DIY Vinyl LP Coasters


	DIY Vinyl LP Coasters

Scattered_Fusion

3-2-2007 7:16 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/c11c0216-1218-47e6-ac60-b3efdce99dbe/3B5D7F88-0F94-4421-BDD8-129B8D4FBDD2/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/1070-DIY-Vinyl-LP-Coasters" href="http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/1070-DIY-Vinyl-LP-Coasters" style="font-size: 11px;">www.curbly.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/1070-DIY-Vinyl-LP-Coasters"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.curbly.com/img/18691773-F416-4118-882C-781611595065" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/1070-DIY-Vinyl-LP-Coasters"><P>These are by <EM>no</EM> means an original idea. I saw them on all sorts of <A href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?itemId=12394">websites</A> when shopping for unique Christmas gifts. However, $20-45 for six or eight coasters seems like a bit much. For the same investment [for the hole saw], you can make these guys by the <EM>thousands</EM>, and by picking out your own LPs, you can select from the choicest of colors and label designs.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/1070-DIY-Vinyl-LP-Coasters"><P>And while you're feeling LP-tastic, <A href="http://www.curbly.com/DIY-Maven/posts/115-New-Life-for-Old-LP">check this out!</A></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/1070-DIY-Vinyl-LP-Coasters"><P><DIV>Supplies:</DIV><BR />12” vinyl albums (raid the 25¢ bin!)<BR />Electric drill or drill press<BR />Bi-Metal Hole Saw (I already had a 4 1/4” saw, but if you’re buying new, go for a 4 1/2”)<BR />Scrap wood: a large flat piece (I used an old fiberboard shelf) and two thinner strips (1x2”)<BR />C-clamps, or short bar clamps<BR />150-220 grit sandpaper<BR />Spray Polyurethane or Acrylic finish<BR />Stable work surface<BR />Safety glasses, work gloves, and dust mask (this stuff HAS to be bad for you)</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/1070-DIY-Vinyl-LP-Coasters"><P>1. Select your albums. Listen first, if you please, to make sure they’re worth destroying </P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/3B5D7F88-0F94-4421-BDD8-129B8D4FBDD2/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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