Warped viny press

[David Mccallum]

A machine which could make flat disks out of my mainly recent and non intentional purchases of warped vinyl, preferably diy or kit of course.

Does such a thing already exist? or is it just a pipe dream.

[mikew27]

Would a Corby Trouser Press work?

When the car boot sales resume I think I may have to buy one & try it an a scrap record.

Might be just the ticket with some modifications (temperature reduction maybe)

[Paul Bannister]

There is American heated record press,selling for somewhere between £750 - £1,000 pounds.

[David Mccallum]

Trust the yanks to come up with something like that, then make it practically useless by pricing it way too high.

Think i like mikew's idea better, there must be loads of unwanted trouser presses around.

If you get it to work, let us know eh, worth a laugh if nothing else

[Greg.]

The trouser press is a non starter because it generates far to much heat. A while ago several of us tried to figure a way of flattening warped records. You may end up with a flat disc, but it'll be unpayable, I promise. Very low heat is needed to flatten warped records.

I tried several options, the best being laying the warped record between two sections of glass and rest on top of a central heating boiler for a while to heat up, then remove and allow to cool naturally. I ended up with a flat playable disc but sound was definitely damaged.

In the end I gave up. I don't think there is an affordable or DIY option here. I and others have experimented alot. The expensive American option might work and the expense probably refects the difficulty in achieving a good repair (or not if like me you are cynical about the product performance claims).

In the end I accepted to play warped or scrap. I didn't find any reasonable alternative.

[David Mccallum]

Aye your probably right, it's a non starter - i was thinking with a very low heat and a bit of pressure it may work.

Probably better off laying the worst of them on a flat surface like a cupboard shelf with say about another twenty or thirty lps stacked on top and forget about them for a year or two