The bowls on that site are VERY easy to make. Place the center of record on top of an oven safe large glass bowl and heat in a low temp over until a bowl is formed. Let bowl fully cool before taking it off the glass bowl. I've done it to several records that are useless and currently use them as bowls on my office desk.
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 1:32 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > give them to someone crafty > > http://www.eco-artware.com/catalog/MMM2-album-bracelet.php > > MEK > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 04/07/2008 12:14:11 PM: > > > > > I'd also be keen to find out more about this. I have 6 boxes of > > records sitting in Berlin that are too expensive to ship to the US and > > i'd prefer to recycle those suckers :) > > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Odd question (and I can't remember if I asked it before on here): > > Was it just Trax (and presumably a few other similar shady ops > > > back then) that used to melt old records down for new pressings? > > Or is (was) this common practice? I ask as > > > 1. I have a cupboard full of an overrun on a 12" from years ago > > that I need to chuck out. I'm big on recycling and would love it if > > > the plastic could live again (hopefully with something much > > better stamped on) rather than just putting them out for dumping. > > > 2. Having started to think about it I'm curious as to any history > > anyone knows on this practise anyway. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------- > > Southern Outpost > > Sydney - San Francisco - Berlin > > http://www.southernoutpost.com > > ---------------------------------------------- > > -- Detroit Techno Militia http://www.detroittechnomilitia.com
