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    I basically get a lot of drag at 0 and less the further i go towards 3 but only to a max of it dragging to the middle of the playable area (not centre of record) and staying still there.

    Sounds like nothing too much to worry about then. I just wondered if it was something that i needed to or could fix myself.

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    Need input again from you all...

    Have you ever 'polished' the tonearm?
    So the poor deck of mine has been dismantled & ready to be sent for painting. I've managed to un-stuck the height adjust according to youtube videos.
    The tonearm has a minor scratch at the clip area, which could be an 'eyesore' if being properly looked at. is it possible to fix this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Luconia View Post
    Need input again from you all...

    Have you ever 'polished' the tonearm?
    So the poor deck of mine has been dismantled & ready to be sent for painting. I've managed to un-stuck the height adjust according to youtube videos.
    The tonearm has a minor scratch at the clip area, which could be an 'eyesore' if being properly looked at. is it possible to fix this?
    If the scratches are deep and can be felt when you run your nail tip on them, then there's no way of eliminating those scratches. But if they are just swirl marks, then you can polish them using a metal polish cream and better yet, a small buffing cloth and a Dremel.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nicadraus View Post
    If the scratches are deep and can be felt when you run your nail tip on them, then there's no way of eliminating those scratches. But if they are just swirl marks, then you can polish them using a metal polish cream and better yet, a small buffing cloth and a Dremel.
    yes they are deep & ugly, not only can be felt but can be clearly seen too! ..ugh..
    might as well invested in a new tone arm later

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    Any tips for shipping Technics without the original packaging?

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    Quote Originally Posted by vanaema78 View Post
    Any tips for shipping Technics without the original packaging?
    I have done this many times before so here's how I do it.

    Use plenty of bubble wrap. First secure the tone arm with the bubble wrap and get some styro found on box. Cut them and put them on the sides of the tone arm and tape them. Cut some styro and tape them on all four corners of the deck. Then warp the entire deck with lots of bubble wrap. Then get get a large box that would fit the deck in there. Fill the box with (about 4-5" of peanut styro or crumpled news papers then place the deck on top of it. Now fill the sides of the deck with the same (peanut styro or paper and compress them well. DO the same procedure on top until the deck is properly secured. Tape and seal the box with packing tape.

    When shipping 2 decks, you can do the same procedure and put the deck 1 on top of deck 2 but there must be at least 4" of compressed filler (stryo or crumpled paper). Place deck 1 upside down.

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    Super big props to Nicadraus for the tips.
    Thanks, mate.

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    Just make sure everything is really compressed- styrofoam works well. If using paper make sure it is really compressed as you don't want any space when it gets moved during shipping.

    I always make sure the tone arm is secure and there is something solid underneath it like cardboard or styrofoam supporting it and the tone arm can't move. When shipping two I have done the sandwiched thing in the past but am not comfortable with it and wouldn't do it again- what I've done in the past and I would do is just individually box each turntable (the UPS store has boxes that are just big enough for one 1200 with an inch or two on each side that are good for this), then securely pack each one in that size box and then box the two together in a large box with tons of peanuts.

    to pack in the small boxes I support the tone arms, wrap in bubble wrap, then try to get some solid styrofoam chunks around the corners and sides so the table can't move. Additionally I try to get something solid (stacked stryofoam) sitting on top of the platter so when you close the box it pushes down against the platter and the table can't move- this protects the table/tone arm.


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    This should be stickied! Especially in this section of the djtt forum.

    Really useful stuff Xonetacular.

    Appreciate ur awesome post!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tornesoul View Post
    This should be stickied!
    I agree. Done.
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