I'm getting very (very) leery of using media mail, aka "Free Shipping!" on online record purchases. Sure it's cheaper, but it's more days sitting in a hot truck with who knows what leaned up against it. No thanks, if I'm paying $$ for an album, I'll pay a few dollars more to have it sent via Priority Mail or better. I've reached out to sellers and told them look I want the record but I'm not using media mail. Most of the time they will change the listing, especially if they know I'm serious and will pay for the upcharge in shipping. I have had two online "auction" style purchases arrive warped. Both times they were immediately refunded and handled with utmost professionalism, so can't complain about them. Would have rather had the records arrive safely, though.
@@tomwebb7091 So, I'll return them until I get a good one. One, two, three, four times? I don't give a fuck. If you accept subpar quality and don't return records which shouldn't have been in the condition they're in, the sellers have no incentive to confront the plants and thus the plants have no reason whatsoever to get their shit together.
@@who_cares848 i wouldnt say that, when its done well its still the best and its better than ever but its just a shame it often isnt the case. CDs are still often terrible too but when done well are awesome. Its less the format more the mastering for me but of course making a quality vinyl pressing isnt as easy as making a cd which is the main issue i have at the moment, too many non filled records
As long as the record grooves are not compromised from the hot air. Contact with glass might not be the safest for record grooves. There are specialty record straighteners available, but such might not come cheap. There are always risks in flattening records.
There is a product called Vinyl Flat that I've been using for a few years now. Works wonderfully and does not break the bank. It's basically a couple heavy metal plates and some felts and works best with the heat pouch (costs extra). I have flattened, literally, a few hundred records with it. Some take longer than others and varying levels of heat & time but it works! Look it up. My friends send me their records to flatten and I'd rather they do that than go through the hassle of returning stuff.
I had a friend make me one with plate steel. I use the sun to heat it and just following the heat temps from the vinyl flat site. I use a oven thermometer, then turn it over when it gets above the required temp
Right on! I've got a few records from Bandcamp that aren't mass produced in the same way many others are, but true treasures. Thank you for the advice. Be well. God bless.
I flatten warped records by just putting pressure on them by putting em tightly in with other records or under something flat and heavy for a week or two. You can even do multiple records. 100% success so far, thankfully 👍🔊😊🎶
Really!! Cheers. I get records sent from Europe to Australia. Every time the order is for a single LP only the record is amazingly warped. I'll give this a go. Cheers!!
Zombiecraft, Upright records? Ahh…that’s just an urban legend…lol 😉 Yes, that is true about stacking records, but…its more apt to warp if ya leave a pile of like 20+ em horizontally, a few might warp over time depending on certain circumstances, especially the climate, and if they’re directly on top of each other and hanging over one another, etc. I’m talking about taking like 1 - 5 records horizontally directly on top of each with equal pressure across the top, and paying attention to how long they’re like that. I check em every few days or so, but it usually takes about a week or two. Been doing that for 30+ plus yrs. I recently got a deal on some super rare old punk records cuz they were warped. Every single one is flat now. Have a good one! ✌️🔊🎶😊
Good method! I only knew the oven one, but to protect the grooves, you put the record inside a paper sleeve so the direct heat from the glas won't melt them.
This 180 gram is just a gimmick to raise the price to me they don't sound no better than regular weight vinyl sometimes they sound worst 60s-70-and early 80s were,the best
Its not the formula that causes warps but crap formula is going to be noisier in terms of background. The problem today is theres but a handful of plants and increasing demands with a pandemic thrown into the mix. Plants are pressing as quick as they can which is in almost all cases means a massive lowering of pressing quality. For sure 180g vinyl is pointless, only seems to increase the chances of warps and non fills. Some plants are great like Record Industry of Holland. Some are awful like MPO, GZ Media and United Record Pressing. Dont get me started on old Rainbo either lol
@Noni ps That's your opinion what might sound good to you may not sound good to everyone else it's depends on the engineering what's the point of having a thicker record and you have to turn the volume up almost over halfway to get a good sound level I have some records with the same songs on them from different albums some the volume is lower and some the volume is louder than and they all are regular weight vinyl if the sound engineer doesn't turn up the volume it's not gonna make a difference what weight of thickness the vinyl is
I have an original Motown album by Smokie Robinson and the Miracles. It is warped just like the one in the video. I am scared spitless to do anything to flatten it. It has no scratching or hissing, just warped, and it plays very good on my Sansui 9090DB receiver. What a SOUND!!!!
Years ago, there was a turntable, (an associate had one), with a platter that weighed 4kilos, with a suction device in it that used to suck warped records down on the platter leaving them flat.
I use a vinyl flat with its dedicated heated bag, Perfect results every time. With a hair dryer or heat gun I would imagine the heat is localised where you point it and not evenly spread across and through the vinyl, but hey, if it works for you then great.
I received a badly warped record last week , after researching how to fix it I decided to leave it in the sun on a 40deg c day for a few hours , it 95% better than it was ... Give it a shot 👍
Likewise you can get rid of ring wear on sleeves by using the natural minerals in fresh water. Fill a spray bottle from a natural source like a pond or creek, unfiltered city tap water can work in a pinch, and lightly mist the record sleeves. Then leave them in a dark moderately warm place for a week or two, the corner of a basement or cupboard underneath a kitchen sink work good, and when you pull them out they'll look almost like new.
I have an Arctic Monkeys record that warped in the box I keep my records in and I decided to listen to it again a few weeks later only to discover that it had flatten all by itself
Vest way is to put your records (in there sleeves) in the airing cupboard. Place them on a wider than they are flat surface with microwave plate on top and place books on them. Wait a a few hours and you'll be back to normal. Rushing the process can make it worse, I personally would not recommend a hair dryer and definitely do not use an iron. Low and slow is the way
You know what works really good? In their sleeves and jackets, put them in those glass frames made for displaying them on the wall and leave them for a while. Make sure the back is on really tight. Hang it up and leave it for months or maybe even years. It takes a long time but they come out perfectly flat.
I put them outside in the sun on a hot day sandwiched between 2 flat sheets of particle board and some weight on top for around 30 minutes. Works perfectly.
I'll try this method. Thanks for sharing. Just a question: the vinyl becomes hot, so you put the glass immediately on it to flat the record, but how many minutes should it remain under the glass? After doing that once, could you try a second time on same record? Subscribed to your channel :-)
hi.sorry for late reply.i put it under the glass about 20 minute.after that u can spin the vinyl on your TT. try to spot if there any unflatten area.heat the area and put it back under the glass.do the same process until u satisfied with the result.u may need to do 3-4 times depend on your vinyl condotion.tq for watching and stay safe😊🙏
Ive had a vinyl flat for about 5 years--it fixed the 1st record I tried---but took 12 to 15 hours. I have no patience. So I dont even try anymore. Ive sent a few records back..but as long as the stylus isnt bounced from the groove I generally dont worry about it.
This is a terrible idea! Any source of heat hot enough to pass through the thickness of the record is more than hot enough to deform the extremely delicate grooves of the record. To flatten a warp that goes through the thickness of the record means heating the vinyl to a to a temperature that is hot enough for the vinyl to be pliable! Record grooves are so delicate that this much heat is going to destroy the sound of your record. Record Pressing machines not only heat the vinyl, then stamp/imprint the vinyl, they also have a cooling system that cools the imprinted vinyl setting the image.
Interesting idea I have only used a blow dryer to get a stupid DJ and BPM stickers off the covers but I've been reading some of these comments on here and they say "grooves" if you think about it there's only one groove on the record it's just very long. Records don't have to be expensive and break the bank if you know what you're doing on discogs.
In these winter months, Take advantage of Your Radiators, Hold the Sticker to the top of the Radiator (Flat Surface) with a glove. Then Peal back the Sticker (Slowly) keeping the Heat coming through the back of It. Try It.
It still has a warp in it. Heat 2 sheets of glass to 250 degrees, place a paper towel on 1 set the record on it, followed the another paper towel with the glass on top, add some weight, stubborn warps, place the sandwich in the oven at 200 degrees for 20mins.
I had a warped record and wanted to flatten it in the oven at a very low temperature. It has leveled off, but because of this it is impossible to listen to it, as the needle jumps over the tracks, their grooves are not enough for listening
I once tried to flatten an Aerosmith LP by putting it under a heat lamp at the restaurant I was working at. All it did was completely ripple the edge all the way round...
@@isaac_smith You need to place the disc between two glass plates, then heat up in an oven at LOW temperature! Say 115 F, or about 50C. Higher heat will damage the groove walls (Where the sound sits)!
hey, I got the glass from ikea for the Kallax shelf. For the hairdryer, it depends on vinyl condition but make sure until the vinyl is hot. Then quickly compress it between the glass. The black box is also from Ikea for Kallax too. Sorry for the late reply, btw!
Yeah but I'm thinking you pressing down on a pressed record after it's been heated you're going to distort the sound with flattening of The Ridges which contains the sounds
I have a Harry Styles record and I desperately need to make an ashtray out of it, any ideas? I would make it into a cat litter bowl but its full of shit already.
@@pinballKing012 In my day only the very best pressings were on 180 gram virgin vinyl and they were beautiful to look at as well as sounding much better than the equivalent CD. Before you say anything... I know the CD carrier is superior to a vinyl record, but these were carefully (and expensively) pressed from half speed master tapes and that's the reason for their superior sound quality, not the carrier. I would take it back if it was at all possible.
По мне так рискованный метод. Дорожки могут оплавится и испортится звук. На мой взгляд пластинки лучше вообще не выпрямлять лучше выкинуть и купить такую же нормальную.
@@naimshobbies1873 Good tip, I had a lot of success with two pieces of glass and leave them out in the sun for an hour or two. No issues with the sound afterwards either.
This actually will ruin the record sound quality. I have tried it and depending on how it was warped can determine if the sound quality is unaffected. I always return warped records and never buy them that way. If someone gave it to me like that I would try it see to what it would do and how it would sound.
You would have to be returning a helluva lot of records because 90% of records now have some sort of warp. Rarely do you get a pringle like here. Often you get what looks like this "fixed" one here ie warped but playable. If its like that and on center and free of non fill it dont need returning. Some warps are high frequency ie the record looks flat on the edge but the playing surface is rippled and thus the needle jiggles abit causing LF cone flap and rumbles
This is not a good idea because you'll most likely cause the grooves to become deformed from the heat. You'll go from a warped record to a distorted sounding record.
I hate when my digital files get warped. Oh wait... that doesn't happen to digital files. 😁😋😉 I'm not sure if I'd risk using a hair dryer on my records. It's kind of strange that no one has marketed a warm flattening tray vice system.
berapa minit aja bang.dalam 5 minit agak2 dah panas.terus tindih.tunggu sampai dah tak panas.kalau masih ada bengkok boleh ulang lagi proses sama sampai puas hati.😊
bad idea, anytime you heat a record enough that you can flatten it you will have also heated it enough that the grooves can be damaged by the pressure on them as well. I've known idiots that tried this type of thing and ended up with a record even worse than what they started with. You are much better off simply getting a high quality turntable and adjusting the weight of the tone arm so it doesn't skip.
Obviously not talking from experience then, because I have used two pieces of glass with a record in between, left out in the sun for an hour or two. Works fantastic, no issues with the grooves or sound afterwards. When you have actually tried it then give an opinion.
I don't know. I am afraid that if i try this on a slightly warped record which nevertheless does play without a problem, I will end up with a record as badly twisted as this one before it was fixed. I don't trust myself trying it.
easiest way is to buy cds. the vinyl thing is a joke people. most of it is digital recordings pressed into vinyl. its not analog. they are laughing all the way to the bank......they are rushing records out with no quality control and charging a fortune....its a joke....
@@jimb1117 I have over 1300 CDs, many from 1983 when they were first manufactured. I've never had a problem with delamination or problems playing any of them. Vinyl wears each time you play it and is easily damaged.
@@jimb1117 While what you say is true, I'm still puzzled as to why any of your CDs have delaminated or are otherwise unplayable. As I said in my previous post, none of my over a thousand CDs has ever been a problem and some of them I have played, without a lie, over a thousand times and they still sound as good as new. Actually they sound better than new as my equipment has improved ove the decades. Did you do anything to your CDs like shave off the edges or put a green marker on the edge? I mention these two things because they were supposed to make CDs sound better (they didn't)... As for physical media for music, you may be right in the short term, but I fear that lack of popularity may eventually lead to the demise of both CDs and vinyl.
@@jimb1117 I'm not trying to be rude here but just a few questions about your CDs... How old is your CD player? How often do you clean your CD player lens? When you say your CDs just started to disintegrate, what did that look like? What year(s) were they manufactured? How many are we talking about and approximately what percentage of your collection is it? I used to work in a Hi Fi shop and I know a little bit about how CD players work and what can go wrong with them and I'd like to help if I can. Vinyl records only work well as a Frisbee if you put a decent lip around the edge but if you sharpen the edge, they are very effective weapons! 😆
I always return warped records. They cost an arm and leg and should come perfectly flat to begin with.
They used to. QC is almost non existent in 2022 bar one or two plants
I'm getting very (very) leery of using media mail, aka "Free Shipping!" on online record purchases. Sure it's cheaper, but it's more days sitting in a hot truck with who knows what leaned up against it. No thanks, if I'm paying $$ for an album, I'll pay a few dollars more to have it sent via Priority Mail or better. I've reached out to sellers and told them look I want the record but I'm not using media mail. Most of the time they will change the listing, especially if they know I'm serious and will pay for the upcharge in shipping. I have had two online "auction" style purchases arrive warped. Both times they were immediately refunded and handled with utmost professionalism, so can't complain about them. Would have rather had the records arrive safely, though.
@@tomwebb7091 So, I'll return them until I get a good one. One, two, three, four times? I don't give a fuck. If you accept subpar quality and don't return records which shouldn't have been in the condition they're in, the sellers have no incentive to confront the plants and thus the plants have no reason whatsoever to get their shit together.
Yeah really vinyl is bullshit nowadays. I still have records but ive mostly moved on to cassette and cd.
@@who_cares848 i wouldnt say that, when its done well its still the best and its better than ever but its just a shame it often isnt the case. CDs are still often terrible too but when done well are awesome. Its less the format more the mastering for me but of course making a quality vinyl pressing isnt as easy as making a cd which is the main issue i have at the moment, too many non filled records
As long as the record grooves are not compromised from the hot air. Contact with glass might not be the safest for record grooves. There are specialty record straighteners available, but such might not come cheap. There are always risks in flattening records.
I have the same feeling mate
If the record is unplayable due to a warp, might as well give it a shot.
There is a product called Vinyl Flat that I've been using for a few years now. Works wonderfully and does not break the bank. It's basically a couple heavy metal plates and some felts and works best with the heat pouch (costs extra). I have flattened, literally, a few hundred records with it. Some take longer than others and varying levels of heat & time but it works! Look it up. My friends send me their records to flatten and I'd rather they do that than go through the hassle of returning stuff.
I had a friend make me one with plate steel. I use the sun to heat it and just following the heat temps from the vinyl flat site. I use a oven thermometer, then turn it over when it gets above the required temp
Right on! I've got a few records from Bandcamp that aren't mass produced in the same way many others are, but true treasures. Thank you for the advice. Be well. God bless.
I flatten warped records by just putting pressure on them by putting em tightly in with other records or under something flat and heavy for a week or two. You can even do multiple records. 100% success so far, thankfully 👍🔊😊🎶
Really!! Cheers. I get records sent from Europe to Australia.
Every time the order is for a single LP only the record is amazingly warped.
I'll give this a go.
Cheers!!
Time is your friend when dealing with warped records.
@@sonofabobo2 Yup…For sure 👍🔊😊🎶
Zombiecraft, Upright records? Ahh…that’s just an urban legend…lol 😉 Yes, that is true about stacking records, but…its more apt to warp if ya leave a pile of like 20+ em horizontally, a few might warp over time depending on certain circumstances, especially the climate, and if they’re directly on top of each other and hanging over one another, etc.
I’m talking about taking like 1 - 5 records horizontally directly on top of each with equal pressure across the top, and paying attention to how long they’re like that. I check em every few days or so, but it usually takes about a week or two. Been doing that for 30+ plus yrs. I recently got a deal on some super rare old punk records cuz they were warped. Every single one is flat now.
Have a good one! ✌️🔊🎶😊
@@NickP333 i had my childhood records stored horizontaly on balcony for 30 years. Thru cold winters and hot sommers. Can't find something warped
Good method!
I only knew the oven one, but to protect the grooves, you put the record inside a paper sleeve so the direct heat from the glas won't melt them.
Record companies need to go back to the 60’s vinyl formula and quit being cheap. I would pay a little extra!! 👍👍👍
50s ones are better. Also they're thicker which is more fun lol
This 180 gram is just a gimmick to raise the price to me they don't sound no better than regular weight vinyl sometimes they sound worst 60s-70-and early 80s were,the best
Its not the formula that causes warps but crap formula is going to be noisier in terms of background. The problem today is theres but a handful of plants and increasing demands with a pandemic thrown into the mix. Plants are pressing as quick as they can which is in almost all cases means a massive lowering of pressing quality. For sure 180g vinyl is pointless, only seems to increase the chances of warps and non fills. Some plants are great like Record Industry of Holland. Some are awful like MPO, GZ Media and United Record Pressing. Dont get me started on old Rainbo either lol
I agree, but unfortunately the price would triple. This country is finished.
@Noni ps That's your opinion what might sound good to you may not sound good to everyone else it's depends on the engineering what's the point of having a thicker record and you have to turn the volume up almost over halfway to get a good sound level I have some records with the same songs on them from different albums some the volume is lower and some the volume is louder than and they all are regular weight vinyl if the sound engineer doesn't turn up the volume it's not gonna make a difference what weight of thickness the vinyl is
I have an original Motown album by Smokie Robinson and the Miracles. It is warped just like the one in the video. I am scared spitless to do anything to flatten it. It has no scratching or hissing, just warped, and it plays very good on my Sansui 9090DB receiver. What a SOUND!!!!
You can buy a new one for like $5
Years ago, there was a turntable, (an associate had one), with a platter that weighed 4kilos, with a suction device in it that used to suck warped records down on the platter leaving them flat.
from Luxman if not mistaken.great technology back then👍
@@naimshobbies1873 - Yes, that's the name of it. I could not remember.
Yes, SOTA. They still make that on their Nova model.
Some record shops have flattener machines. My local has one. No charge if not fixed.
I use a vinyl flat with its dedicated heated bag, Perfect results every time. With a hair dryer or heat gun I would imagine the heat is localised where you point it and not evenly spread across and through the vinyl, but hey, if it works for you then great.
I received a badly warped record last week , after researching how to fix it I decided to leave it in the sun on a 40deg c day for a few hours , it 95% better than it was ... Give it a shot 👍
Likewise you can get rid of ring wear on sleeves by using the natural minerals in fresh water. Fill a spray bottle from a natural source like a pond or creek, unfiltered city tap water can work in a pinch, and lightly mist the record sleeves. Then leave them in a dark moderately warm place for a week or two, the corner of a basement or cupboard underneath a kitchen sink work good, and when you pull them out they'll look almost like new.
@@Sirmooses I sense a gentle tugging of my lower extremities.
2 sheets of glass under the Sun works great 1/2 hour on a hot day and cool
I have an Arctic Monkeys record that warped in the box I keep my records in and I decided to listen to it again a few weeks later only to discover that it had flatten all by itself
half the new records i buy these days are warped, it's terrible. back in the 70s this was NEVER an issue.
I guess I've been lucky, I've been buying new records for 5 years and not a single one of them has been warped
Vest way is to put your records (in there sleeves) in the airing cupboard. Place them on a wider than they are flat surface with microwave plate on top and place books on them. Wait a a few hours and you'll be back to normal. Rushing the process can make it worse, I personally would not recommend a hair dryer and definitely do not use an iron.
Low and slow is the way
That's way more sensible than the videos that I've seen telling you to put them in the oven with glass trapping both sides.
You know what works really good? In their sleeves and jackets, put them in those glass frames made for displaying them on the wall and leave them for a while. Make sure the back is on really tight. Hang it up and leave it for months or maybe even years. It takes a long time but they come out perfectly flat.
I put them outside in the sun on a hot day sandwiched between 2 flat sheets of particle board and some weight on top for around 30 minutes. Works perfectly.
Even if you get it flat, that hair drier will have distorted the groves. I bet it will not sound the same.
Thanks for demo,ill try to do same thing.
A machine repairman told me he put his on something flat in the car for 3 hours in the evening during the summer and it flattend back out
will try this method 👍👍
I'll try this method. Thanks for sharing. Just a question: the vinyl becomes hot, so you put the glass immediately on it to flat the record, but how many minutes should it remain under the glass? After doing that once, could you try a second time on same record? Subscribed to your channel :-)
hi.sorry for late reply.i put it under the glass about 20 minute.after that u can spin the vinyl on your TT. try to spot if there any unflatten area.heat the area and put it back under the glass.do the same process until u satisfied with the result.u may need to do 3-4 times depend on your vinyl condotion.tq for watching and stay safe😊🙏
Ive had a vinyl flat for about 5 years--it fixed the 1st record I tried---but took 12 to 15 hours. I have no patience. So I dont even try anymore. Ive sent a few records back..but as long as the stylus isnt bounced from the groove I generally dont worry about it.
I’m thinking about doing the glass sandwich and wrapping in an electric blanket. Not extreme; like an oven.
This is a terrible idea! Any source of heat hot enough to pass through the thickness of the record is more than hot enough to deform the extremely delicate grooves of the record. To flatten a warp that goes through the thickness of the record means heating the vinyl to a to a temperature that is hot enough for the vinyl to be pliable! Record grooves are so delicate that this much heat is going to destroy the sound of your record. Record Pressing machines not only heat the vinyl, then stamp/imprint the vinyl, they also have a cooling system that cools the imprinted vinyl setting the image.
Interesting idea I have only used a blow dryer to get a stupid DJ and BPM stickers off the covers but I've been reading some of these comments on here and they say "grooves" if you think about it there's only one groove on the record it's just very long. Records don't have to be expensive and break the bank if you know what you're doing on discogs.
In these winter months, Take advantage of Your Radiators, Hold the Sticker to the top of the Radiator (Flat Surface) with a glove. Then Peal back the Sticker (Slowly) keeping the Heat coming through the back of It. Try It.
It still has a warp in it. Heat 2 sheets of glass to 250 degrees, place a paper towel on 1 set the record on it, followed the another paper towel with the glass on top, add some weight, stubborn warps, place the sandwich in the oven at 200 degrees for 20mins.
You moron? In 10 minutes at 100 degrees, the plate will melt. Better put your head in the oven. Тупорылый!😂
So, in profile, you would have:
Glass sheet
Paper towel
Warped record
Paper towel
Glass sheet?
keep your records out of the sun
Won't that melt the walls of the grooves?
Yes. For a novice collector this ok.
DO NOT use the preferred side of the vinyl If you do this method.Some distorting may occur so minimise the loss
I usually just put the weight on the middle of it and press it down a little bit
I had a warped record and wanted to flatten it in the oven at a very low temperature. It has leveled off, but because of this it is impossible to listen to it, as the needle jumps over the tracks, their grooves are not enough for listening
I once tried to flatten an Aerosmith LP by putting it under a heat lamp at the restaurant I was working at. All it did was completely ripple the edge all the way round...
Will the heat cause any change in the geometry at micro level? And is it reversible??
if you get a warped record return it. this process will ruin your record, it will never sound the same again.
@@alpalthemuzzlord2545 ok!
I stick mine in the log burner removes everything
😂
i throw my warped records into live volcanoes and i never have to see them warped again! FYI!
I once bought a record that was slightly bowl shaped. The needle would slide off it. I returned it.
id rather just use a weight when playing if the warp isnt too bad.
Narration is needed, or subtitles, noting time heating, etc.
Still warped..a little bit. But nice hack. Won't try it on my collection though.
Will this damage the groves of the record?
YES!🤢
@@jackbax1167 Yeah that’s what I thought. It’s probably best to just get a record clamp.
@@isaac_smith You need to place the disc between two glass plates, then heat up in an oven at LOW temperature! Say 115 F, or about 50C. Higher heat will damage the groove walls (Where the sound sits)!
@@jackbax1167 Good to know. Thanks!
Get a record clamp for sure
Yeah you did it!!!
Trying this rn
Hey, where did you get the glass from and how long exactly did you use the hairdryer for? Thanks!
hey, I got the glass from ikea for the Kallax shelf. For the hairdryer, it depends on vinyl condition but make sure until the vinyl is hot. Then quickly compress it between the glass. The black box is also from Ikea for Kallax too. Sorry for the late reply, btw!
What if you put heavy text books over them?
Look damage this vinyl... But why did you dropped do this?! 😟
hi please can you say the name of this beauty colored vinyl?
Pg.Lost - Yes I Am 😊
@@naimshobbies1873 thank you, have a good day!
@@allfrieden my pleasure.u too 😊
When I saw the hair dryer, I cringed and ran out of the house screaming !!!
Yeah but I'm thinking you pressing down on a pressed record after it's been heated you're going to distort the sound with flattening of The Ridges which contains the sounds
Brilliant
Vinyl flat is the best.
I wish I had a square glass
I have a Harry Styles record and I desperately need to make an ashtray out of it, any ideas? I would make it into a cat litter bowl but its full of shit already.
If you slice it thin enough it could make useful bog roll??
Lol
great, but I don't recommend slamming all the weight on it. the hair drying thing will work on its own
I have a new 180g record, King Crimson and its worse than that, but it sill plays without skipping,,,,,
180 gram recrds should be perfect.
@@chrisantoniou4366 not this one 😞
@@pinballKing012 In my day only the very best pressings were on 180 gram virgin vinyl and they were beautiful to look at as well as sounding much better than the equivalent CD. Before you say anything... I know the CD carrier is superior to a vinyl record, but these were carefully (and expensively) pressed from half speed master tapes and that's the reason for their superior sound quality, not the carrier.
I would take it back if it was at all possible.
Do not do this. Heat and vinyl don't mix.
But how does it sound?!?!
Between 2 books with weight on top for 2/3 days no heat flatten them like piss on a plate. Lol
По мне так рискованный метод. Дорожки могут оплавится и испортится звук. На мой взгляд пластинки лучше вообще не выпрямлять лучше выкинуть и купить такую же нормальную.
I give them a good iron
A little bit of acetone would work at flattening out even better especially if you never want to hear it again.
I will keep the warp thank you!!
Hey @Vinyl Eyezz check out this video
Do I have to put glass under the vinyl or just on top?
yes ,u need to put the vinyl between the glass.😊
@@naimshobbies1873 Good tip, I had a lot of success with two pieces of glass and leave them out in the sun for an hour or two. No issues with the sound afterwards either.
This actually will ruin the record sound quality. I have tried it and depending on how it was warped can determine if the sound quality is unaffected. I always return warped records and never buy them that way. If someone gave it to me like that I would try it see to what it would do and how it would sound.
You would have to be returning a helluva lot of records because 90% of records now have some sort of warp. Rarely do you get a pringle like here. Often you get what looks like this "fixed" one here ie warped but playable. If its like that and on center and free of non fill it dont need returning. Some warps are high frequency ie the record looks flat on the edge but the playing surface is rippled and thus the needle jiggles abit causing LF cone flap and rumbles
@@tomwebb7091i try toI avoid certain record companies known for it.
whats the record?
I tried that but I caught my hair on fire
This is not a good idea because you'll most likely cause the grooves to become deformed from the heat. You'll go from a warped record to a distorted sounding record.
wait so you compress all those records down into the existing record, like forming a vinyl diamond??
I might give it ago
works to make it flat... now it is egg shaped. congrats!
Rubbish, this works very well.
I use a pizzaz pizza maker
Don't do this. Most record stores have a professional machine that will flatten the record... that or return it.
How hot do you need the hair dryer to be?
hi.sorry fot late reply.im using 2100W hair dryer.and it work fine to heat the vinyl.
@@naimshobbies1873 do you put it in max power or?
@@jacob_n_r_z8755 yes, i put the max power on my 2100W hair dryer😊
Send it back for another copy, you can’t fix a warped record, not sure why people post these videos
Why didn't anybody come up with and share this idea back in '83 when CD's started taking over?????
I never had a record that was this bad that record had to be in the sun to get that warped.
I hate when my digital files get warped. Oh wait... that doesn't happen to digital files. 😁😋😉
I'm not sure if I'd risk using a hair dryer on my records. It's kind of strange that no one has marketed a warm flattening tray vice system.
Berapa jam panaskan lp tu
berapa minit aja bang.dalam 5 minit agak2 dah panas.terus tindih.tunggu sampai dah tak panas.kalau masih ada bengkok boleh ulang lagi proses sama sampai puas hati.😊
Tindih Berapa hari?
Kaca yang lapik lp tu beli kat mane?
Kedai apa yang ada jual kaca tu?
@@srnogizaka1425 10-20 minit
@@srnogizaka1425 beli kat ikea 😊 kallax punya kaca
Ever get bad advice, if not, now you have.
bad idea, anytime you heat a record enough that you can flatten it you will have also heated it enough that the grooves can be damaged by the pressure on them as well. I've known idiots that tried this type of thing and ended up with a record even worse than what they started with. You are much better off simply getting a high quality turntable and adjusting the weight of the tone arm so it doesn't skip.
Obviously not talking from experience then, because I have used two pieces of glass with a record in between, left out in the sun for an hour or two.
Works fantastic, no issues with the grooves or sound afterwards.
When you have actually tried it then give an opinion.
@@DjNikGnashers Just because your hearing is so bad you don't realize you screwed up the records doesn't mean you didn't
@@duckmyass How do you know what my hearing is like kid ?
You don't.
So stop being a trolling prick.
@@DjNikGnashers You already showed the world you can't hear shit when you f**ked up your records and thought they sounded better.
@@duckmyass The world ?
How old are you kid, let me guess 8 ?
Fucking do one you daft little prick.
It still looks a bit warped! :0)
You can't flatten them, even sandwiched between two sheets of thick glass in the sun. I've tried.
I’m not even going to ask how you get a record that warped
Il et encore légèrement voilé
and now it sounds like a detuned radio!
Good God, no.
und schmilzt mal eben die Rillen weg
all ways get my records on MP3 or stream them never had one warp yet 😆🤣
The easy way? Throw out the vinyl, get a copy on CD
I don't know. I am afraid that if i try this on a slightly warped record which nevertheless does play without a problem, I will end up with a record as badly twisted as this one before it was fixed. I don't trust myself trying it.
Just Download the record. Easy and takes up less space.
easiest way is to buy cds. the vinyl thing is a joke people. most of it is digital recordings pressed into vinyl. its not analog. they are laughing all the way to the bank......they are rushing records out with no quality control and charging a fortune....its a joke....
@@jimb1117 just got 19 cd's off of discogs for $50. that includes shipping
@@jimb1117 I have over 1300 CDs, many from 1983 when they were first manufactured. I've never had a problem with delamination or problems playing any of them. Vinyl wears each time you play it and is easily damaged.
Especially on the crappy turntables hipsters and millenials use. 😱
@@jimb1117 While what you say is true, I'm still puzzled as to why any of your CDs have delaminated or are otherwise unplayable. As I said in my previous post, none of my over a thousand CDs has ever been a problem and some of them I have played, without a lie, over a thousand times and they still sound as good as new. Actually they sound better than new as my equipment has improved ove the decades. Did you do anything to your CDs like shave off the edges or put a green marker on the edge? I mention these two things because they were supposed to make CDs sound better (they didn't)...
As for physical media for music, you may be right in the short term, but I fear that lack of popularity may eventually lead to the demise of both CDs and vinyl.
@@jimb1117 I'm not trying to be rude here but just a few questions about your CDs... How old is your CD player? How often do you clean your CD player lens? When you say your CDs just started to disintegrate, what did that look like? What year(s) were they manufactured? How many are we talking about and approximately what percentage of your collection is it?
I used to work in a Hi Fi shop and I know a little bit about how CD players work and what can go wrong with them and I'd like to help if I can. Vinyl records only work well as a Frisbee if you put a decent lip around the edge but if you sharpen the edge, they are very effective weapons! 😆
The best way to flatten warped LP/Vinyl = Purchase a high quality DAC...⏏⏹⏺⏪▶⏩⏸
I have a better idea, by digital recordings......😆