Yes this might be the easiest project in the history of Infarrantly Creative. I am known for overcomplicating projects and making the supply list 40 things long. Not today. I have channeled my inner “adorable-but-simple” project self. All you need is a few supplies and a heat gun to make these bookends for that hard-to-buy-for hipster brother of yours. And records are so cheap you can make a truckload of them. So this is how you make vinyl record bookends…
Supplies:
Vinyl records (I got mine for $.19 each at my local Goodwill)
Scrap pieces of wood
1. Take two pieces of wood and two clamps and clamp the record sandwiched in between the wood. If you have a bolt and wing nut that would work too, rather than clamps. I clamp mine just below the record sticker.
2. Next heat your heat gun up to 800 degrees. I also added the metal tip (that comes in the box) to the top to focus the heat where I want it.
3. Next pass the heat gun back and forth quickly over the area you want to bend closest to the wood about 12-15 times.
4. When it starts to bend then turn off your gun and remove your clamps and bend it to a 90 degree angle. You can use your wood pieces to form it.
5. Let it cool for about 2 minutes and you are done. Easy peasy mac and cheesy.
Grab your books or vinyl record collection and set them in place.
Disclaimer: This project is done on behalf of Home Right. All opinions and record ruining ideas are my own.
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Not sure how I feel about this. As a musical purist, I am deeply conflicted. I guess it depends on the vinyl. Have you ever done any crazy braiding?
I don’t know what crazy braiding is. Is that with records?