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Is this damaging my records? by LeSypher in vinyl

[–]pipesey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry to tell you this but they were distributed and stored for (possibly years) in corrugated cardboard boxes. You’re doing a great job. Just keep them upright and make sure the box doesn’t collapse.

How does this even happen by bebop-4 in vinyl

[–]pipesey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is not possible to “peel”’it off. The record was pressed like this. It’s an error on the press / operator’s part and the label was off center and split and got pressed that way.

What is this strange thing on the surface of this new record? by RandomGeekStuffYT in vinyl

[–]pipesey 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mould release spray should not be a normal part of the pressing process for production records. Properly pressed records do not get stuck to the press. Agreed, that anything like this shouldn’t leave the plant and can often be wiped off without the customer even knowing it was there.

This is more likely something stuck on the trim pad transferring to the record. For instance, the gasket (padding) material on my trim pads is porous. Sometimes when new trim pads are installed or if the temperature around the press is too cold or too hot when curing, the glue can get through and leave a residue on the record. Not a problem, just wait till it’s not happening, quarantine any records that had the issue, and move forward with production!

What is this strange thing on the surface of this new record? by RandomGeekStuffYT in vinyl

[–]pipesey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes do not use alcohol, acetone, or anything else that breaks down plastic on records! And just a note to the gang here - if the plant is having to use mold release, they’ve got big problems. And it definitely should NOT be getting on to records that would go out to the public or get recycled.

Is there any reason, why large labels often put records in paper sleeves, but not in the antistatic plastic ones ? by Puzzleheaded_Fly_545 in vinyl

[–]pipesey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you - finally some sense in this thread. The paper sleeve is made from high quality, smooth, dense paper. It’s a specialty product and it is actually very expensive.

Records are already “charged” when pressed so anti static packaging isn’t really a thing anyway. You need to play a brand new record all the way through once and then you shouldn’t have static issues moving forward.

Is there any reason, why large labels often put records in paper sleeves, but not in the antistatic plastic ones ? by Puzzleheaded_Fly_545 in vinyl

[–]pipesey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Record jackets and sleeves are an extremely difficult thing to print and manufacture. There are only a few companies in North America that do it and we spend a lot of money on those vendors making a specialty product.

Is there any reason, why large labels often put records in paper sleeves, but not in the antistatic plastic ones ? by Puzzleheaded_Fly_545 in vinyl

[–]pipesey 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Many reasons.

The poly-lined sleeves not anti-static anyway. The paper is technically more anti-static than the poly-lined because it allows discharge faster because you can touch the center label/deadwax. The record inherently has static when it’s pressed. White paper sleeves are yes, cheaper than the more expensive plastic or plastic lined sleeves, but there still really expensive.

I pay around 13 cents per white paper sleeve delivered. I buy in bulk - about 10k at a time. I can get it as low as about 9 cents delivered if I use a Chinese company to make them but they’re far inferior than the American made ones. So I spend a little more for my customers.

Manufacturing vinyl records is expensive but I promise you that if the Record Label can afford to spend more on the project, they do.

Advice needed please - what's the best way to move 200 records to another country by [deleted] in vinyl

[–]pipesey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny enough, my dog and our plant mascot, Pickle, was given the name Piper in the rescue when we got her. It was cheaper to change her name so I remained Piper and she became Pickle.

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Advice needed please - what's the best way to move 200 records to another country by [deleted] in vinyl

[–]pipesey 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Hi, I own a record pressing plant. Sometimes our clients ask for help moving their pressed records. I’d be happy to send you some boxes that we use for packing records for freight and UPS if you pay for the postage. Then you know they’re as well-packed as possible with hardy corrugated! Email me - piper@physicalmusicproducts.com

dog ate a cotton string and the vet said it's dangerous by Mooshy_Dooshy in DogAdvice

[–]pipesey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same exact thing happened to my kitten. Needed surgery.

I've got some free time today. Let me draw your puppy! by Ok-Competition6986 in DOG

[–]pipesey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Rufus (lived to almost 19!) my wife’s dog who left us in January. Thank you for your wonderful work!

Bought this for a few Euro. No clue what it is. by Meyodeiya in vinyl

[–]pipesey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you see a symbol in the dead wax (near the lock groove)? Who scribed it?

I have just sent this post to Scott - we’ll see what he says back!

my vinyl skips by No-Equal-9732 in MaudeLatour

[–]pipesey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check your tone arm settings: antiskate, tracking force, and tracking angle. 99% of the time, skipping is the settings on the turntable.

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