YEK Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 I bought a record back in the day and the hole in the middle wasn't large enough so i took a pair of scissors, put the point in the middle, and spun it a bit making a better hole It plays now but every time i listen I'm worried I'm going to wreck my stylus. My worry is that the stylus might be getting bent out of shape... Or maybe if the record wasn't balanced the stylus would just jump off the groove What do you think? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/96347-records-and-stylus-wear-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
thawkins Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Not an expert on vinyl stuff, but if I think real hard about it, isn't the stylus mechanism already built so that it follows the groove pretty well? It seems you are worried about the hole being off center a bit, but I figure that since the stylus can already follow the spiral movement of the groove outwards to the edge of the disc, then it should already be "flexible" enough to also deal with any issues about the hole being off center. I mean, the stylus already moves around the whole surface area and follows the groove anyways, so mechanically it should allow a bit of play anyways for the whole system to work. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide thawkins's signature Hide all signatures We Are The Music Makers | Volume One by Various TELECHARGER: audiovisual experimental space rock livestreams with Tubular Corporation most Tuesdays 8.30PM CET Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/96347-records-and-stylus-wear-question/#findComment-2691648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwmbrancity Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 should be fine, had pennies on the end of a stylus or two down through the years for cmparable reasons & no real knock-on effect Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/96347-records-and-stylus-wear-question/#findComment-2691840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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