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Posted by beach cruiser on November 23, 2022 at 11:21:29:
I too have often read of using sunlight and two pains of window glass, but I certainly would only do this very carefully.

In a paper by the cartridge designer Van den hul , he suggested using butcher paper between the glass and the record, and I think this make sense, permitting some ease of movement between the glass heat source and the vinyl. Of course, his remarks were made at a time before butcher paper became plastic coated on one side to prevent liquid intrusion, so I would probably just grab some plain paper inner sleeve material for the boundary layer.