Dear Joe, I am sure you can build it too ! The machine was probably over designed or using too many components. If I could access to a milling machine, part number could be reduced and became more friendly to build.
I tried using only pure distilled water too, but it did not work because surface tension just keeps the water "floating" over the groove. Now I use L'ART du Son cleaning liquid, so far so good. It works even better if it heated up to 40 -50 deg c. People telling me the liquid is no more than a mix of organic kitchen cleaning detergent and surface tension breaker ( something like Kodak lenses cleaner).
For long term, it makes sense we brew our own surfactant. And save money for more records !!
Have a good day!
Frank.
I tried using only pure distilled water too, but it did not work because surface tension just keeps the water "floating" over the groove. Now I use L'ART du Son cleaning liquid, so far so good. It works even better if it heated up to 40 -50 deg c. People telling me the liquid is no more than a mix of organic kitchen cleaning detergent and surface tension breaker ( something like Kodak lenses cleaner).
For long term, it makes sense we brew our own surfactant. And save money for more records !!
Have a good day!
Frank.