Vinyl Album Wall Clock

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Vinyl Album Wall Clock

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This was designed and built for my wife for the past holiday season. She fan of Taylor Swift and Vinyl Records. When they released the Midnights collection, I've notices each album had a part of a clock printed on that back. So did probably everyone else. It got me thinking because this year she wanted to me to make her a gift so I got to work on tinker cad and this is what I came up with. All the STL files can be found on thingiverse along with complete instructions and parts list.

Supplies

  • You will need a 4 albums of your liking in this case I used "Taylor Swift's Midnights"
  • 3D printed
  • Level
  • Tape Measure
  • Clock Movement
  • 1 AA battery
  • Mollies or wall anchors


Meet in the Middle

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The most important step was to design the part where all 4 albums would meet in the middle and a place to hold the clock movement. This is a 2 part assembly the box is designed to fit the clock movement as the plate is mounted onto the wall.

Tic Toc the Record Clock

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When setting up the clock be sure that you get yourself a high torque movement with the long arms. When this clock is compete it 2' x 2' this part can be easily be found on amazon. In addition the file on thingiverse the middle of the album is blank and only has the numbers.

Living on the Edges

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Take your time mounting it all the wall, you will need a level and a tape measure to square it up correctly to the wall. These clips are designed in a way that the albums can be removed from the sides buy simply siding them out of the corner. Note that this clips have a left and right hand side and you don't want to mix them up or you will not be able to remove the albums.

Final Countdown

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Once you have all the parts mount on the wall slide the albums in and place the clock in the center and enjoy your new wall art. If your want to change the artist you want on display slip them out and add whatever that will put the biggest smile on your face and enjoy.