Thats just the sort of thing i’m looking for. Shame it requires a trip to shopping hell 
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You could order from their website ?
Interesting to see this thread! I have actually reviewed the Spin Clean, the Pro-ject VC-S, and the HUMMINGURU. The HUMMINGURU is absolutely worth the asking price in my view. My experience with the Spin Clean and the Pro-ject were ultimately positive, but it was not until the HUMMINGURU that most if not all that static was finally subdued. Also, if you are using a Spin Clean, open your clean dishwasher and leave the records to dry in there as if they were plates! Finally, as others have mentioned, a good surfactant/cleaning fluid makes a big difference and I agree that HUMMINGURU’s version is quite good. I have also heard positive things from others using photography-specific wetting agents in RCMs, but that is purely anecdotal, not my own personal experience.
These racks, perhaps old toast & plate racks, feature quite frequently in charity shops IME.
I’m always in charity shops looking for cds and vinyl so that a good shout.
I will investigate the dishwasher idea but i think ours feels a little too rough and metallic for placing the records against. Also i would run the risk of another member of the family sticking a plate of spag bol next to it. Lol
The humminguru has arrived so i had to set it up and give it a go. The 2 records i put through it are visibly cleaner and its done a great job of reducing static. The noise on the run in and during some quieter parts has been reduced but not eliminated.
I will give both records a go in the spin clean then another run through the humminguru later today.
These were my two worst looking and noisy records i have, both a few £ from a charity shop so might be beyond repair.
Now i’m happy that it doesn’t damage the records i’ll also put through a brand new record that i havent cleaned and see what happens.
I do like the ease of use and quietness of it. The fact it dries the record pretty well is great. Its easyish to store as its not as bulky as the vacuum machines.
Takes around 5mins to clean and dry a disc which is quite acceptable.
The only thing i dont like is that the noise the ultrasonic part makes. Its not too pleasant for my ears. But i just left it running in my office, closed the dorr and left it to it.
So far i’m very happy with it. I got it for <£300 off a nice chap on ebay. It was well looked after and was repackaged really well.
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Yes i usually leave the room while its running.
A neat solution there, but personally, I’d be a bit concerned that the tops of the wooden pegs are contacting the grooves on the rear side of the record. Probably that’s no problem, but there’s always the possibility they could cause damage.
I have a similar style rack to yours, but with taller prongs that only touch the label area - helps keep my paranoia at bay…
The other thing is tracking which lps have been cleaned and which have not. I solved that by putting all cleaned LPs into mofi master inner sleeves. That and the lp cover were put into mofi outer sleeves. This makes it easy to see which lps are cleaned and which are not. Also the polyethylene makes it really easy to add and remove lps from the shelf.
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Following this thread with interest. I have a Moth Mk II but it makes a noise like Concorde taking off. Consequently I rarely give it an outing and so my vinyl doesn’t get played. I then wonder why I keep my collection and so it goes into a descending spiral.
So a quieter cleaner is essential. Reading the above, a Humminguru seems to be a possibility if I can find a reasonably priced used one.
Any other thoughts?
I had the same concerns when I was initially trying to source something to dry them on. I was also worried about something transferring off the tyne’s onto the record surface. I’ve dried at least 500 - 600 records without any issues.
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I use the MoFi Original Master Sleeves as well. I’ve tried a few different options and IME they do the best job of minimizing static. I also store the record on the backside of the jacket in an outer sleeve. If it’s a bifold double I slip one between the two sizes of the jacket. This minimizes wear marks on the jacket and makes it a lot easer to remove the record for listening.
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Lucky to own a Keith Monks RCM.
A 70’s model, slightly smaller than the MKII machines, but operates in the same manner.
Apart no motor on the string feed. It either feeds itself or you give it a manual help.
I had to overhaul it, with new belts, tubing and a few other parts, which were obtained from Keith Monks with help from Jonathan Monks.
I either use an undiluted Keith Monks fluid on dirty 2nd hand records first with a secondary brush (deep clean), then L’art du son diluted with purified water (reverse osmosis filtered, as used in labs etc).
Relatively clean records just get the L’art du son solution. Then into an Anti-static inner sleeve ( Nagaoka)
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Yes i do put them in a new Humminguru sleeve.
They are the ones that are rounded at the bottom.
I find them difficult to get the discs in so might try some square ones next time.
