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Anyone use a hockey puck as a record weight?

I was thinking about this after looking for Dallas Stars tickets...

A standard puck is one inch thick (25.4 mm), three inches in diameter (76.2 mm) and weighs between 5.5 and 6 ounces (156-170 g). However, a number of variations on the standard black, 6 oz (170 g) hockey puck exist.

One of the most common is a blue, 4 oz (113 g) puck that is used for training younger players who are not yet able to use a standard puck. Heavier 10 oz (283 g) training pucks, typically reddish pink or reddish orange in color, are also available for players looking to develop the strength of their shots or improve their stick handling skills. Players looking to increase wrist strength for better stickhandling often practice with steel pucks which weigh 2 lb (900 g).

(Thanks, Wikipedia, for the above information.)

I figure *someone* has drilled a hole in the center of one of these pucks and used them on a turntable.

Note - I did a quick search over at the Asylum, and this idea is not as original as I first thought. Thought I'd post it anyways.
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hagtech
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I did it. Made me an experimental UFO-based record clamp by gluing a hockey puck to the bottom board. It's not a good thing sonically. Deadens the sound too much. Really take some of the life out of the LP. You can see it here:

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0105/hagerman.htm

Fremer didn't like it either.

A chunk of brass will be much better. I think McMaster-Carr has some 3" blanks you can drill. The hard part is nailing the center.

jh
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jtwrace
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How heavy can a weight be? Does anyone know the heaviest weight one could use?
pbb
1,140 posts
 
Wouldn't the stick make a better tonearm than a record weight?

For lower mass, one of the new graphite composite sticks would be good. They come in a range of colours and imagine how small the offset error is with a nice long arm, let's say about five feet long?
donshoemaker
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You guys should really not be making fun of this!I once made a platter out of a BMW M3 disc brake rotor. I then expanded on the idea to make a DJ version where I left the brake caliper on.Went from 33-1/3 to a dead stop in millseconds! Worked best with songs like "Hot Rod Lincoln",Deep Purple's "Highway Star",Bruce Springsteen "Racing in the Streets" and the Beatles "Drive my Car". Engine was a little noisier than most TT motors,though. (Sorry about this,but its been a while since you guys heard from me).
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
FWIW, the Galibier Anvil is 6 lbs. Make sure your 'table bearing is up to the task.
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