How To Make A Vinyl Record Clock

Bring to life an old record by making it into a clock. This is a fun and creative use for old records. They are simple and easy to make. This is also a perfect way of recycling records. You can make a record clock look plain, colorful or with a ripply look. Even though you can buy them already made why not make your own. It doesn't cost that much to do and takes about 15 minutes to put it together.

In this article we'll take a look at what supplies you need and instructions on how to make a record clock. There will be instructional video's to help you see visually on how to make a clock out of a record. Each one is a little different with great ideas. I like to see it visually myself and it helps to give me ideas along the way.

Your clock can have numbers, no numbers, roman numeral numbers or mixed numbers and dots. You could can paint them on or use number stickers. Get creative with your clock face. I even seen a photo of one with keyboard keys for numbers. I thought that was quite creative. So grab an old record and get started making a clock. This a definitely a fun record craft! Have fun making a vinyl record clock to hang up in your home! You'll love it and so will your visitors!

1. Choose you record album to make your clock with.
2. Take apart an old clock using a screwdriver. Separate the clocks hands from the square back support.
3. Place the center pin through the hole in your record on Side B. Align the back support of the clock mechanism with the record so that the writing on the label is straight. Then us the glue gun to glue the square body on the record album.
4. Arrange the clock's hands on the pin starting with the second hand first, followed by the minute hand and finally the hour hand. Secure the cap or pin that holds all the hands together tight.
5. Your clock is not finished. You can hang your clock up or show it on a stand.

This is what record clocks look like with antique hands on it. Pretty cool, huh!

In this video it shows that when you take the parts off the clock you also can use the the clock number sheet. You can glue the number sheet on the front of the record to give it a more actual clock look.

This video shows you how to melt a record. Melting it gives a ripply look. You can bend the top of the record to fit over the edge of a shelf. Very neat! I like the ripply look because it gives it some style then just plain round. Although the plain round is a very timeless look!