aussievintage Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 8 hours ago, Peter-E said: I made one of these today. Nice and heavy and the surface certainly stops any chance of slippage. Yes! Thanks for trying it. I use mine regularly. After some use a very minor "problem" has occurred. The edge of the backing gets a bit frayed in places and you can see it as it revolves while playing a record. I trimmed the fluff a bit, but I think I will just colour it black with a felt tip pen next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter-E Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 3 hours ago, aussievintage said: Yes! Thanks for trying it. I use mine regularly. After some use a very minor "problem" has occurred. The edge of the backing gets a bit frayed in places and you can see it as it revolves while playing a record. I trimmed the fluff a bit, but I think I will just colour it black with a felt tip pen next time Maybe a quick hit with a lighter will stop fraying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Peter-E said: Maybe a quick hit with a lighter will stop fraying? Good idea. Love the way this place does that I will try my butane pencil torch on a scrap first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmie Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 I think this is something I may try. I have a Nottingham Analogue Hyperspace and: "This turntable has a 58mm alloy platter with a 25mm graphite ‘mat’ and is mounted on its own chassis." "The 'mat' on the interface between the record and Hyperspace is a 25mm thick graphite platter – which, when married to the soft alloy underneath and coupled by the three anti-expansion rubber rings round the platter, forms a very inert combination indeed." The trouble with the graphite mat is that it's very slippery. I probably need a clamp or weight to stop slippage but your mat idea could work too. One problem may be the thickness of the mat raising the record and altering the stylus angle to the surface. Vertical tracking is an important part of the set-up equation. Just how thick is the material? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 11 hours ago, Grimmie said: I think this is something I may try. I have a Nottingham Analogue Hyperspace and: "This turntable has a 58mm alloy platter with a 25mm graphite ‘mat’ and is mounted on its own chassis." "The 'mat' on the interface between the record and Hyperspace is a 25mm thick graphite platter – which, when married to the soft alloy underneath and coupled by the three anti-expansion rubber rings round the platter, forms a very inert combination indeed." The trouble with the graphite mat is that it's very slippery. I probably need a clamp or weight to stop slippage but your mat idea could work too. One problem may be the thickness of the mat raising the record and altering the stylus angle to the surface. Vertical tracking is an important part of the set-up equation. Just how thick is the material? Jaycar website says 2.3 mm. I will measure mine later, but that is probably correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Grimmie said: Vertical tracking is an important part of the set-up equation. Just how thick is the material? Measure with a digital caliper in various places. All readings 2.15 mm, or less, as low as 2.08 mm Probably averages a bit over 2.1 mm. Edited May 23, 2020 by aussievintage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 On 22/05/2020 at 11:16 AM, Peter-E said: Maybe a quick hit with a lighter will stop fraying? Worked well. I actually used the Creme Brulee torch from our kitchen 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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