This is my prototype for a wall-hung wine rack made from old vinyl records. The records appear to float with no visible supports. On the backside, you can see how it is done. A wood 1×4 provides the support and connection to the wall.
First, I used a heat gun to melt several records into a J shape. Rolling them around an empty wine bottle helped me get a smooth shape. Once they were cool and hard, I attached them to the wood support one by one, using epoxy and clamps. Two metal keyhole hangers on the wood made it easy to hang on the wall.
Although they look delicate, the vinyl records are actually quite strong and they have no problem holding full bottles.
With a longer piece of wood, there is no limit to the size of a wine rack you could make this way. Maybe cover an entire wall with them? I hope this post inspires you to make your own wine rack from vinyl records. Let me know what you think in the comments below.
Thanks for checking it out! :)
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Love them!!! Are you going to be making and selling these?
Very Cool! I'm going to have to make this. Thank you for sharing your great idea!
Soooo cool! I'll be making one as soon as I find out what kind of epoxy you used. Could you please share?
Thanks!! I used Duco cement (green tube), but you can use any epoxy that works with vinyl.
Could use the spindle hole in the record to attach the record.
Planning on making one for my dad. What kind of clamps did you use to adhere the record onto the wood?
Very clever..cheers ?
..I made a shoulder bag out of a couple of old and scratched 60s Rock n Roll records. Get comments on it all the time ?
It snapped in half.
Love love love
Good afternoon.Tell me, is it possible to melt a vinyl record in the oven?
It’s much easier to melt records in the oven! 200 degrees on a cookie sheet for 6-8 min.