Make A Clock Out Of Vinyl Record

I painted my clock hands orange to match the label of the record i m using.

Make a clock out of vinyl record.

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. Most clock movement kits come with black hands and since most vinyl records are black you might want to paint them. Then use your pliers or adjustable wrench to take off the nut underneath where the hands were. These are cheap and can be found at about any thrift shop.

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. No loud and irritating ticking but then flawless operation a vinyl wall clock from queen clocks features a reliable mechanism and easy mounting. Once the screws are out remove the glass on the front of the clock then pull off the hands. 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.

Vinyl record x 2 2. Superglue or hot glue 3. Our short shaft mmkit14b or mmkit14g would work fine depending on if either black hands or gold clock hands would look 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.

Some tips for when you look for the appropriate kits for turning your poured vinyl lp records into clocks. 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. Clock optional materials not pictured 1.