Reply To: Beogram 8002 platter

[TK]

Platters also come up for sale quite frequently in various marketplaces, ranging from USD $50 to $100.  In the mean time, you might consider milling two solid discs with a diameter of 10cm each.  Place a layer of rubber on the bottom one for a bit of grip.  Place the bottom disc on the spindle with the rubber facing up, next the record, last the top disc as a weight to hold the record in place and level to the bottom disc surface.  You might need to make the top disc a bit heavier to provide additional stability.  I haven’t tried this myself, but I feel like it would work fine, provided it is balanced properly, and can compensate for the 1.5g of downward pressure provided by the tone arm.