What to do when:
A) You just getting back into vinyl and buying most of your (dusty) records at Goodwill
B) You don't have enough money for a VPI
and
C) You're not the most technically adept person in the world.
Answer: A $57 Record Cleaning Machine.
Here's a list of parts:
1. Cabinet - this one was a used Ikea one that I got on Craigslist ($10)
2. Broken turntable platter given away as a garage sale leftover
3. Shop Vac Hang Up Mini ($26)
4. Couple of Chrome Plumbing Pipes from Home Depot ($10)
5. Piece of Velvet Swiped from Wife's Sewing Box
6. Piece of Cork Matting ($5)
7. Off/On Toggle Switch from Radio Shack ($3)
8. 4" Plastic Laundry Line Pully found in the basement
9. 4 1/2" Rubber Sink Washer ($3)
Throw in a brush of your choosing and some homemade cleaning fluid, and it works just fine. Might not be fancy, or pretty, but gets the job done!
Thinking of throwing in a reversable motor if I can figure out what kind to get, so at present its hand powered. Whole thing took about 2 hours to put together.