Is it really just called an "adapter"?

May 31, 2006 9:08 AM

What would you call this thing? The only names I can find for it are "adapter" and "insert," but I could have sworn it had a different name (i.e., "spacer" or something) when I used to use it to play 45s (when I was a wee lad, of course).
posted by *burp* to grab bag (8 comments total)

I remember it called a "post adapter."
posted by mikeg at 9:15 AM on May 31, 2006

"Spindle adapter" or "45 spindle".
posted by StarForce5 at 9:17 AM on May 31, 2006

"45 RPM inserts," "spindle adapters," or "spindle inserts." It's apparently your choice.
posted by flyingrock at 9:18 AM on May 31, 2006

A spider, or a record spider. It's what _I_ would call it -- I'm not saying anyone would know what I was talking about.
posted by The corpse in the library at 9:34 AM on May 31, 2006

its called a 45 rpm record adapter go to wwwimosh.com
posted by baker dave at 9:38 AM on May 31, 2006

I always called it an adapter. While Googling to see if there might be other names I came across this interesting bit about the birth of the 45 rpm record.
posted by caddis at 9:46 AM on May 31, 2006

Right on. Thanks, all. "Adapter" it is.
posted by *burp* at 9:57 AM on May 31, 2006

It's a spider.
posted by DieHipsterDie at 12:08 PM on May 31, 2006