Bought these "MatsMats" at the Groove Merchant. Not cheap: $18.I initially thought they were a good idea - at least creative - but I realized they're not as hot as i originally assumed they might be. For one thing, you have to take off your normal slip mats to use them which is fine if you're spinning 7"s all night long, but not if you're in the middle of a mix using various 12"s and 7"s. Also, the center isn't very adjustable - if your center 7" hole doesn't meet its specifications, it can be an awkward fit. What i want to know is this: how come nobody brings back the 12" adapaters for 7"s, like how Cash Money rocks it? It can't be that expnesive to make them, can it?
mannybolone
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Please to explain a little more about this / how it works, etc.
Years ago I'd actually glue or tape 7"s to a 12" that I wanted to cut or catch.
But the idea of an "adapter" sounds intriguing.
Wow. That's pretty fresh.
But how do you get the 7" to stay still in the adapter while you're cutting it / backspinning, etc.??
edit: looks like the bump in the center hole holds it in but isnt as high as the spindle...
If you take them adapters off, you might be able to fit some thinly sliced white bread below the 12 as well. Just a thought.
K.
just in case you get hungry??
I don't eat it myself, even though I am it, but I can't recall a non-white bread being offered in thin slices. Rye is to solid and non-squishy - might scratch your record, too.
I think you have to take those adapters off to play your 12, unless you want it hovering like a saucer...on a piece of thinly sliced white bread.
Kevin.
hi paul. you still cut by touching the actual 7" (or the label). you can't see it but there is a thin felt slipmat under the 45 (glued to the plastic). it works really well.
you know how a regular 45 adaptor can jump out of the hole (causing the record to slide sideways under it). this prevents that so it is easier to cue and scratch. it also weighs down the slipmat better than a regular adaptor. also these are really good for switching 45 really fast because you can just drop them on there and they go right into place.
lol
In other words if you want to play a 12" you take the adaptor off.
Ok, so much for that idea.
Oliver
no that is there so if the needle jumps off the 45 it does careen off the plate, it rides inside the ring. it isn't as high as the adaptor part in the middle.
It isn't impossible but it also isn't a little dude undertaking. I still think about it - I mean if they cost $1.30 and you can sell them for $12 it is about the same profit margins as CDs. But I just don't know if there is enough demand.
Is it time to sell my records?
nah nobody buys records any more... plaese to dispose of them in the alley exposition place the 3200 block to be specific. note: you can put them right next to the burnt out escalade.
that would just hit the break even point, so not really worth it. At 2000 pieces the price per unit would be way higher, because you still have to get the model made in Autocad, buy the felt and get it die cut, make the packaging, etc in addition to fabrication.
A UK pressing 45.
the matts mats and the magnetic fields slipmats
the magnetic fields mats are much better...easier and more secure fit than the matts mats and more flexible
not to say the matts mats dont do the job tho....both are a good buy imo
You all need to stop trying to finance your lil dude projects with the money of your fellow overseas collectors !!!!
Seriously, if you can work oput distribution it should be no problem to sell 5.000. I can hook you up with Groove Attack fo Germany and Boombox for the UK. I know for sure at least 10 djs in my area who would buy them.
thats a good start....4990 to go.
mold in china, pressing in the states
my mans got china hookups but it sounds like spaceghost might have someone too
please to make it happen
could somebody plaese post pictures of the originals? describe in detail if possible material and texture of both sides of the mat? i have a few ideas of my own which might improve said mats (sounds like they might not need much improvement, but i think it is always worth trying).
tripledouble: seems like it would make more sense to make the mold here. have more opportunity to be hands on. make adjustments and answer questions. once you have the mold perfect everything is autopilot, anybody can make something with a mold. i know there will probably be a large cost difference but if this proceeds to production i would research the difference and make a decision if it is worth the extra profit to send it overseas. it is not that i am rah-rahing "made in america" , just want to be sure that the people who make it are taken care of as well.