187983 244 Crafts & Hobbies General Crafts & Hobbies Other Crafts true Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:03:31 -0700 /system/videos/5/83/79/18/187983.flv crafts, making, projects, constructing, construction, vinyl, records, turning, bowl, kitchen How To Turn a Used Vinyl Record Into a Bowl http://www.howcast.com/videos/187983-How-To-Turn-a-Used-Vinyl-Record-Into-a-Bowl http://www.howcast.com/videos/187983-How-To-Turn-a-Used-Vinyl-Record-Into-a-Bowl/edit approved 111 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=187983"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=187983" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 8 Howcast http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/187983/vinyl_record_bowl_hd1_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 5313 false false false 72908 0 22 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/187983/22.jpg Choose an album Choose an album. Then do a quick internet search of the title to make sure you don’t melt a rare LP that’s worth big bucks.

]]> 72909 1 29 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/187983/29.jpg Preheat oven Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.

]]> 72910 2 32 Warning Do not exceed 200 degrees Fahrenheit, or the record will release toxic fumes into your oven.

]]> 72911 3 39 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/187983/39.jpg Heat the record Place the bowl upside-down on the cookie sheet, center the record on top of it, and put it in the oven.

]]> 72912 4 46 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/187983/46.jpg Let it soften Let the LP soften until it begins to droop around the bowl, about five to eight minutes.

]]> 72913 5 51 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/187983/51.jpg Remove from heat When the record feels pliable, use pot holders or oven mitts to lift the cookie sheet out of the oven and turn the bowl over. Place the record inside it.

]]> 72914 6 60 Tip Be careful! The bowl and the cookie sheet will be much hotter than the record.

]]> 72915 7 65 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/187983/65.jpg Mold it Put on your gloves and begin molding the record into a bowl shape. The sides of the bowl will be wavy. Work fast: You only have about a minute before the record begins hardening.

]]> 72916 8 74 Tip If the record hardens before you’re finished shaping it, just stick it back in the oven for a minute or two.

]]> 72917 9 79 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/187983/79.jpg Let it cool Let the record cool completely before removing it from the bowl – about 10 minutes.

]]> 72918 10 84 Warning Don’t leave the bowl out in direct sunlight or use it as serving dish; it could leach polyvinyl chloride into food. Plus, it has a hole in the bottom.

]]> 72919 11 93 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/187983/93.jpg Show it off Fill it with wrapped candy, fruit you peel before eating, or potpourri. Or just display it as a work of art!

]]> 72920 12 101 Fact The fifth copy ever made of the LP of The Beatles’ “White Album” sold for almost $29,000 in 2008.

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