By the way, you can DIY these weight bags by pouring cheap sand into one-gallon Ziploc baggies.īonus tip: Always spread glue out evenly after squirting it on. Also, the sand bags make it easier to align that outer frame and clamp it right there without it shifting around. When clamping down that mitered frame, we could have used a pile of normal wood clamps to get good pressure along all the long pieces, but clamps are pricey. Then there’s the painter’s tape we used to clamp the miter joints (see below), then there is the sand bags we used to clamp down the outer frame onto the pocket below.
#ALBUM WALL ART DIY FULL#
Those thicker pieces are not glued down they are there to spread out the clamping pressure so we can use fewer clamps and still get a great bond along the full length of the strip.
First off, you’ll notice that I placed thicker, narrower strips of wood over the thin pocket strips I was gluing and clamping down.
#ALBUM WALL ART DIY PRO#
If you look closely, you’ll pick up a lot of pro clamping tips in the above video. Make your clamps go farther Image used with permission by copyright holder Find a high-visibility spot and turn your favorite vinyl into classy wall art.Drill little pilot holes and screw wall hangers on the back, making sure the screws are the right length so they won’t won’t pop out the front!.If the surface feels rough after the last coat of oil dries, try rubbing it with some brown paper from a grocery bag.Just flood it once with a rag and wipe off the excess. Finish sanding with 150- and 220-grit paper, and then apply one or two coats of any oil finish, like Watco oil or Minwax Tung Oil finish.Then smear some glue on the pocket strips, lay the outer frame down on top, and adjust it side to side and up and down before putting some weights on the top to act as clamps. To this outer, mitered frame to the parts below, first put a record cover in the pocket for reference, so the outer frame covers its edges evenly.Use a block and some 120-grit paper to sand all the joints level and pit a tiny bevel on all the edges and corners of the outer frame.Give it an hour or two for the glue to firm up if you can, before clamping it onto the pocket assembly and completing the project. Apply the tape front and back so the frame stays flat as it dries. Apply glue to the tiny joint areas, and use blue painter’s tape to pull all the miter joints together at once.Cut the frame strips to length, making sure the angles and lengths are all the same (see tips above).Let the glue dry for 30 minutes at least, or an hour if you can, before attaching the top (outer) frame. Start with the two side strips that run top to bottom, glue and clamp them on, and then figure out the right length for the bottom strip and attach that one too. Cut the three strips that form the pocket around the record cover.A tablesaw will work even better if you have one. Use a circ saw and cutting guide or simple fence to do this. Cut the backing board to size from 1/4-in.Figure out the dimensions of the backing board, based on the width of your wood strips and the 12-1/2-in.-wide pocket you need for the record cover.Step-by-step instructions Image used with permission by copyright holder Just add a few clamps, and you’ll be ready to tackle this basic but totally brag-worthy project. You can cut the backing board with an inexpensive circular saw, guided by a straight piece of wood clamped on the workpiece. As for the thin strips, you can cut them off with a handsaw and some careful layout with a square, but a miter saw makes it easier to make precise 45-degree cuts for clean miter joints in the most visible part of the project. If you have a table saw and the skill to use it safely, you can do everything with that one tool - but owning such a major machine isn’t necessary, as we prove in the above video.
You can make this project with just a few basic tools. So when you want to change up the look or listen to a favorite disk, you can switch records out in seconds. Better yet, the album covers can be slipped in and out of the frames without moving them off the wall. Why hide those iconic album covers in a milk crate when you can give them the spotlight they deserve, in a sleek wood frame on the wall? These frames are so simple you can make them in twos or threes for more impact. One of the great things about vinyl records, other than the warm embrace of analog audio, is the large-format artwork on their covers.
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