Make A Clock Out Of Vinyl Record

Most clock movement kits come with black hands and since most vinyl records are black you might want to paint them.
Make a clock out of vinyl record. Make your own vinyl record clock from your old record s metal or plastic hands in various colours please select above 120 mm plastic hands come with a pin rather than a second hand non ticking quartz movement second hand sweeps rather than ticks for a quieter movement. 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. 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. Now that you have the movement separated from the old clock you are ready to marry it with the record.
Once the screws are out remove the glass on the front of the clock then pull off the hands. Our short shaft mmkit14b or mmkit14g would work fine depending on if either black hands or gold clock hands would look best. 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. Vinyl record x 2 2.
Clock optional materials not pictured 1. Some tips for when you look for the appropriate kits for turning your poured vinyl lp records into clocks. 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. I painted my clock hands orange to match the label of the record i m using.
Then use your pliers or adjustable wrench to take off the nut underneath where the hands were. To make a vinyl record wall clock accurate and silent we use a high quality quartz mechanism that provides quiet operation and high precision. No loud and irritating ticking but then flawless operation a vinyl wall clock from queen clocks features a reliable mechanism and easy mounting. Primary color spin turned out badly primary color spin much better elegant black white and gold spin.