Cracked Episode 04: This Record is Broken in Half! 

Been doing this for decades. I use a flat piece of glass,on a flat surface glue and push together while pressing both sides of crack down to ensure it is absolutely level. It is possible to glue together two pieces with no audible click.

I have a few broken records is it possible that I could send to you to fix🙂

You do realize that they make Super Glue Accelerator AKA Kicker/ You spray it on and the glue will instantly cure.

If you send a recording of it to me, I can probably get rid of the ticks from the crack.

Cracked and glued records should be played with steel needle. So you need a vintage player, what hasn't gem stylus. So you could save the music.

It not really safe to repair a cracked record because you can damage the record player stylus The stylus unlike a cassette player head is the most delicate part of the player

there are places that deal with 78's digi i used to know a man that use to work for the bbc find the real thing is now very hard

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Never saw anyone attempt to put a cracked record back together.

Must be really bad for the needle

What was the toothpick for❓

Hi there... what kind of super glue do you use?... I found several types: Super Glue-3 Líquid Original, Super Glue-3 Líquid Max Precision, Super Glue-3 plastic,... or the ingredients that super glue contains and look for a generic one here...I live in México and I need to know wich one I have to buy(order, not avaliable here)... I aprecciate your videos, they show me how to fix my broken records, thanks a lot... greetings.

Narration was boring, he should have confined itself to record repair

I got a copy of star dust not too long ago, record broke, with this info I shall fix it

A very good restoration example for all those who think broken grammophone records cannot be fixed. The caveat is of course that this method requires a lot of dexterity and patience as well as speed (if using instant super glue). The speed issue could be addressed by using a two-part epoxy glue but I have no idea whether that kind of glue would work. It would also require much more careful application due to the increased likelihood of seepage because of the extra amount of glue involved. Now if only there were a good glue applicator specifically made for grammophone records dispensing only the right amount of glue!

I wish some ody would productize the optical fibre turntable, there is a super video here on RU-vid of it, search for it if you've not seen it. Wonderful idea and concept, that the guy built and shows fully working of discs, cylinders etc. Way more interesting than the laser turntable:)

If you used a modern turntable with a light tonearm, the crack would be more audible as it bounced a bit.

Happen to me today no less

Good,Job

Very interesting. I have tried this myself with similar results. Although I know these later records are softer and not designed for acoustic machines, playing with a steel needle might help clean glue out of the groove and would avoid risking a modern cartridge on it. Thanks 😀 👍

Can cd's be glue together when they are cracked in half

This is a futile exercise. There is no remedy whatsoever ,when shallac record discs break.If we repair these records ,the needle faces like a speed breaker with noise at the repaired crack spot.Therefore to repair such type of records , is not advisable.