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| Senior Member | Here’s a great way to recycle old vinyl records and it’s a fun project to do with the kids. 1. Heat oven to 120 deg C 2. Put the record centered on an upside down oven safe bowl 3. Put in the oven and leave for up to 5 minutes 4. The record will become flexible and you can then mold it to your requirements by bending the record with oven gloves on Ta da! A new bowl for your house. These can be used as houseplant holders because they have the drainage hole at the bottom. Here’s some images of two bowls my 9 year old made yesterday. ![]() ![]() Fun! I can't wait to try it with some coloured records. |
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN
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Reputation: | AHHHH! I still play my records! (it does look pretty cool though) |
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Reputation: | I did this! I made my bowls more squarish to hold my old CDs (vertically). I guess I'm trying to be hip by saying something about the evolution of musical formats. I don't know. It was fun, but be careful, because if you leave them in your oven too long they melt. Not in a good way. |
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Reputation: | I have a friend who does these for craft fairs. I have one that I use as my "catch-all" bowl when I come in the door. It's a great bowl and I've gotten so many comments on it!
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| Senior Member | Those are cute. I might pick up a couple from Goodwill and try these for gifts this year. My best friend's husband would love a couple.
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| Senior Member | Thanks! The records cost me 50c so it was definately a frugal project. I'm on the look out for more now |
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| Wise Bread Blogger Join Date: Jan 2008
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Reputation: | Great idea. The bowl looks really cool. I have also seen people make lamps from old records. My personal favorite though is to use them as postcards. |
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Reputation: | Wouldnt it be better so sell them on ebay than destroy them? Vinyl records are rare and worth a bit. You will always find collectors and dealers willing to buy them. |
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| Senior Member | Ah but this is so much fun :0) That's definately an option but I brought my two records for 50c each at the local charity shop. |
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