Make A Clock Out Of Vinyl Record

Some tips for when you look for the appropriate kits for turning your poured vinyl lp records into clocks.

Make a clock out of vinyl record.

Look for the short length mechanisms about 6mm or 1 4 inch the minute hand should be about 120mm or 4 5 inches for a 12. Once the screws are out remove the glass on the front of the clock then pull off the hands. Primary color spin turned out badly primary color spin much better elegant black white and gold spin. I painted my clock hands orange to match the label of the record i m using.

No loud and irritating ticking but then flawless operation a vinyl wall clock from queen clocks features a reliable mechanism and easy mounting. Our short shaft mmkit14b or mmkit14g would work fine depending on if either black hands or gold clock hands would look best. These are cheap and can be found at about any thrift shop. If you don t feel like breaking out the spray paint you can order a clock movement with silver or gold hands though i ve found the 1 4 kits to be.

Now that you have the movement separated from the old clock you are ready to marry it with the record. To make a vinyl record wall clock accurate and silent we use a high quality quartz mechanism that provides quiet operation and high precision. Superglue or hot glue 3. Then use your pliers or adjustable wrench to take off the nut underneath where the hands were.

Clock optional materials not pictured 1. Star wars vinyl clock vinyl wall clock vinyl record clock yoda leia organa luke skywalker jedi grand master home decor birthday gift 043 a2 4 2 out of 5 stars 19 37 99 37. If you are making a clock out of a vinyl record or record cover then because the material is thin about 1 8 inch a short shaft movement kit would be best. Plain white paper tips if this is your first time working with vinyl i recommend having several spare records on hand in case you mess up.