Collect enough vinyl and you’re guaranteed to find yourself with a couple of warped albums that won’t play properly. It’s a ruggedly handsome lump of aluminum, with two 12-inch hot plates that heat and press your precious long players back into shape. Finally FlatPhotograph: Chris HaslamThere's nothing especially fancy here, just a highly accurate thermostat offering the ideal warmth to fix your shellacs. How long you press a record for will depend on the thickness of the vinyl. Chunky 180 gram pressings will take longer than the more flexible, and harder to warp, Dynaflex records.