Rubber Washer VPI Scout

Hopefully they the two are level at the same time. Are you seeing a difference?

I just wish the rubber washer was thinner so the record would be level. Maybe there is a reason it is not level?

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I think that Harry's clamp is ingenius especially if you don't use a ring and have a slightly warped record.

Go to home depot or other hardware store and pick up some of the rubber material they put behind shower walls. Just a small piece. They sell it buy the foot. It is about half the thickness of the VPI washer. Make yourself a washer. Now you have one to use with less warped records.

Cheers

The plinth and the platter are not the same level.

For flat records (most) I have filled in the platter indent with a piece of circular cut cardboard - cereal box - pick your favourite - Cocoa Puffs.
It is the exact thickness in talking with Mike years ago. I then use the VPI clamp without rubber washer or another favourite weight. I like the HRS one.

If its a record I like and it is dish warped or not flat then I remove the material, put on the appropriate size rubber washer with the VPI clamp. No its not level especially toward the inner grooves but best for the situation. If I really like that record - I buy another one and hope for a flat one. Good luck.

Level the entire table with the bullet level on the platter, about where the needle would drop. Do not try to level the platter alone.