[78-L] Repairing cracked records

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "Glenn Longwell" <glongwell at snet.net>
> The following record sold recently and it brings up a question I've 
> wondered about.  Check out ebay item 350396814577.
> This wasn't mine nor did I buy it.  What I'm interested in is how would 
> you fix a crack in a record like this where the crack is separated?  I've 
> heated up records before and the crack gets wider.  Has anyone 
> successfully closed the gap on a record like this and then glued it?
>
Essentially, you have to fill in the space with something; I have used the 
wax
"marking crayons" (the ones with a heavy paper "outside layer" and a wax
"core") to do this.

Steven C. Barr