides of the glass sheets that will come into contact with the vinyl must be clean. And the glass sheets you'll need will have to be cut 12 inches by 12 inches square with cork pads on four corners of the sheet to manage the pressure the glass will place on the vinyl.
I tried this method years ago with two pieces of glass. It flattened the grooves and the record has lots of surface noise throughout. Definitely NOT an audiophile's approach. Only good for your beater copies, maybe copies used for scratching only.
WOW, you are brave for bending it around that much. I'm just going to try setting it on a turntable for a day in a relatively hot room (no sunlight) without the needle on it and see how it goes.
@djbazar44 lol. if you are spending 200 dollars on a white serato control vinyl you deserve to have it crack. they cost only 15 bucks a piece for the colored vinyl.
This will work. One of the things he's doing is catching the record before it gets too hot and re-shaping it. It's frustrating, but if you're careful, it works. For records that get too hot, before or after the re-shape, you'll get a flat record with a lateral "Woosh". For scratching, it's ok, but for real audiophiles, it's death of the record. Toss it.
@sckott101 you don't even have to shovel it... just let it warm up in the sun and put some weight on it to press it staight slowly (1inch thick piece of glass is perfect)
heating up timing is key, afterworths let it cool down between the 2 pieces of glass with extra weight on it , a pan of water will do just fine... and voila...
the more your record is warped the warmer the vinyl must get,, beware of melting the whole thing down when you forget about it partying with your friends...
i have one its got like a sharp fold in it the needle flips off it when its playin not sure whether manufacture fault or its happened with previous owner
The best way to deal with a warped record is to throw it away and buy a replacement - though most good quality arms and cartridge/styli are designed to take some amount of up and down movement on a warped or or dished record without any distortion at all. Any attempt to "re-shape" it, including the use of turntable clamps, will distort the inherent structure of the vinyl record and cause worse distortion. Heat will also affect the surface of the groove and cause surface noise.
Yeah, but what do you do when the warped record is worth a lot of money and difficult to find? That's my problem. They do sell professional record flatteners, but they cost $2,500.
@mystic4fred I always found that cheap, spring-balanced, plastic arms would play badly warped records that threw decent, weight balanced one into flight. The spring loosens up (leaving more weight on the record) as the arm is pushed up, so it has enough force to break its upward momentum. The advanced carbon fiber ones are probably OK at handling these records too, though.
Warped records suck! I tried this once a few years ago. I bought two tempered plates of glass 13"x13". I put them in the oven and totally melted my record. Don't use the oven method. Use the sun and your hands, much better!!
you can use an iron too. you put your vinyl on a flat surface of course, then you turn on your iron as if you were going to iron a shirt, lay a towel over the record, next grab your hot iron and iron the towel in a circular motion for about 2 to 3 quick revolutions over the towel. end result is a an unwarped record. thats how i fix my vinyl.
Hi vdoscanr, did you notice any degradation of sound quality on you record after the ironing ? Did you pile a stack of records\books on top and leave it for a few hours ? Or the record was "ready to use" right after you turned off your iron ?
dude just aslong as its really nice and flat you should be good, people tend to use big books as wieghts on top of the glass over the records aswell good luck, i do this all the time because its nasty as hell in vegas whenever i get vynils from the mail chances are its a little warped due to the heat in vegas during summer
an easier method is to put a slipmat on the floor with the record on top then pile a stack of records on top and leave it for a few hours, worked a treat on my gag seal breaks
I've tried the 2 pieces of glass in the sun method on 45's, but didn't have much luck with it. But maybe I just needed more weight. I had them in the sleeves too. Maybe I should have not used them.
If you have $1500 to spare, there is a machine you can buy that fixes warped records. It's called the Furutech DFV-1 Flattener
yeah go to a yard sale and buy another one for 1.00
by the time thriller came out, mass production was in such high volume that popular records such as thriller are only worth 5.oo in mint condition and you can bet that there is a copy in every closet/attic and basement in america
Take 2 pieces of aluminium ( 3/4/ mm thick) with each 5 holes drilled in it. One in the middle, and the other 4 on the outer side. The plates should be a little bit larger than the record ofcourse.... Place in the record, tide up the 2 plates with some screws, and place it in the oven for an hour at a tempature about 50 degrees. Let it cool of slowly, the best way is just to shut down the oven.
im not a dj, but i do collect and listen to vinyl alot. would you recommend using this method on vinyl u listen to/collect. just picked up a lenny kravitz album off ebay, and i get it and its a little warped (wasnt in the item discription), not incredibly though. it skips a little and the pitch changes slightly when it goes over the hump. i dunno if its worth it.
The idea is pretty good, using Sun's heat to reshape the vinyl, but it means that vinyl records could be badly damaged by sunbeams or extreme summer heat !
Does it work as good as once you've just bought the record ?^^
What is the best way to keep them clean and alive for a long time ?
It's up to you, Deejays ! Come and answer me ! Thanx ! :)
Ya mean it don't sound better warped? Hey, I like warped!!! Me and the Pale Saints like warped!!! Ya mean I can't surf the warp anymore? Wot's wot? Give me some more warp!!!!!
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Very good but he never showed us the extent of the warp before putting it in between those tables? The record might only have been very slightly warped if at all? And does it definitely need bending about like that after you take it back out.. what if you leave it until sundown when it'll have cooled sufficiantly would that do?!!
I have found that 2 picees of heat tempered glass, a light weight, and slightly warm oven work quite well and you don't have to man-handle the wax. You will have to experiment with time in the oven to get the best feel for it with some old stuff first,. usully 15-30 seconds at 250 deg f.
i used to use two squares of glass (just go ask for scraps from a windshield or window shop), and place the record between them with a couple of very sturdy clamps on it.....set outside for 15 minutes, then inside overnight to cool... worked like a charm
Nice tips, but I wonder what that pizza dough handling does to the grooves, especially for records that have quiet sections, not dance mixes. Also, it would be nice to edit it down to less than a minute, (also not to spin and shake the camera so much) but still, thank you for the information and effort!
Someone told me that if you pour boiling water on the record & then put it under cold running water it almost instantly straightens out!(Never dared try this though!)
hmmm i wonder if it is safe or advisable to reshape it with our own hands cuz we may put uneven pressure on the record. i was wondering if we can juz do the earlier steps and than when the vinyl is all heated up. bring it back indoors place the vinyl between 2 flat heavy object, like maybe in between ure stacks of vinyl or u can place on on the turntable platter and ure the other platter,turn it upside down and place it on top of the vinyl. so the order will be like PLATTER-VINYL-PLATTER
Make sure you clean the record properly first as well, since any dirt on the record might melt into it and mess up the soundquality as the record is heated up. BTW this hasnt worked for me, but then again I dont have the California sun..
Thanks for the vid. I also read you can put it underneath a heavy weight after heating it up. That way it flattens out on its own but takes 24 hrs of applied pressure.
If you got a TV and a Playstation, you don't know what poverty is.
Mr.Thud is right. You wanna see real ghetto, go to Brazil, Africa and many other places like that. Thats real poverty !
By the way folks, another way to straighten a warped record is to leave it on the platter for a few nights in a warm room and it will flatten perfectly to the platter for extra tight control !
There's 2 different kinds of warps... the "salad bowl"-one (like the one in the video), which is probably easier to fix, and the wavy one, where the needle's "surfing" over the record which I find impossible to fix so far... I'd really be thankful if someone has the real solution!
I don't know, this method doesn't work... I've ruined a few records that were warped but still played, now they're garbage. I've been patient with the cooling, I've tried longer and shorter heating times... it only made it worse everytime... any other methods out there?
hey, nice 1, i'll try this. You know any ideas on how to de-scratch a record? I dont mind if it pops where the scratch is, but id like 2 get it not to skip. over playing the record on the same bit works for minor scratches, any tips? (This beats my idea of ironing warped records!)
I got JC Superstar, really freakin' warped. I was told it was best just to get a new one, but vinyl is expensive nowadays soooo......
glasspurpleeyes 3 days ago
outch.... it always hurts to see how DJs treat vinyls. lol as hifi fan you never touch the surface... treat it like a uncocked egg.
SaGruenwdt 2 weeks ago
Per merito a sto video ho sistemato 4 vinili che credevo irrecuperabili,grazie mille dio can! Non ci credevo nemmeno!
rideharddiefast15 4 weeks ago
"the sun...bzzzzzfhrhjhr" LOL
efsq 1 month ago
Here's a thought: try shipping shit that ain't bowled to begin with. My buddy got two big orders from thudrumble and half or more were bowled. One popped one of his stylus up and bent the FUCK out of it. Total: over $100 in the shitter. Weak.
thatsahughjass 3 months ago
"Iceland" ,,,,Qbert ur sick ha!
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Put two glass sheets and impose the disc between them with the oven light on for an hour!
SlimeAmTheBest 5 months ago
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SlimeAmTheBest 5 months ago
Worked like a charm for me. I just left it in between two panes of glass in the sun for about an hour, took it inside and laid it on the cool marble floor with a stack of books on it for about a day and a half. Flat as a pancake, no compressed edges, grooves or anything. It was a slight dish warp, but it took it right out.
houseishistory 6 months ago
enGALSAH!!1
ConstantineRobbins 7 months ago
I love how hes a total wigger but totally knows what hes talking about and pretty smart
fivestarlesson 8 months ago
@fivestarlesson Total wigger? Who gives a damn about color? Besides, it's Qbert! He's Filipino-American!
TheWaxMinister 8 months ago
Phife Dawg!!!!
richieb983 8 months ago
fuck doing this
chidamole 8 months ago
What record is that he's got?? It looks like the test pressing of Invisibl Skratch Piklz battle set like i got...
Invisibl Skratch Piklz - Invisibl Skratch Piklz Vs. Da Klamz Uv Deth - Furious Ostrich Tracks
theshift74 9 months ago
this ruins vinyls. pls remove this video
LTACS 9 months ago
Should be 2 pieces of 1/4" float glass, edges ground. Put the record between and cook in the oven on low for, erm, well probably before I woke up after a drunk night. I'll have to look up the recommended time, but the procedure was advised in 1950's to service agents. I've done it three times without trouble, but I think it takes at least 1/2 hour before turning off the heat and leaving the assembly to cool. Doesn't work brilliant with most 7" though.
TheBeebopper 10 months ago
Oh man! The way you slid that record from under the glass made me cringe. The sound it made was the record screaming, "Get me away from this guy."
earlysixties 10 months ago 2
@earlysixties forgot to mention, it's a skratching record that is skipless made for skratchers, so it can get a lil beat up... but only a skratch dj would know what i'm talking about. i would never do that to a regular record =)
thudrumble 8 months ago
There is a professional piece of equipment that does something similar. Though I dunno if I'd de-warp an expensive piece of equipment. Though I don't recommend manually shaping the record, just warm up the vinyl and it should naturally de-warp.
VDRP 11 months ago
@VDRP Those machines cost upward of $1500, but you can find people with them willing to dewarp for a small price.
houseishistory 6 months ago
its a shame this wont work in England (Loool)
Emmarr92uk 11 months ago 7
@Emmarr92uk : yyyyyep.
Feeling that.
SeniorConecho71 2 weeks ago
Use a black table to absorb more sunlight
hyzercreek 1 year ago
ALL the people saying they ruined something rare or expensive....well, I hope you're making a joke and aren't that stupid. I think anybody with even a quarter of a normal size brain should know that if they are going to try this, go buy a record from the 25 cent bin for testing. To all that ruined rare/expensive records: DERP A DERP A DERPITY DERP!
BriFlores123 1 year ago
i tried it, i broke my shit mother fucker. my cousin's girlfriend's brother's friend said he know where to catch up wit you, so you better know how to fix records.
marka9optus 1 year ago
@marka9optus Are you like making a threat online?? If so, you're a sad little boy. Also, I like that you said "my cousin's girlfriend's brother's friend "......WELLLLL...My friends- friends- mothers- step daughters- ex boyfriends-adopted sons friends- friend sees you everyday and thinks you're a very STUPID ASS!
BriFlores123 1 year ago
marka9optus 1 year ago
Not good idea do that, because is possible loss tune of system might be damage sound of line track.
DELROYJOHNSON73B 1 year ago
Dope....so the "ghetto" way is to do it outside by the pool...in the ghetto?
scratchaholic3578 1 year ago
@scratchaholic3578 fuck yeah homie the ghetto's is rich bitch gots inernet n all dis shit up in her. swimmin pools hot tubs & cars on dubs. what the fuck you got homie. From eminem, peace out, word to your mother.
marka9optus 1 year ago
@marka9optus its nto a ghetto if everyone gots a pool lol
Leoooonard 1 year ago
I lost count of the "2 pieces of glass" count at 34
xCelsius451x 1 year ago
what the fuck!!! nice viewing but... what about the sound? his look painful (for the vinyl)
serher 1 year ago
Dude, that's a good way to crack your LP. Why? Cuz the fricken LP molecules are cooling down and the LP is resisting your twisting. Heat up the godamn LP as you were doing and run cool water over the glass until the glass is cold. Take it from a 50 year old veteran. Sliding the LP from the table as you did probably put scratches on your LP. Pick the godamn LP from the fucking edges.
toltec13 1 year ago
@toltec13 Calm down it's a scratch record not your mom...
TheCoryification 1 year ago
DONT EVER DO THIS the record will crack thats it never do it!
zachpeabody 1 year ago
what exactly does this do ?
Good999Music 1 year ago
you spelled scratch wrong
deltaninjas 1 year ago
put the record between two pieces of glass leave in the sun for 20 mins, remove the 2 pieces of glass with the record still in between, to a cool place, leave to cool down overnight, you will have a perfectly flat record. never manipulate the vinyl like he does, this will distort and stretch the grooves beyond repair !
4evaclapham 1 year ago
good tip, thank you, back home in Brazil you will only need less than 10 minutes if its summer
ticoinjapan 1 year ago
This is actually a very old method. except for your massaging the record, which will damage the grooves (even for scratching); place the warped record between two panes of heavy glass in a warm place (not in direct sunlight). and you won't need to manually 're-shape' the record. Usually it takes about 4 to 8 hours. Direct sunlight can cause the record to distort under the glass. Also, 'balance' not a worry, linearity is. Cheers!
stratocat9999 1 year ago
the vinyl is wrecked but its only rap music...
jackobyuk 1 year ago
the record wants to be normal!!! good stuff!!
THEREALDJSKRIBE 1 year ago
He's no expert. Just teasing ya. A joke!
rivronjack 1 year ago
dumb ass . just melt it in a pot pour it on a counter top and use a rolling pin on it , dont be a putz and blend the 2 sides together , keep em seperated, fuckin retard
oiyabastard 1 year ago
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CollectorOfMusic 1 year ago
man i think you have just saved my life
Chops2000 1 year ago
it would be better if the glass has a cut or opening in the middle tio conmpensate for the label/middle part of the record which is thicker than the rest of the vinyl. I'd heat the record slowly using a hair dryer then place i n between 2 sheets of glass with hole in the middle (for the labels) and put some heavy items on top of that and leave ovenite.
Garubolas 1 year ago
@Garubolas it will flatten the grooves. you just want the glass to heat it.
kevinandger 1 year ago
A little note about fixing warps:
Some kinds of warp that can result in distortion of the grooves may not be fixed by flattening the record; the deformation in such a case is permanent.
And, it's possible that you can instill new distortions on the record that weren't there before when fixing a warp with heat.
Watcher3223 1 year ago
@Watcher3223 okay so one of my Styx records was locked in my car, and i went out to the mall, i came back maybe a couple hours or so, and part of its "rim" was warped, and it suck. so should i not try this or what? you seem like a smart vinyl dude
MrCaberto 1 year ago
Depends on severity.
If the warp's bad enough, there may not be much you can do to fix it.
Flattening out the warp will make the record flat, but it may not correct any groove distortion caused by the warp, making the damage permanent even after successful flattening.
Basically, if you can't play the record in its warped state, you don't have much to lose in flattening it.
If it's still playable with good enough sound, I'd leave it alone.
Watcher3223 1 year ago
@Watcher3223 thanks for the advice
MrCaberto 1 year ago
After heating the vinyl in an oven at low temperature, you carefully remove the whole glass and vinyl sandwich and place it on a perfectly flat surface and then you stack about 10-20 pounds on top of this sandwich and leave it that way for 1-2 days.
Watcher3223 1 year ago
You have the right idea, but this isn't the right way to do it.
For one thing, you will not be able to heat the vinyl evenly by using the sun as a heat source. You have to use an oven set at the lowest possible temperature.
The sides of the glass sheets that will come into contact with the vinyl must be clean. And the glass sheets you'll need will have to be cut 12 inches by 12 inches square with cork pads on four corners of the sheet to manage the pressure the glass will place on the vinyl.
Watcher3223 1 year ago
I tried this method years ago with two pieces of glass. It flattened the grooves and the record has lots of surface noise throughout. Definitely NOT an audiophile's approach. Only good for your beater copies, maybe copies used for scratching only.
nunkinnog2 2 years ago
Did you loose any sound cause you are flatenning your grooves right?
WARLOCK70 2 years ago
good,very good!!
losmuertosdetuawela 2 years ago
it works only with thin not "hard" vinyls, but this method left the record burned and with a background noise.
ktnrecs 2 years ago
WOW, you are brave for bending it around that much. I'm just going to try setting it on a turntable for a day in a relatively hot room (no sunlight) without the needle on it and see how it goes.
Angelskingarden 2 years ago
I tried this and My SUPER RARE WHITE SERATO VINYL CRACKED :( :( :( :( SUPER UPSET NOW about 200 dollars wasted now
djbazar44 2 years ago 24
@djbazar44 i swear you can buy different colour serato vinyls for like £20
gold ones silver ones camo ones. pretty sure i saw some white ones. let me kno if u need the link..
TFUCURD 2 years ago
shouldn't have broken it ;D
sadfib 2 years ago
yea my friend got a white/black nike serato for 10 bucks...
mistask8a 2 years ago
@djbazar44 Thats terrible. =\
Joel4god 1 year ago
@djbazar44 lol sucks for you
Nirvana1852 1 year ago
@djbazar44 Idiot.
1nnovate 1 year ago
@djbazar44 I'm sorry but if you spend $200 on a time code vinyl then your an idiot and kind of deserve it snaping
Sc0tty03 1 year ago 3
@djbazar44 they are not 200 a pop for time coded vinyl......lol!!!! b/s!!!
SMERGHEED 1 year ago
@djbazar44 blame yourself for stupidity!! :D
DoNotObey1 1 year ago 5
@djbazar44 dumbass
nevrkenesr 1 year ago
@djbazar44 i just cant think of ne body using his best record to find out of it works..
japjapi 1 year ago
@djbazar44 lol unlucky-maybe you should have tried it with a crappy record first to test it out
BigStickyNugs 1 year ago
@djbazar44 that was retarded of you lol
ComfortablyNumbFilms 11 months ago
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@djbazar44 why would you try it on that first....
zacintoshcomputers 9 months ago
@djbazar44 you got ripped off
LeoNacht 7 months ago
@djbazar44 lol. if you are spending 200 dollars on a white serato control vinyl you deserve to have it crack. they cost only 15 bucks a piece for the colored vinyl.
lonerandy 3 months ago
Warp massages: 300$
edujmac 2 years ago
heater works fine
JimHrdz 2 years ago
i like how you make the sun-ray noise! that's exactly how i would do it! :D you get 5 stars for that!
cratediggingart 2 years ago 2
No method is ideal but this is as good as any. It's possibly better than never being able to play it at all.
VincesVinyl 2 years ago
This will work. One of the things he's doing is catching the record before it gets too hot and re-shaping it. It's frustrating, but if you're careful, it works. For records that get too hot, before or after the re-shape, you'll get a flat record with a lateral "Woosh". For scratching, it's ok, but for real audiophiles, it's death of the record. Toss it.
sckott101 2 years ago 15
@sckott101 you don't even have to shovel it... just let it warm up in the sun and put some weight on it to press it staight slowly (1inch thick piece of glass is perfect)
heating up timing is key, afterworths let it cool down between the 2 pieces of glass with extra weight on it , a pan of water will do just fine... and voila...
the more your record is warped the warmer the vinyl must get,, beware of melting the whole thing down when you forget about it partying with your friends...
MrBillybonka 1 year ago
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man thats really fucking ghetto pathetic
brandonlacavera 2 years ago
i have one its got like a sharp fold in it the needle flips off it when its playin not sure whether manufacture fault or its happened with previous owner
danw1374 2 years ago
The best way to deal with a warped record is to throw it away and buy a replacement - though most good quality arms and cartridge/styli are designed to take some amount of up and down movement on a warped or or dished record without any distortion at all. Any attempt to "re-shape" it, including the use of turntable clamps, will distort the inherent structure of the vinyl record and cause worse distortion. Heat will also affect the surface of the groove and cause surface noise.
mystic4fred 2 years ago
Yeah, but what do you do when the warped record is worth a lot of money and difficult to find? That's my problem. They do sell professional record flatteners, but they cost $2,500.
VivSavage 2 years ago
that would be a very good exception to the rule of course! ( -;
mystic4fred 2 years ago
@mystic4fred I always found that cheap, spring-balanced, plastic arms would play badly warped records that threw decent, weight balanced one into flight. The spring loosens up (leaving more weight on the record) as the arm is pushed up, so it has enough force to break its upward momentum. The advanced carbon fiber ones are probably OK at handling these records too, though.
lrd9999 1 year ago
My God, I would rather have the warp than your finger prints all over my record! LOL!
MarkPMus 2 years ago
Warped records suck! I tried this once a few years ago. I bought two tempered plates of glass 13"x13". I put them in the oven and totally melted my record. Don't use the oven method. Use the sun and your hands, much better!!
joae1975 2 years ago
Hey i have a warped record but it doesn't skip at all. So would it be all right to play or does it wear out the stylus faster?
AlDrag69 2 years ago
its fine
desertman123 2 years ago
you can use an iron too. you put your vinyl on a flat surface of course, then you turn on your iron as if you were going to iron a shirt, lay a towel over the record, next grab your hot iron and iron the towel in a circular motion for about 2 to 3 quick revolutions over the towel. end result is a an unwarped record. thats how i fix my vinyl.
vdoscanr 2 years ago
Hi vdoscanr, did you notice any degradation of sound quality on you record after the ironing ? Did you pile a stack of records\books on top and leave it for a few hours ? Or the record was "ready to use" right after you turned off your iron ?
theSpiritOfSpace 2 years ago
sup man, how's it going?
I tried this to my vinyl, ironing and shit.
But it got worse, y'know. Gag seal breaks, my favorite one. It's all warped now.
Guess it was the temperature? Do you do this all the time? Any advice? Cheers mate.
rtadd 2 years ago
Wait, can I use two pieces of glass?
What about two wood tables?
rockhills 2 years ago
dude just aslong as its really nice and flat you should be good, people tend to use big books as wieghts on top of the glass over the records aswell good luck, i do this all the time because its nasty as hell in vegas whenever i get vynils from the mail chances are its a little warped due to the heat in vegas during summer
EJ8civic 2 years ago
"The record wants to be normal".. that's funny. cool trick.
hogantmwnn 2 years ago 2
Any time I ever tried something similar with an album, (hot sunshine, hairdryer etc.), it always turned out warped even worse than before!
drwhatson 2 years ago
"The record is always looking to revert back to its normal, un-warped state, Frodo; it WANTS to be normal."
;)
rangergranger 2 years ago
lol the record wants to be normal but cant... can the solar rays change my rick james back to the superfreak he use to be?
magmatic123 2 years ago 2
an easier method is to put a slipmat on the floor with the record on top then pile a stack of records on top and leave it for a few hours, worked a treat on my gag seal breaks
GaryABain 2 years ago
thx 4 da tip peace
lopycars 2 years ago
I've tried the 2 pieces of glass in the sun method on 45's, but didn't have much luck with it. But maybe I just needed more weight. I had them in the sleeves too. Maybe I should have not used them.
If you have $1500 to spare, there is a machine you can buy that fixes warped records. It's called the Furutech DFV-1 Flattener
JeffN727 2 years ago
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JeffN727 2 years ago
dude i have a copy of thriller on vinyl it has some scratches and the edge of the record has a small crack on it, how do i fix it?
braveboldbatman 2 years ago
You can't. All you can do is get the crack as even as you can before you play it. But the crack and the scratches will eventually kill your stylus.
JeffN727 2 years ago
yeah go to a yard sale and buy another one for 1.00
by the time thriller came out, mass production was in such high volume that popular records such as thriller are only worth 5.oo in mint condition and you can bet that there is a copy in every closet/attic and basement in america
bugsycline 2 years ago
Here's an another way to straighten your records.
Take 2 pieces of aluminium ( 3/4/ mm thick) with each 5 holes drilled in it. One in the middle, and the other 4 on the outer side. The plates should be a little bit larger than the record ofcourse.... Place in the record, tide up the 2 plates with some screws, and place it in the oven for an hour at a tempature about 50 degrees. Let it cool of slowly, the best way is just to shut down the oven.
Arnoldo6661 2 years ago
im not a dj, but i do collect and listen to vinyl alot. would you recommend using this method on vinyl u listen to/collect. just picked up a lenny kravitz album off ebay, and i get it and its a little warped (wasnt in the item discription), not incredibly though. it skips a little and the pitch changes slightly when it goes over the hump. i dunno if its worth it.
daviewavie112 2 years ago
nicee video very helpful!
hiphoplivs 2 years ago
What an amazing tip !^^
The idea is pretty good, using Sun's heat to reshape the vinyl, but it means that vinyl records could be badly damaged by sunbeams or extreme summer heat !
Does it work as good as once you've just bought the record ?^^
What is the best way to keep them clean and alive for a long time ?
It's up to you, Deejays ! Come and answer me ! Thanx ! :)
Deejaying and skratchin' for life ! Peace !
Poingcom 2 years ago
dont try it with new vinyl
Noodle880 2 years ago
he smokes crack
boffsta 2 years ago
q bert is a cristian 4 ur info
Noodle880 2 years ago
everyone says they are a Christian
bangulo2012 1 year ago
hater!
DjTechSymphonic 2 years ago
Ya mean it don't sound better warped? Hey, I like warped!!! Me and the Pale Saints like warped!!! Ya mean I can't surf the warp anymore? Wot's wot? Give me some more warp!!!!!
mastrobun 2 years ago
NICE. I had 2 crates on my floor too close to my heater and over half of both crates freekin warped.
DjFresca 2 years ago
The reshape thing had me tripping. Actually made total sense even though I think it might go horribly wrong for some people.
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zmir45 2 years ago
Very good but he never showed us the extent of the warp before putting it in between those tables? The record might only have been very slightly warped if at all? And does it definitely need bending about like that after you take it back out.. what if you leave it until sundown when it'll have cooled sufficiantly would that do?!!
29Hz 2 years ago
I have found that 2 picees of heat tempered glass, a light weight, and slightly warm oven work quite well and you don't have to man-handle the wax. You will have to experiment with time in the oven to get the best feel for it with some old stuff first,. usully 15-30 seconds at 250 deg f.
BucaMambo 2 years ago
wow that i weird at 2:00
conndrst 2 years ago
good tip. Could anyone tell me what the beat playing in the background is at 0.10 sec? Ive been after that one for a while, thanks
korrect1 2 years ago 2
some j-d stuff from j-rocc's j-dilla mix cd
thudrumble 2 years ago
@korrect1
phife dawg-bent over
kooluek 1 year ago
nice one man...but its allways freezing in england lol. and id be so paranoid bout snapping the record when reshapin it haha
tnwellian 2 years ago
good to know.... but i'm a little scared to manhandle my records in such a fashion.
czerwony45 2 years ago
i used to use two squares of glass (just go ask for scraps from a windshield or window shop), and place the record between them with a couple of very sturdy clamps on it.....set outside for 15 minutes, then inside overnight to cool... worked like a charm
RickOnTheKeys 2 years ago
MAN I TRIED THAT SHIT AND ALMOST BURNED MYSELF ON FIRE!! lol nice tip
SAMROCKSYOURSOCKS 2 years ago
i dont have glass i dunno what the hell ima use
djkillavinyl 2 years ago
you dont need glass
namkooc 3 years ago
Nice tips, but I wonder what that pizza dough handling does to the grooves, especially for records that have quiet sections, not dance mixes. Also, it would be nice to edit it down to less than a minute, (also not to spin and shake the camera so much) but still, thank you for the information and effort!
damenbrazen 3 years ago
hahaha blazed or somethin "welcome to the atom world--the record wants to be straight...lets rearrange these atoms"
VincentVega44 3 years ago
yo.. why not leave it under the sun or heat etc and let it cool while under the glass???
djmrbrown00 3 years ago
Wow. Your video is really clear. Whenever I upload videos onto youtube, it never comes out that clear. What did you do differently?
Chick6517 3 years ago
a nice camera helps
thudrumble 3 years ago
its because its a bright video with little movement on screen
gobacktorussia 3 years ago
Good camera and a better video-editing program (not Windows Movie Maker, I've learned from my mistakes)
munoz387 3 years ago
One trick I used is heat the record with a blow drier and then press it flat on a counter before it cools off.
garyandleslied 3 years ago
"in the oven" give it a try first b4 telling others to.
it wont work, if you iron a record with a slipmatt on top for about 7 seconds and then put it between 2 books or sumin and stand on it that works
but not with badly warped records
cdjburton 3 years ago
i would not do that with my records ill get smudges all over them
TheRecordCollector 3 years ago
hahaha two pieces of glass put rekkid inside use the sun wireless internet server to display the rekkid as it should be
jocksBASS 3 years ago
Someone told me that if you pour boiling water on the record & then put it under cold running water it almost instantly straightens out!(Never dared try this though!)
mashup30 3 years ago 2
hmmm i wonder if it is safe or advisable to reshape it with our own hands cuz we may put uneven pressure on the record. i was wondering if we can juz do the earlier steps and than when the vinyl is all heated up. bring it back indoors place the vinyl between 2 flat heavy object, like maybe in between ure stacks of vinyl or u can place on on the turntable platter and ure the other platter,turn it upside down and place it on top of the vinyl. so the order will be like PLATTER-VINYL-PLATTER
g10dra 3 years ago
froggy, you forgot to test it :)))
thedjwilly 3 years ago
Make sure you clean the record properly first as well, since any dirt on the record might melt into it and mess up the soundquality as the record is heated up. BTW this hasnt worked for me, but then again I dont have the California sun..
hitopadidas 3 years ago
I've heard you can use 2 pieces of glass to solve the dreaded warped record.............is this true?
babyella07 3 years ago
i aint got not one glass table
apexvector1 3 years ago
Thanks for the vid. I also read you can put it underneath a heavy weight after heating it up. That way it flattens out on its own but takes 24 hrs of applied pressure.
AkuaRising 3 years ago
"You could probably do this in an oven"
Good god...have fun destroying your vinyl.
desaparecid0 3 years ago
Yummy gingerbread records !
apexvector1 3 years ago
?????
pinkfishass 3 years ago
i shared with a friend in the UK.... cause you never know... thanks and cool video
JESblankets 3 years ago
Won't serve him much because it uses the sun and in uk ...
BonzyBuddy 3 years ago
HAHAHHAHAHA "The record wants to be normal, nah mean" HAHAHHAHAHAHA LOL hell yea! i want it to be normal too
rid1nlow 3 years ago
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q-bert aint know what a ghetto is.
ditrone 3 years ago
ever been to a place like the p.i., brazil or africa? there really is no ghetto in the u.s.a.
thudrumble 3 years ago
I feel you but, don't forget India! I been there and it smells like shit as soon as you come off the plane!
spacefloater 3 years ago 2
that's because all the elephants,monkeys,chimps and frogs dwellin' all over the place..
jaytechnical 3 years ago
Mwuahahaha
DonJuanDeMarco2 3 years ago
If you got a TV and a Playstation, you don't know what poverty is.
Mr.Thud is right. You wanna see real ghetto, go to Brazil, Africa and many other places like that. Thats real poverty !
By the way folks, another way to straighten a warped record is to leave it on the platter for a few nights in a warm room and it will flatten perfectly to the platter for extra tight control !
DonJuanDeMarco2 3 years ago
There's 2 different kinds of warps... the "salad bowl"-one (like the one in the video), which is probably easier to fix, and the wavy one, where the needle's "surfing" over the record which I find impossible to fix so far... I'd really be thankful if someone has the real solution!
DJChrisLoot 3 years ago
I don't know, this method doesn't work... I've ruined a few records that were warped but still played, now they're garbage. I've been patient with the cooling, I've tried longer and shorter heating times... it only made it worse everytime... any other methods out there?
DJChrisLoot 3 years ago
hey, nice 1, i'll try this. You know any ideas on how to de-scratch a record? I dont mind if it pops where the scratch is, but id like 2 get it not to skip. over playing the record on the same bit works for minor scratches, any tips? (This beats my idea of ironing warped records!)
NeilD323 3 years ago
i usually just keep playing the record backwards on that skip spot and pressing down on the needle... 9 times outta 10 it sometimes works
thudrumble 3 years ago
I have one of your records. It skipped after around 40 minutes of recording a complicated set I have tried to get down many times.
The record then magically proceeded to shatter into at least 20 pieces upon magically hitting a wall.
It simply wont play any more.
Any clues as to what the problem might be?
DjNortus 3 years ago 2
no homo just thought about dat
tonydeadlock 3 years ago
ah yea neva new u could heat up a record and it become all bendy like lol
tonydeadlock 3 years ago
how do you think they get warped?
nudoA2 3 years ago
Hairdryer works well.
DjNortus 3 years ago
I hate it when the needle hops cuz its warped
DJJohndice 3 years ago 2
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Is that like an old CD?
nikbookworm 3 years ago
ah how old r u
tonydeadlock 3 years ago