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SpruceMoose
Super Member
I just shake mine out, but perhaps using a lint roller of either the sticky paper or jell roller type would work better.
Andre Garcia
“WITHOUT MUSIC, LIFE WOULD BE A MISTAKE”
I used to use, not anymore after cork and few other material as mat, those stick paper roll https://www.aliexpress.com/i/4000216936264.html
remove everything that is not inside.
But I will recommend use a different type of mat.
Andre.
remove everything that is not inside.
But I will recommend use a different type of mat.
Andre.
AudioFeline
Super Member
Use a vacuum cleaner, on low suction power. Adhesive rollers and washing will remove the felt. If the records which have been placed on the mat have been reasonably clean, there should only be dust on the mat to be sucked out.
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62vauxhall
Addicted Member
Years ago I (mistakenly) volunteered to transfer a whack of 7” 45’s to cassettes for a friend. And at the time, I was using a felt mat.
A stylus sliding off a 7” single’s lead in grooves is not unusual but if it hits felt spinning at 45 RPM, there might be consequences and there were.
Back then I got my cartridges and styli cheap but none the less, two Shure V15 IV tips were yanked off. Being the glutton for punishment that I was, I managed to accomplish that feat within 24 hours.
That was the last time used a felt mat.
Just for fun, I cut a mat from Naugahyde a while ago and I like it. But like that felt mat, I have no idea if it has any positive or negative effect to the sound quality or anything else.
But I can say that no needles were done in, I think it looks cool and I can cut more in almost any colour I want. I have lots of Naugahyde remnants.
A stylus sliding off a 7” single’s lead in grooves is not unusual but if it hits felt spinning at 45 RPM, there might be consequences and there were.
Back then I got my cartridges and styli cheap but none the less, two Shure V15 IV tips were yanked off. Being the glutton for punishment that I was, I managed to accomplish that feat within 24 hours.
That was the last time used a felt mat.
Just for fun, I cut a mat from Naugahyde a while ago and I like it. But like that felt mat, I have no idea if it has any positive or negative effect to the sound quality or anything else.
But I can say that no needles were done in, I think it looks cool and I can cut more in almost any colour I want. I have lots of Naugahyde remnants.
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Bob_in_OKC
Addicted Member
In order to advise on how to clean felt, it seems like you’d have to have an idea what’s on the felt that requires cleaning.
I use a felt mat and just shake it out occasionally. It does not seem to pick up dust that gets transferred to the record surface. Felt allows for transfer of records on and off the machine without stopping the motor, a big benefit for those of us who listen to multiple records at a time. I can't say I hear a difference between mat materials either.
I know put a dirty vinyl on it and now it needs a clean for using again. Will using a vacuum cleaner not build up static in it???
So you think I need an acrylic one lads hipster how thick
AudioFeline
Super Member
Why would it build-up static in it? The vac's just sucking air through it. If your atmospheric conditions are conducive to static a static charge will be created no matter what you do. If you use a vac with a chrome-steel wand, holding it when you vac your mat will ground it. If your mat does develop a static charge, a zap with a zerostat will remove any charge. Also, a felt mat made with high synthetic fibre could be prone to static buildup, if it's made of natural fibres it will be unlikely to develop a static charge (afaik).
