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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 29
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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 29

by Mark Frauenfelder
January 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
176 pages
7h 37m
English
Make: Community
Content preview from Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 29

1+2+3 Paper Clip Record Player

BY PHIL BOWIE

GOT A TURNTABLE THAT STILL TURNS? Got an old vinyl record? Make this pocket player in a few minutes for less than a penny.

1. Prepare the paper clip.

Unbend the paper clip and reshape it into a hook. Using fine-grit sandpaper, sand the long end to a fairly even, slightly dull point.

2. Join the paper clip and foam peanut.

Insert the hook-shaped clip into the peanut as shown.

3. Play a record.

Place an old 45rpm or 33rpm LP record (one you don’t care about scratching) onto a turntable, and turn it on. Without pressing down too hard, carefully hold the pointed end of the paper clip in a groove as shown. You’ll hear the music reproduced in remarkable fidelity, as the closed cells in the foam peanut act ...

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