Broken record = easy art!

Here I will show you how to turn a cheap, scratched, or broken record that can't be used into art! One mans trash is another man's treasure, eh?

Step 1: Supplies:

Old record

Some kind of clear-dry substance that will laminate the record and keep it together. (like puzzle glue.)

Or you could just hot glue the pieces down.

Posterboard or something to glue the shattered pieces to.

Frame (optional)

Comments

[ikoda]

Looks really cool. Nice job. How did you break it?

[Salsa766]

dropped it

[mdog93]

Did you drop it on its edge?

[lewismeads]

I was doing something similar to this, i got a huge stack of records from a charity shop becuase they cannot sell scratched ones so i asked the manager and she gave me a huge pile for a small domnation

[lumpee]

I think the best way to break it would be to try not to.

[andybuda]

satisfaction.. thats the broken one, the other one was some random coloured one thats no good can still be played though.

[jello666]

Put it in the freezer for a hour then drop it. If you use the plastic bag idea from earlier it will be less messy.

[fender-electric-guitar]

im taking the red record and im taping the record and drawing a puzzle on it and cutting it with a band saw but... the record is scrached so worthless 78 until its cut!!

[shyamiko]

this is fun to do with CDs too :D

[fender-electric-guitar]

how high did you drop the cd from?

[Salsa766]

 From about 3 feet, feel free to be aggressive or consevative judging on the amount of pieces flying around. Try not not lose any!

[fender-electric-guitar]

thanks im going to salvation army to get a chipped record for $0.49!!!!

[shyamiko]

You'd probably have to smash the CD '~'

Put it in a plastic bag to protect the surface's prettyness, and to keep the peices together i'd duct tape the back of whichever side you want showing. Then, put it somewhere somewhat uneven... and smash!

[ANTQNUT]

I like it!

[knuckel]

 wow, that is vary creative, i will try this, but i will hope for a lightning bolt, maby i can use a exato- knife to carve it into the record. THX

[Tape-structable]

I think it would have looked great if you kept the original record sleeve, and glued it on the actual sleeve.

[just13]

i just did what you said yesterday... i didn't even read your comment, i guess great minds think alike ;)

[Demon2diva]

mine has too many little pieces when i break it.. any ideas how to stop this from happening?

[Salsa766]

drop it from not very high, that way you won't get many pieces, just repeat it like that until you have the desired amount of pieces.

[Browncoat]

Neat idea!