@audiofool1982
First of all, I have no connection to Wayne's Audio (likely a one-person operation) and have nothing to say about his record clamps nor about his business ethics. I am a user of a 3rd party (TTWeights--no longer active) peripheral weight on a VPI platter. I have often written about the clear benefits of such devices. As Wayne's is the seller of that kind of device at a reasonable price, I have referred to him in a post as a source here or elsewhere.
I find two problems with your description. First you say there was "a small dent on the inside of the ring." The inside of the ring is the part of the ring that is the most precise and the most expensive to produce. It is a thin (mine is about .01" the VPI is spec'd at .006") sliver of steel and must be perfectly flat. I don't know what you mean about a "dent" but if I received a ring with a dent on the inside of the ring, I would seek to return it ASAP.
I have used my ring, one probably lighter than yours, for many years and have never experienced any of the "throw around" that you describe and, frankly, I have some difficulty believing your description. VPI platters are generally heavy (20 lbs.?) and driven by relatively small motors. They start quite gradually. The steel ring is in contact with the vinyl record all around, the two materials providing at least some limited friction. So it has been for me for at about 6 years. I have seen many VPI TTs and have never seen a platter jump-start in such a way as could upset a ring. All assuming that the centering plate is fitted well to the ring and is, in fact, centered.
Just my $.02
First of all, I have no connection to Wayne's Audio (likely a one-person operation) and have nothing to say about his record clamps nor about his business ethics. I am a user of a 3rd party (TTWeights--no longer active) peripheral weight on a VPI platter. I have often written about the clear benefits of such devices. As Wayne's is the seller of that kind of device at a reasonable price, I have referred to him in a post as a source here or elsewhere.
I find two problems with your description. First you say there was "a small dent on the inside of the ring." The inside of the ring is the part of the ring that is the most precise and the most expensive to produce. It is a thin (mine is about .01" the VPI is spec'd at .006") sliver of steel and must be perfectly flat. I don't know what you mean about a "dent" but if I received a ring with a dent on the inside of the ring, I would seek to return it ASAP.
I have used my ring, one probably lighter than yours, for many years and have never experienced any of the "throw around" that you describe and, frankly, I have some difficulty believing your description. VPI platters are generally heavy (20 lbs.?) and driven by relatively small motors. They start quite gradually. The steel ring is in contact with the vinyl record all around, the two materials providing at least some limited friction. So it has been for me for at about 6 years. I have seen many VPI TTs and have never seen a platter jump-start in such a way as could upset a ring. All assuming that the centering plate is fitted well to the ring and is, in fact, centered.
Just my $.02