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I've been quite an avid collector of vinyls since inheriting my parents' dusty collection 15-some years ago. Although the glut of Chicago and Elton John were great, I decided to expand my own collection... problem is, many of the albums I was looking for were nowhere to be found. Sure, my friend had a pristine copy of Lenny White's The Adventures of the Astral Pirates... but I needed my own copy.
What to do? It's not like I can just burn copies or download them on iTunes... at least not with all the lovely pops, cracks and hissing that vinyls offer. Well, here's a simple solution from our friends over at DJ Happee...
Step 1:
Using the wooden strips, make a box around the glass plate. Seal off the edges using the window cement. Make sure everything is air tight.
Step 2:
Place your record inside the box making sure that the portion to be copied is facing upward. Squeeze in some window cement to mark where the hole in the record is.
Step 3:
Mix the silicone (Smooth On OOMOO 30 or OOMOO 25) for about 3 minutes before pouring in to the mold.
Step 4:
Pour in the mixture. Start from one corner and let it fill-up the mold to about half a centimeter. Make sure it's even. Let it dry for 6 hours.
Step 5:
Peel off the silicone from the cast. Cut off the excess using a cutter.
Step 6:
Pour the liquid plastic (Smooth On Task #4) on top of the silicone cast.
Step 7:
Make sure that nothing spills over the round form. You can also brush off any air bubbles that might occur.
Step 8
Carefully loosen the plate from the silicone form. Using a drill press, bore a hole through the center of the plate. You can use the silicone form as a template to make more copies.
There you have it. Your very own pirated record
So, there you have it... 8 easy steps to making your own little (pirated) vinyl collection. Enjoy!
Thanks to our friends at blog.djhappee.com
