stylus cleaning

[okpanda]

i read somewhere that pure acetone can be used for stylus cleaning - but then i read somewhere else - never use acetone!! can somebody please clear this up for me?

[Aussie0zborn]

Assuming you're cutting lacquer discs, you need isopropyl alcohol and pith wood. https://www.cousinsuk.com/product/pith-wood

[okpanda]

i'm using souri's blanks and stylus cleaner.

[onedouble93]

Was looking for an answer to the same question? as I believe acetone is fine if it only comes in contact with the stylus/shank but nowhere else? I assume your referring to myshanks FAQ? as I also noticed them mentioning to 'never use acetone' but advising to use specifically there own 'stylus cleaner'

[Ciuens]

Banana Oil = Diamond Stylus Cleaner.
Banana Oil = Organic Stylus Cleaner whitout Acetone.

Cheers,

Ciuens Silva
ZEZ Cutters

[symatic]

The Pith wood seems to be doing a good job for me so far

[okpanda]

Banana Oil = Diamond Stylus Cleaner.
Banana Oil = Organic Stylus Cleaner whitout Acetone.

Cheers,

Ciuens Silva
ZEZ Cutters

THANK YOU

[handcut]

Out of interest, has anybody tried ethyl acetate?

[okpanda]

i am googling and banana oil (isoamyl acetate) will dissolve lacquer but i don't see anything about it dissolving plastics like pvc. methyl ethyl ketone might work but it also might be too similar to acetone, ie could also dissolve glue but i'm not sure.

[okpanda]

As a high purity solvent, ethyl acetate is used in cleaning electric circuit boards and as a nail polish remover.

idk if it sounds like that would work on pvc but i don't really know, this stuff is way over my head lol.

[CutR]

Is there something better than cotton buds?

[emorritt]

I've used acetone (nail polish remover) and pith wood and had no issues ever in decades. Just don't clean the stylus or advance ball over a lacquer on the turntable - if any acetone gets on the disc, it will dissolve the lacquer coating. I don't use plastic much at all, so I'm not sure about what acetone would do to a PETG or poly disc. Just my $.02

[spinnertownblanks]

If it’s just clanging the diamond then Isopropyl Alchohol is possibly fine, if you have melted plastic on the diamond then Ethyl Acetate is good, it isn’t as strong as Acetone so less potential issues with heating wire glue or shank bonding but strong enough for cleaning plastic.

[spinnertownblanks]

**cleaning not clanging!

[mushroomjesus]

What about frequency of cleaning ?


I usually clean the diamond after x5 7 inch cuts . So about every 30 or 40 mins or so of audio cut I will grab a qtip.

Today I actually looked at the qtip after cleaning in the microscope. I will probably inspect the qtip every time to see what’s actually coming off when I do clean . Today I saw nothing.

Banana oil seems to keep wire glue intact much much longer.

Souri glue is different from myshank and I find myshank glue is a better adhesive material when it comes to prolonged heat use and cleaning.

[discosdecorte]

I've used acetone (nail polish remover) and pith wood and had no issues ever in decades. Just don't clean the stylus or advance ball over a lacquer on the turntable - if any acetone gets on the disc, it will dissolve the lacquer coating. I don't use plastic much at all, so I'm not sure about what acetone would do to a PETG or poly disc. Just my $.02

Same here for about three years now and no problems with shank or wire adhesives. In my case, I cut on PETG and occasionally on PVC. Also, both acetone and pith wood are cheap and easy to find resources.

Have a nice weekend!
Fer

[diy_cutter]

I clean diamonds with cotton swabs for ears with isopropyl alcohol after each cut side. Banana oil should be tried))

[descent]

Nitrogen to clean the lacquer
Methyl ethyl ketone to clean the sapphire stylus

[Fattcamp]

What do you guys use for cleaning sapphire embossing styli (if cleaning method differs from cutting styli)? I've been using Isopropyl but I also have standard Groovewasher G2 I normally use for playback that I haven't tried yet. Isopropyl seems to do the job.

Dave