How to Make a Simple DJ Slip Mat for a Vinyl Turtntable Turntabalist

0:00 Make a very, very, very, very

Alright guys, Jonathan here, the DJ Tutor, aka Ellaskins. In this video I'm going to show you how to make a very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very cheap, very, very slim ad. OK, in front of me I have a Technics SL1200 turntable, the world-renowned vinyl turntable. As you can see we've got the platter, it's spinning and at the moment the needle isn't there because I don't want to damage the needle, also known as a cartridge styli, whatever you want to call it. So when you buy a new turntable you should have one of these with it. Now that really should be box standard with your Technics.

1:06 There's also the butter rugs from Mr

It's a big flat piece of rubber and it is about as slippery as sandpaper on a pavement. A rusty, crusty pavement. Not very slippery at all. In fact if you think you're going to put your vinyl on there and do spin backs, I doubt it. Now then, you may also think that you could put a slip mat on that. No, don't. The best thing to do with something like this, if you're a scratch turntablist, is that. Throw it away. It's not needed. Right, so of course we can get the conventional slip mats that are a little bit like that. There's also the butter rugs from Mr. Kubert. Check out thudrumble.com But I'm going to show you how you can get even cheaper. Very, very, very, very, very, very, very cheap slip mats. First of all let's imagine that you've got your slip mat

And the khaki has hit the fan. That's Welsh for S-H-I-T. I have in front of me a piece of paper, A4 to be exact. I'm going to fold it in half. I'm going to fold it in half again like that. I'm now just going to remove that corner bit there. Just take it off a little bit there. I'm now going to open it up and I'm going to press down there. Now believe it or not, that can be a slip mat. That is a slip mat. I promise you this, it will work. There you go, it's a slip mat. Maybe not the best slip mat in the world but it will slip. It is a mat and it'll stop your vinyl from being damaged. On the other hand if you've got a little bit more time and your mum has just been doing the cooking and there's a rather nice cake in the oven

2:50 What does a record have in the middle of it?

Not a bun, you don't want any kids is some of this. Look at that. Also known as grease proof paper. Very simple. How do we get it that size? Right, what does a record have in the middle of it? A hole. How big is a 12 inch single? It's 12 inches. Put the 12 inch single over the grease proof paper draw a line around it cut out, guess what? The middle. There's a hole in it. Put a little line or a pokey bit in the middle get your pen and shove it in there and squiggle it around so you know where the middle is and then stick your pen in there and then poke it with something sharp and you've got your middle bit. It's as simple as that. But not exactly that. It's very simple. Because there is something else to do that will help you.

In the middle I have put some sellotape I've just covered that over on both sides and that will stop the centre from ripping any further and father, dear father so I'm going to put that there I'm going to put the record on there like that and there we go That's even better. Alright, so there you go Very simple slip mats that don't cost a penny and they are actually very, very, very practice and enjoy Very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very

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