Well-done. I too would like to see an "under the hood" video. I probably will stick with a non-motorized one that works on the same principal. This would be pure gold for the stack of thrift store records I've got...
Really like your machine! The buttons are a great idea since the cleaned side will not contact any significant area that the dirty side has been in contact with.
@chadergeist The problem is caused by improper cleaning. Wet cleaning dissolves dirt before it can be removed. The suspended particles become extremely small, so, as the fluid dries, the microscopic particles are then redeposited on the groove walls like crusty concrete. The result is hissing, and fidelity loss. Wet cleaning should be followed by a rinse with filtered water, then dried with microfiber, or vacuumed. NM records with light dust should only be cleaned with a humidified dust wand!
Brilliant, but for those of us who are mechanically challenged, we would have no way to recreate whatr you have done, and for myself personally being older and mostly retired, can't afford a cleaning machine for the 6,000 albums that take up a huge portion of my music library, which consists of Vinyl, and CD'S and Tapes. These days I listen to mostly cd's because so many albums snap crackle and pop
Cracking machine, very much like the Discwasher system. The best solution I have found is one part of Isopropanol to four parts of water, which is similar to a leading american cleaning solution. It is available at a little over £2 per litre which then give 5 litres of cleaner. Better than being ripped off by the companies.
You need to build this prototype. I'll buy one. Or, if your sounds enough to put up open source manuel I can build one. Thanks for this video all the same.
Great Machine! I started collecting pieces to create my own RCM and I find your machine is very inspiring. I'm also using a reversible motor, but I decided to go with the VPI 16.5 wand from elusivedisc. I have a couple of quick questions...The plate that your switches rest on, did you have it cut to contort to the shape of the platter, or does it actually slide underneath and form a square? It's hard to tell, but I like it! Also, do you have any more photos posted online? Loving this design.
Teknokem, adding a jar between the inlet of the pipe going to the platter and the pipe going to the vaccuum might work in collecting all the fluid. again, please send me the details of how you constructed this RCM.
interesting unit... honestly neat BUT I will stick with my > hand clean > rinse and dry process > I can still get any record cleaner than any device ... especially any home made or the $$$$ machines. bought a VIP machine I easily out performed even that unit
I agree with Alex. Test run inconclusive! :D It does seem to leave a line of residue at the end, but nevertheless, it's a great machine. Keep up the good work.
Wow... this is a real DIY record cleaner... I wish i could build one of these for myself... Do you sell it or is there any possibly way you can give some advise/info how to build one please? Thank you so much S
Brilliant, but for those of us who are mechanically challenged, we would have no way to recreate whatr you have done, and for myself personally being older and mostly retired, can't afford a cleaning machine for the 6,000 albums that take up a huge portion of my music library, which consists of Vinyl, and CD'S and Tapes. These days I listen to mostly cd's because so many albums snap crackle nd pop
Can I get some intructions also. I'm curios about the contact point between the record and the vacumm head/brush. Is there a brush on the vacum arm? or is it just a pipe with holes in it.?
Seeing that some comments are 12 years old and YT is just getting around to showing this to me (and others), I'm interested to know if it still works? Can the cloth be changed?
Μηχάνημα καθαρισμού δίσκων!!! Ωραίο κι αυτό! Αυτό μήπως έχει όλες τις ταχύτητες του πικάπ (16, 33, 45 και 78 στροφές); Αυτό μήπως είναι και πικάπ (να μπορεί να παίζει δίσκους);
Hi - Its been a while and read through the comments... This is awesome! is there place where I can get printable instructions or are your building these for sale? Please advise
brilliant work and im making my own and looking at vacuum motors but thinking of adapting a small wet/dry vacuum hoover ;) maybe 12volt ?? and looking at ideas so any tips would be appreciated and im looking for old record deck and a bit of DIY LOL thanks for posting as its keeping my enthusiasm up for the work at hand!
+Michael Fields Buy a can of Endust, the red can, it contains no wax. Spray on a soft cloth cloth, wipe the record. That's it, that's all it takes. I have tried all those machines and fluids, a waste of money and time and they don't work as well as just using Endust. But of course I am not an expert, I have only been buying and listening to vinyl for 50+ years.
***** Thanks for advice and yes you are correct! i now brew my own alcohol made from blackberries and when its finished brewing i then distillate to extract the alcohol which is like moonshine!! i then make a mix with distilled water 40% and 60% alcohol to make a 200ml solution and add 2 tiny drops of mild detergent and give it a good shake!! I use this on my vinyl records with amazing results and just spray onto the record while its on my record player spinning at 45 rpm, i find belt drive works better and then i spread the solution using a cloth, i use a second cloth to gently remove the solution starting from the inside and working out to the edge, then i use a very soft cloth to finish and the results and sound quality is amazing!! I would recommend a different mix in ratio to alcohol with older records and i was told not to use my solution on acetate as the alcohol will damage the acetate? anyway i make a litre a year and this is plenty for my needs and costs me about £2.50 in materials as opposed to the high costs for what is suppose to be a top notch cleaner, some as much as £20 for 250ml!! the difference in sound quality before and after is amazing and i been given some beat up vinyls that was destined for the bin and cleaned them up at a £1 each record only for them to sell for £40 plus on Discogs!! these were old rock steady 7" singles that was brought back to life!! thanks for advice and how about you make your own cleaner too?
***** thats why most people think i am mad !!! They would rather drink the stuff LOL but i dont really drink alcohol and good job too as i cant see the liver taking that on a daily basis!! but when used and mixed the way i do it, the results are the best i have ever seen and if i could set up my own company and sell it then i would but i am sure it would be a tough process legally due to brewing the alcohol and its ok when done for personal use but not commercial use, its a shame too as i do believe i have the worlds best record cleaning solution !! just not much business sense and i would be confident in a side by side test with my cleaning fluid against any other leading brand, Dragons den perhaps!!? ha ha
Looks great! I'm also very interested in your instructions. I'm trying to digitize over 1800 vinyl records that a majority cant be purchased digitally. I really can't afford a $600 + cleaner. What was your overall costs to create this?
+James Conroy Buy a can of Endust, the red can, it contains no wax. Spray on a soft cloth cloth, wipe the record. That's it, that's all it takes. I have tried all those machines and fluids, a waste of money and time and they don't work as well as just using Endust. But of course I am not an expert, I have only been buying and listening to vinyl for 50+ years.
+James Conroy read my post above and try brewing like i did and you can use an electric water distiller to get the pure alcohol and also use it to make distilled water and mix them with a drop of very mild detergent literally a drop and i have removed paint from records that has dried on for years !! record is spotless after and no static and i made a litre of pure alcohol about a year ago and still have half left as i make a 200ml solution in a spray bottle, its fun to do and also get a drink and pride in making it, never had one complaint after they see the results!
ok can you play the record first just to show how bad & dirty it sounds? then wash it and the play it again just to see how much of a difference it sounds... please thank you!
Well-done. I too would like to see an "under the hood" video. I probably will stick with a non-motorized one that works on the same principal.
This would be pure gold for the stack of thrift store records I've got...
Very nice. I paid $700 for my VPI machine, and it doesn't go in reverse like yours does. Great job.
Fantastic. I love diy projects. And DIY projects that save hundreds if not thousands are even better. Well done, sir.
Really like your machine! The buttons are a great idea since the cleaned side will not contact any significant area that the dirty side has been in contact with.
@chadergeist The problem is caused by improper cleaning. Wet cleaning dissolves dirt before it can be removed. The suspended particles become extremely small, so, as the fluid dries, the microscopic particles are then redeposited on the groove walls like crusty concrete. The result is hissing, and fidelity loss. Wet cleaning should be followed by a rinse with filtered water, then dried with microfiber, or vacuumed. NM records with light dust should only be cleaned with a humidified dust wand!
Super invention! Noisy, but worth it! Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant, but for those of us who are mechanically challenged, we would have no way to recreate whatr you have done, and for myself personally being older and mostly retired, can't afford a cleaning machine for the 6,000 albums that take up a huge portion of my music library, which consists of Vinyl, and CD'S and Tapes. These days I listen to mostly cd's because so many albums snap crackle and pop
Great looking cleaner to boot......and you’ve saved yourself several hundreds of dollars
it would be awesome if you made a tutorial of some sort.
Great job! It would be great to see how you built it!
yeah I'd like to see some basic plans or a making-of explanation. Looks great.
Great job I like the look and design better then the $1,000 cleaners on the market
Cracking machine, very much like the Discwasher system. The best solution I have found is one part of Isopropanol to four parts of water, which is similar to a leading american cleaning solution. It is available at a little over £2 per litre which then give 5 litres of cleaner. Better than being ripped off by the companies.
It would be good to show how dirty the record was before cleaning it.For all I can tell it may have been a " new" record. Thanks for posting.
Very nice build, looks professional.
WOW!? nice set-up, props for building one...
You need to build this prototype. I'll buy one. Or, if your sounds enough to put up open source manuel I can build one. Thanks for this video all the same.
Wow! we need a parts list nice!
Great Machine! I started collecting pieces to create my own RCM and I find your machine is very inspiring. I'm also using a reversible motor, but I decided to go with the VPI 16.5 wand from elusivedisc. I have a couple of quick questions...The plate that your switches rest on, did you have it cut to contort to the shape of the platter, or does it actually slide underneath and form a square? It's hard to tell, but I like it! Also, do you have any more photos posted online? Loving this design.
It would be awesome if you went into MORE detail & told us how you built this
Very nice job! finally someone with a little inginuity
@miamiwax Thumbs up but i think thats what the little white round sticker things are on the edges to keep it from touching the metal platter
Teknokem, adding a jar between the inlet of the pipe going to the platter and the pipe going to the vaccuum might work in collecting all the fluid. again, please send me the details of how you constructed this RCM.
whats on your brush is just redeposited back on in the reverse direction.
Complimenti per il lavoro, come hai progettato lo svuotamento del serbatoio del liquido usato per il lavaggio?
Nice. Is there not a concern with the fluid contacting electrics in the unit. ?
u should definitely place a slipmat of some sort on the platter
I think you should just take a series of detailed pictures and put some writing up on a blog somewhere for everyone.
interesting unit... honestly neat BUT I will stick with my > hand clean > rinse and dry process > I can still get any record cleaner than any device ... especially any home made or the $$$$ machines. bought a VIP machine I easily out performed even that unit
Very nice! Can't wait to get my own diy rcm going!
I agree with Alex. Test run inconclusive! :D It does seem to leave a line of residue at the end, but nevertheless, it's a great machine. Keep up the good work.
Wow now thats brilliant!!! love the hair dryer part :)
I wish everyone that went to the trouble of making a demo would play the record when they were done.
@teknokem What a beautifully constructed machine, very sturdy looking. I bet it does a better job than the Okki Nokki.
its nicer then the one i saw martha stuwart build with her gluegun. just kidding, very clean, very nice job.
Wow... this is a real DIY record cleaner... I wish i could build one of these for myself...
Do you sell it or is there any possibly way you can give some advise/info how to build one please?
Thank you so much
S
Brilliant, but for those of us who are mechanically challenged, we would have no way to recreate whatr you have done, and for myself personally being older and mostly retired, can't afford a cleaning machine for the 6,000 albums that take up a huge portion of my music library, which consists of Vinyl, and CD'S and Tapes. These days I listen to mostly cd's because so many albums snap crackle nd pop
isnt that a little too much fluid? Does it matter?
Complimenti!
Bellissimo anche il design!
what stops fliud getting nr electrics?
Where is the "build video"? Parts list? Any improvements?
I NEED THIS MACHINE.
Can I get some intructions also. I'm curios about the contact point between the record and the vacumm head/brush.
Is there a brush on the vacum arm? or is it just a pipe with holes in it.?
OK, but what are we supposed to do if we don't have a fancy freakin record cleaning machine thing?
you need to scrub the record with a nylon brush, spreading cleaner then sucking it up does nothing
Seeing that some comments are 12 years old and YT is just getting around to showing this to me (and others), I'm interested to know if it still works? Can the cloth be changed?
Awesome!
Ya know, it's too bad you didn't add a scrubber to the unit, to really get the crap off the vinyl.
Great machine, you have built. May i get your help?? Which vaccum pump you have used for this??
CAN WE PLEASE GET INSTRUCTIONS ALONG WITH A PARTS LIST SO THAT WE CAN BUILD A MACHINE LIKE YOURS?? THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Μηχάνημα καθαρισμού δίσκων!!! Ωραίο κι αυτό! Αυτό μήπως έχει όλες τις ταχύτητες του πικάπ (16, 33, 45 και 78 στροφές); Αυτό μήπως είναι και πικάπ (να μπορεί να παίζει δίσκους);
What type of brush is it you're spreading the liquid with?
What liquid do you use? I think it's either alcohol or a special liquid. Please tell me.
Brilliant!
looks good but how does it sound?
sound change as compared to wood glue?
Damn good improvisation. What kind of results do you get?
Any chance of writing up more info on how you made the machine?
nice work, really impressive
great build. what motor did you use?
Very Good!
Hi - Its been a while and read through the comments... This is awesome! is there place where I can get printable instructions or are your building these for sale? Please advise
Got any tips on making the vacuum arm?
brilliant work and im making my own and looking at vacuum motors but thinking of adapting a small wet/dry vacuum hoover ;) maybe 12volt ?? and looking at ideas so any tips would be appreciated and im looking for old record deck and a bit of DIY LOL thanks for posting as its keeping my enthusiasm up for the work at hand!
+Michael Fields Buy a can of Endust, the red can, it contains no wax. Spray on a soft cloth cloth, wipe the record. That's it, that's all it takes. I have tried all those machines and fluids, a waste of money and time and they don't work as well as just using Endust. But of course I am not an expert, I have only been buying and listening to vinyl for 50+ years.
***** Thanks for advice and yes you are correct! i now brew my own alcohol made from blackberries and when its finished brewing i then distillate to extract the alcohol which is like moonshine!! i then make a mix with distilled water 40% and 60% alcohol to make a 200ml solution and add 2 tiny drops of mild detergent and give it a good shake!! I use this on my vinyl records with amazing results and just spray onto the record while its on my record player spinning at 45 rpm, i find belt drive works better and then i spread the solution using a cloth, i use a second cloth to gently remove the solution starting from the inside and working out to the edge, then i use a very soft cloth to finish and the results and sound quality is amazing!! I would recommend a different mix in ratio to alcohol with older records and i was told not to use my solution on acetate as the alcohol will damage the acetate? anyway i make a litre a year and this is plenty for my needs and costs me about £2.50 in materials as opposed to the high costs for what is suppose to be a top notch cleaner, some as much as £20 for 250ml!! the difference in sound quality before and after is amazing and i been given some beat up vinyls that was destined for the bin and cleaned them up at a £1 each record only for them to sell for £40 plus on Discogs!! these were old rock steady 7" singles that was brought back to life!! thanks for advice and how about you make your own cleaner too?
I'll take the moonshine part LOL
***** thats why most people think i am mad !!! They would rather drink the stuff LOL but i dont really drink alcohol and good job too as i cant see the liver taking that on a daily basis!! but when used and mixed the way i do it, the results are the best i have ever seen and if i could set up my own company and sell it then i would but i am sure it would be a tough process legally due to brewing the alcohol and its ok when done for personal use but not commercial use, its a shame too as i do believe i have the worlds best record cleaning solution !! just not much business sense and i would be confident in a side by side test with my cleaning fluid against any other leading brand, Dragons den perhaps!!? ha ha
Whatever
Does it vacuums the record dry, or you still have to leave it to dry?
Hi teknokem!
Can you send me the link with pictures and a description of the project?
Thanx!
Looks great! I'm also very interested in your instructions. I'm trying to digitize over 1800 vinyl records that a majority cant be purchased digitally. I really can't afford a $600 + cleaner. What was your overall costs to create this?
muco007 ahh 10 years ago lol
great job!
Could you just provide a parts list please? On behalf of all of the others, thank you.
NICE Machine !
Wow...just what ive been looking for..awesome job...can you hook me up with that link so i can try my hand at one of these....thank you
Nice job
what was that on blue note??
is there a tutorial on building this?
Any updates on this? Would love to have a go at it myself or buy one ;-)
nice vinyl cleaner!
You should start a vinyl cleaning business, you'll some money!
+James Conroy Buy a can of Endust, the red can, it contains no wax. Spray on a soft cloth cloth, wipe the record. That's it, that's all it takes. I have tried all those machines and fluids, a waste of money and time and they don't work as well as just using Endust. But of course I am not an expert, I have only been buying and listening to vinyl for 50+ years.
***** I'll take your advice, thank you.
Thanks
+James Conroy read my post above and try brewing like i did and you can use an electric water distiller to get the pure alcohol and also use it to make distilled water and mix them with a drop of very mild detergent literally a drop and i have removed paint from records that has dried on for years !! record is spotless after and no static and i made a litre of pure alcohol about a year ago and still have half left as i make a 200ml solution in a spray bottle, its fun to do and also get a drink and pride in making it, never had one complaint after they see the results!
what is the name of this product you first passes on the hard ...??
Could you send me pictures, description and list of materials of this project? Thank you.
Hi
Can I have the info for building the vacuum tube?
Thanks
Where can i get one? what model is this one?
Fantastic...
how much sis this cost to make? very impressive
bello! ben fatto, complimenti
Where can I buy this machine and how much do they cost?
can you send me the instructions and material list so i can build one?
Nice realization but this video is useless if you don't explain how you made the cleaning machine and which components you used.
ok can you play the record first just to show how bad & dirty it sounds? then wash it and the play it again just to see how much of a difference it sounds... please thank you!
awesome
bravo davvero!
i want one!
How much do you charge to make one and sell?
whats the liquid consist of?
I want one...how much
does it clean 45s?
@teknokem could you send me a link also.
Regards
nice job √
L'Art Du Son record cleaning fluid
Deep Purple? :D
My gawd.