Vinyl Record Table Lamp

Easy to make table lamp using tools you probably already have, stuff you can buy almost anywhere, and a little fun time on the workshop.

Step 1 Gather your supplies

Materials:
Record
Push button switch
Outlet light socket adapter
Lamp cord

Tools:
Drill press w/bits
Dremel w/grinding wheel
Soldering iron
Electrical tape
5-Min epoxy

Comments

[frisbeechamp1983]

you could reverse it and make a hanging light...

[moo of the cow]

awesome were would you find records tho????

[fender-electric-guitar]

found them for 49c at salvation army

[naruto the ninja13]

put a chain made from record circles (litle circles cut from old records) on the bottom of the lamp and hang it from the celing for cool lighting for a 1960's themed house/room/resturant/store/haunted house(just kiding)/amusement park

[Shut Up Now]

i wanted to do this except make it a hanging lamp. did anyone have problems with the glass cracking or breaking from the heat? thats all i was worried about

[Darkshot]

GJ!! :D, i would do this if my mom would let me use one of her records...but alas she hates it when i even get near them ;) gj thou :D

[CYNICALifornia]

Garage Sales and Thrift Stores my friend. Just make sure its an album no one will miss (eg Cher) or too badly scratched to be of any value.

[judelizowski]

This is an amazing instructable!!!!! I am going to go to a garage sale, get some cheap records, and make like, 10 of these for gifts!!!!! once again great intsuctable!

[Darkshot]

sup dawg

[afcbasser]

wow, that's simply begging to have a black-light installed in place of a standard bulb!

[CYNICALifornia]

Do it and post it bro.

[casshan]

That is a really neat lamp. I was going to start working on a lamp soon anyhow because I've been fiddling around on Instructables and keep seeing stuff that looks like it's a lot of fun to make. I guess yours will be the first one I do since I've already got the stuff laying around the house though. Really neat lamp though. !!!

[Spectrace]

that thing looks so cool, nice instructable . one thing about the type of bulb though, it might be a bit wise to use a CFL bulb because it produces less heat, and with the regular bulb, if on for a prolonged amount of time, might warp the hole. I'm not too sure, but just a suggestion

[CYNICALifornia]

That was a concern I had when I originally did this project a year ago. However, my blue bulb, which is 60w I believe, never melted the record, even after hours of use. I don't know that I'd go over 60w though. If you want a really cool effect get a color changing LED bulb that looks awesome, but produced virtually no heat.