Laser Cutting LPs to Make Dinosaur Models

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Laser Cutting LPs to Make Dinosaur Models

When we have blogged before about folks laser-cutting old records to make stuff, readers have been quick to point out that laser-cutting vinyl is dangerous because it releases chlorine gas which, in turn, presents two hazards: A) you don’t want to breathe it (and probably shouldn’t just vent it into the atmosphere), and B) it will corrode the metal parts of your equipment.

Well, Andrew Hyde and Matthew Wettergreen of Record Monsters seem to have figured out how to do it. But, for perhaps understandable reasons, they don’t give any details about their process. And they’re using it to make these cool wooden-dinosaur-style models out of old records. More pics of the prototype in their Flickr set, and an (already-funded) Kickstarter here. [via Dude Craft]

16 thoughts on “Laser Cutting LPs to Make Dinosaur Models

  1. Impact Group Inc. says:

    Is there a single maker on earth that doesn’t want a laser cutter? Probably. But I’m not one of them. ;)

  2. Anonymous says:

    Um, vinyl? Is there not a poison gas risk here?

  3. Anonymous says:

    Um, vinyl? Shouldn’t we be worried about poison gas here?

    1. Anonymous says:

      Did you not read the article?

  4. MAKE-PARTS.com says:

    Most definitely. PVC and Lasers not a great idea but a clever re-use of material

    1. Sean Michael Ragan says:

      Seriously folks, please read the text before commenting. That’s half the point of this article: These guys have figured out how to do it.

  5. Laser Cutting Leather says:

    I’ll post the same information to my blog, thanks for ideas and great article.

  6. Best of MAKE: Our Year in Crowdfunding says:

    […] 2,950% — Record Monsters (Laser Cut Vinyl Record Puzzles) by Andrew Hyde — Our Post […]

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