Really dumb question about slipmats...

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Posted by DJ Kibon on May-12-2003 21:54:

Really dumb question about slipmats...

...okay, believe it or not, until last week, I was using the rubber slipmats that came with my Technics. Believe it or not, I was able to mix with them.

Anyways, now that I have felts, I assume that they go ontop of the platter directly, right?

Posted by Tony Morello on May-12-2003 22:02:

yes, just put them right on the platter
toss out that rubber thing
it's meant for when you're using a single table in a hi-fi setup

Posted by JohnSmith on May-12-2003 22:07:

man, i love it when people let it "slip" that they've done this!

Posted by TwiloThunder on May-13-2003 00:01:

quote:
Originally posted by JohnSmith
man, i love it when people let it "slip" that they've done this!

Atleast some people are honest about things and don't try to add in the usual story..."oh my friend just did "x" and I was wondering what effect it will have on "y" etc :P

Posted by DJ Kibon on May-13-2003 01:05:

It was kind of amusing really. I was somewhat aware that DJs were using felt slipmats in clubs (having spent a bunch of time in DJ booths), but I just kind of didn't use anything but the rubber ones since I bought the tables in mid-January.

Posted by DJ LIQUID on May-13-2003 03:33:

heh for a while i was spinning with the slipmats on top of the rubber thing...till my friend told me that i didnt need it because it just creates more friction

Posted by Steven Hays on May-13-2003 04:25:

WOW, I have a new wrinkle in my brain, I've been spinning for a year now and did away with the technic slipmats they came with and put felt ones on top of the rubber. I must change this right away. Thanks for bringing the subject up.

peace,

Steve

Posted by Arsalan on May-13-2003 05:33:

what is rubber slipmats ?

Posted by gefloc on May-13-2003 12:53:

quote:
Originally posted by Arsalan
what is rubber slipmats ?

that's an oxymoron

Posted by apa on May-14-2003 19:34:

I made an thread not long ago about how to ease the friction when cueing. They said waxpaper is good. But what is that?

Posted by Kid Lax on May-14-2003 20:55:

waxpaper is like...the stuff that a bar of crisco comes in

i can't explain it any other way

its the same idea as tin foil and seran(sp?) wrap

my techs came with a plastic sheet to put under my slip mats
i thought all techs did?

well regardless it doesn't make a huge difference

Posted by DJ Kibon on May-14-2003 20:57:

quote:
Originally posted by apa
I made an thread not long ago about how to ease the friction when cueing. They said waxpaper is good. But what is that?

It's also what a butcher shop would use to package meat (a real butcher shop, not Safeways, IGA, Save on Foods, Sobeys, etc.).