My DIY RCM is similar..

Posted by arturo7 (A) on July 25, 2008 at 10:24:07

In Reply to: RE: Vacuuming records? posted by cactuscowboy@bresnan.net on July 25, 2008 at 07:39:50:

...only a bit more ghetto.

Pretty much the same design on the pick-up wand except I closed the end with duct tape instead of a cap. The wand assembly is not attached to the table, it is hand held.

For the turntable I picked up a lazy-susan base at Home Despot for about $8. It is mounted on a rectangle of MDF, the platter is also MDF, cut into a circle with a coping saw. I put a short wooden dowel in the center to hold the record in place. There are 4 rubber feet on the bottom to keep it from slipping.

The device is totally manual. You spin the platter with one hand and hold the wand with the other.

Aside from my existing wet/dry vac, total project cost was less than $25. It works every bit a well as my Nitty Gritty. Better actually because the NG heated my records to warp temp after cleaning more than 3 back-to-back.

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Topic - Vacuuming records? - Lystner 21:24:40 07/24/08 (10)

Here's a guy who rolled his own. - Bry 10:47:23 07/25/08 (1)

RE: Here's a guy who rolled his own. - Lystner 16:22:01 07/25/08 (0)

RE: Vacuuming records? - cactuscowboy@bresnan.net 07:39:50 07/25/08 (3)

RE: Vacuuming records? - Lystner 16:20:09 07/25/08 (0)

My DIY RCM is similar.. - arturo7 07/25/0810:24:07 07/25/08 (1)

This is similar to mine - MikeWI 12:55:02 07/25/08 (0)

Record Cleaning Machine - StephenJK 05:31:54 07/25/08 (0)

RE: Vacuuming records? - Tao 00:21:50 07/25/08 (0)

RE: Vacuuming records? - Sherlock 23:45:48 07/24/08 (0)

Forgive then - kavakidd 22:03:51 07/24/08 (0)

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My DIY RCM is similar.. - arturo7 07/25/0810:24:07 07/25/08 (1)

This is similar to mine - MikeWI 12:55:02 07/25/08 (0)

My DIY RCM is similar..

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