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Ok. I know this has been asked before but I coulnd't find the other threads.
Anyhow...
I've been starting to pile up w/ warped records and it's pissing me off.
I know you can "squish it between heavy things" but does that really work?
What other methods might work better.
Etc etc. Throw in all the solutions.
I hate warped records period.
If you put a warped record on a flat surface like a thick wooden chopping board and put in the oven on the LOWEST possible setting, just long enought for the record to get warm, take it out and then squish it between heavy things.
if u wanna know more about unwarping your records, i think u should go visit www.onlinedj.com. its a site dedicated to all DJ's, and its like a site where you can make threads and post replys just like this one. but you can probably get alot more response from ppl there, because that sites full of experience peeps. so yeah try that site if you want, but first you gotta sign up for it too.
putting the warped record in the oven is not a good idea and sqeezing it using 2 boards is even worse cus you will damage the grooves on the records.
RandE
If you use the lowest possible setting you will not damage the grooves, I've done this at least a dozen times and it works every time. You just have to use common sense when doing it, your unwarping a record not cooking a turkey!
trinity:
you tried?
gimme specific procedures plz :P 
thx in advanced.
Skybreak
Place the record on something flat and hard, I use a thick wooden chopping board. Turn the oven on the LOWEST possible setting it will go, place the record in it for about 2-5 min, you don't want to leave it in there very long or you will damage the grooves. When you remove the record place it on a record sleeve, I usually have the record sleeve on a table or a countertop, place another record sleeve on top of the record and then put the cutting board on top of the record sleve and that should do it!
Putting the record between two flat smooth pieces of glass is usually a better idea ...
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| Originally posted by skywarp Putting the record between two flat smooth pieces of glass is usually a better idea ... |
Well, some heat needs to be applied to soften the vinyl so it can be shaped back into its original shape. You can either put the glass-vinyl sandwich in the sun on a nice warm day or you can just stick it in the oven on the lowest setting (50C / 120 F shouldn't hurt the record). You need to heat the record evenly while applying constant (even) pressure.
About sticking the tunes in the oven, if the record is warped badly and you can't play it properly anymore then what is there to lose, right ?
well, i tried it w/ my solar stone record thats warped pretty bad...had it at 170F for 3 minutes, didnt return to its original shape. stayed about the same.
gonna try it again
Lexi
I'm really guessing here since I have never tried this before, but try less heat but leave the record in longer ...
What's up
I just stuck it in the oven and i'm squishing it...
hope it works!
well...i guess it worked a little bit. i dont think its warped as bad as before i stuck it in the oven. maybe im doing something wrong. after i pulled it out the oven, it looked really warped. but the vinyl was soft, so i stuck it in its sleeve and jacket and set :
4 dictionaries
2 encyclopedias
3 huge art books
& a phone book
along w/ 5 ceramic dinner plates on top of the jacket.
all in all, i think its not worth the trouble of messing w/ in the first place.
Lexi
didn't work for me 
it was all soft and wobbly ya but afterwards i like it compress for like half an hour and there might have been a little change but not really a big diffence.
adding to my last post:
no, the heat did not damage the record. i read somebody mention that heat would be harmful to the grooves, but it sounded perfect, with no scratches or needle jumps. [and i heated the damn thing up twice @ 170F+.
Lexi
i heated it up 2 times as well at the same temp.
my oven didn't have 150f lol
You might have to use a little more heat it's not an exact science, out of all the records I've tried it on each one has reacted differently, but it will work, however it is a lot of trouble to go through, I've only done it on records that there's no way I can replace. If I can still buy it in the store, I will cause it's not worth the effort.
how have your records warped anyways?... left em in the sun?
i got 2 of them warped
ordered them online so it would have been a hassle to return them.
i hate when those mail order companies send you warped shit.
pisses me off, frankly. now im mad! *punches computer screen*
where did you order form Online??
juno
hooj.com sent me that solar stone warped..i was pretty pissed...but o well!
Lexi
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