I also use the felt furniture gliders, but I first remove the sticky layer with a sharp carpet knife. Punch out the hole and they are nearly identical to the originals.
Andreas
I also use the felt furniture gliders, but I first remove the sticky layer with a sharp carpet knife. Punch out the hole and they are nearly identical to the originals.
If you are looking at the long term, rubber, latex, etc will not hold up as well as the felt. In a hundred years (or much less) the rubber and expecially latex will just be goo. I expect a well restored Victrola would be around another hundred or more years. The beat up ones will likely end up on the junk pile sooner or later making the survivors even more rare. I always look at the long term with my restore projects.vichighmathguy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:27 pm Thank you Jonshef and Andreas. That's a great idea. I wonder how the vibration/sound dampening of compressed felt would be compared to "live" rubber washers (latex, silicone, etc.). I know the 8-36 induction motor I am looking at has the felt washers.
Cheers,
Don