Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?

I have pictures of my home built gem dandy / groovmaster combo if anyone is interested I can email you direct and you are free to use as you wish.

Keith kbamhi@aol.com

Does anyone know of a dual-voltage hand-held steamer?
I'm in Australia where it's 240 volts and believe it or not.........you cannot seem to be able to buy one in this country?

Readers: I always strip the unit devoid of all attachments. The steam path is shorter, hence "hoter" steam. I manulipate the LP with a gloved hand or steam directly on the VPI.

Devoid of all attachments the steam head is "softer" but nonetheless quite strong. The Steamfast SF-227 is designed for very strong "lazer" blast of steam that I reserve for problem LPs, the dirty dozen kind. No one can predict what chemicals in plastic-sizers will do in the future. Yes, I certianly have used the cone but only following a bath in detergents to remove as much as possible the mold release compounds w/ rinses and a wipe down inside and out. I want to lift the grunge for lite scrubbing and reserve blasting for real problems. Vinyl is elastic and responds to heat/water by "swelling" for moments and returning to its initial shape. Uniformity, may mean less swelling so I attempt to steam the surface evenly.

I do this to assist the average audio-head. Anyone has the right to change/do anything they choose but accept the outcome(s), me included. Have any of you considered the amount of monies I gave away with this audio idea ... 6 figures at least . I publish for reasons other than money and have dozens of unpublished ideas better than whats in the marketplace. More later. I am a anlog/tube person.