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Request help for damaged Diamond Disk

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One of the Diamond disk records I own has a damaged oblong center hole which is making the record difficult to play. Is there a trick I can use to repair or get around this problem? I hate to toss it out since I have so few diamond disk records that feature jazz. Thanks.
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You might try to carefully fill it with epoxy (or some such stuff) and then accurately redrill the hole.

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Maybe you could drill it out slightly larger and epoxy a metal bushing with an inside diameter of the spindle in the larger hole. By being metal, this wouldn't shrink either.
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This might be worth a try. Measure the spindle and choose a drill bit slightly larger. Drill a hole in a piece of wood about ½ inch deep. Grease the base of the drill bit (the part that attaches to the drill) with a light coat of vaseline. Place the the bit in the hole and the disc around the bit - carefully centered. Fill the remaining space with epoxy and wait for it to set. Remove the bit and you should be good to go.

I did something similare rebuilding the top of an orthophonic back bracket and it worked well for me for that application, should work for this one.

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mattrx wrote:This might be worth a try. Measure the spindle and choose a drill bit slightly larger. Drill a hole in a piece of wood about ½ inch deep. Grease the base of the drill bit (the part that attaches to the drill) with a light coat of vaseline. Place the the bit in the hole and the disc around the bit - carefully centered. Fill the remaining space with epoxy and wait for it to set. Remove the bit and you should be good to go.

I did something similare rebuilding the top of an orthophonic back bracket and it worked well for me for that application, should work for this one.

Good Luck!
Pretty slick Mr Mattrx. I think I will give it a shot. Just filling the hole with epoxy and drilling it out might simplify the process. I will photograph the results and post the result.
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how about Plastic steel in putty form found at Walmart made by JB Weld Co
its awesome stuff :)
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