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LP ? Undersized spindle hole.

Brand new LP, struggled to get it on and off my VPI record cleaner, not close to fitting my TT spindle. What remedies to you use? Drill it out? What size bit?. I was thinking maybe a rat tail file, but I don't have one. Thanks in advance to any suggestions.
winoguy17
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dekay
5,697 posts
 
Use a sharpened pencil and go @ it gently.

It usually doesn't take much force.

DeKay
orpheus10
8,668 posts
 
wrap the record in towels with the hole exposed, insert in a vice, and use drill bit to make the hole larger.
dgarretson
2,608 posts
 
Hand twist a 9/32" (=Size K) drill bit. You can easily do it with the record cradled in your arm.
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nandric
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When I ordered my first Mint Tractor by Yip i was surprised with

his request to provide him with exact dimension  of the spindle on

my turntable. I thought that they all were the same. This is not the

case. But I also noticed  irregular deviation by some LP's in their

center holes caused probably by melting process. Either the hole

need to be extended or plastic  remains removed.

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slaw
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@orpheus10 ,

You could not be more wrong.

There is a specific bit selling for around $8.Wow!

I use my Xacto knife to ream out the spindle holes.

Necessary....Yes!...Because of the lack of precision in the vinyl pressing process.



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