[TimR]

On Jan 5, 1:09*pm, nebulax wrote:
On Jan 4, 10:04*pm, "Keith." wrote:





"Carey Carlan" wrote in message

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I stored my records upright, like books on a bookshelf. *My brother says
that will make them warp--store them horizontal.

I suspect vertical is correct, but I don't know why.

Any good references?\

The answers and common sense would suggest vertical storage.Theoretically
the single point contact with vertical storage could be a cause of point
stress but not so with flat storage.
I store both ways and have not experienced problems.
Has anybody had warping through flat storage?

Keith.

I've not seen warping thru flat storage, but if you already had a pile
of warped records and stacked them horizontally in a hot room, they
might eventually flatten themselves out.

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But, but, but what about the plastic wrap? I remember many
discussions long ago about whether leaving the plastic on was
protective or harmful, with some vociferous proponents for each
method.

I've not had an LP warp stored either way. I'm not really convinced
by the geometric argument. Stored vertically your buckling moment is
much larger, but the LP is so light I don't think it will exceed the
limit. Stored horizontally in small piles doesn't sound bad either,
but at some point the weight of a tall pile has to be significant on
the bottom. I don't know what that height would be. One foot? Six
feet?

I've had LPs warp, I think in a hot car. It's been a long time!