(You can't remove the bolt after the device is in the wall without the toggle falling down behind the wall.) Reinsert the bolt in the toggle. Step 3: Put the bolt through the object to be hung, or through its hanger, before you insert it into the wall. Available in several sizes, toggle bolts require you to drill holes in the wall. Step 4: Put the bolt through the object or its hanger, then reinsert the bolt in the expansion anchor.įor very heavy objects, such as cabinets or a bookshelf unit, use toggle bolts. The fastener is then secure against the inside of the wall, and you are ready to hang the object. When you can't turn it anymore, back it out. Step 2: Lightly tap the fastener in place with a hammer. If my tastes change, I can quickly and easily shuffle the record sleeves around.Step 1: Check the package to see what size drill bit you must use, and then drill a hole in the wall. I've turned a plain, boring wall into something that brings me joy. I don't care if I'm going through a mid-life high-fidelity crisis. With my magnets, I can swap to anything light enough. And, they're really only suitable for holding records. They looked nice - but I was worried they'd be too fragile. I found a bunch of 3D printed mini-shelves on Etsy There's also no sense of mystique that you get with floating magnetics.īut, £1.88 per record is a good price, and they're a lot easier to hang - just bash a nail into the wall! 3D printed shelves The reviews mention the sleeves tearing easily. I found these hangers with built in record sleeves for £15 Printing a ready-to-hang canvas box frame would cost about £15 each. There are loads of high resolution scans of album covers. If I just wanted 12x12 frames, the cheapest I found was around £9 each. Some enterprising folk sell pre-framed Beatles record covers for £20 each.ĭidn't include the vinyl. Other options I considered Buy pre-framed records. I also have a bunch of records to sell, or swap, and four pairs of magnets for other projects. And you can always find a use for a spare magnet. I had 10 magnets, so I stuck five albums up - one by each Beatle, and Sgt Pepper. Sometimes simple is best! Step 4 - More Music Sorry that I didn't use some 3D printed, biosonic, weak-nuclear-force, mechanised doo-dahs. I didn't want them flapping about, so needed a non-destructive way to keep them shut.
Some albums aren't just sleeves, they open up gatefold style. I could snap the magnets together, and then move the album sleeve vertically and horizontally - keeping the magnet in place. The strip of cardboard was just what I needed. Especially as my grid wasn't exactly perfect. Getting the interior magnet in exactly in the right place was a bit annoying. I didn't want to damage the record sleeve, so I stuck the magnet to a bit of cardboard which was small enough to fit inside the sleeve. I could have bought some more powerful magnets, but I decided just to ditch the vinyl. The glue held it tight, so I tested whether two magnets could hold up a the weight of the cover and the record. These particular ones were £9 for 10 magnets. These strong magnets come with 3M glue pads to stick them to non-magnetic surfaces. I considered lots of solutions (see later) but ended up using. Sticking things to walls is fun! But I didn't want to damage the record sleeves, and I wasn't overly keen on drilling a hundreds of holes in the wall. And had a few that I didn't really want on my wall ( sorry Michael Jackson fans!) so the real cost was about a tenner per record. OK, it didn't include every record that I wanted. While it might have been nice to have factory-fresh covers, I kinda like the worn æsthetic. While other sets went for £400, I snapped up 33 records for £165 including delivery. I managed to find someone selling a collection of Beatles (and solo) records which had attracted no bids. Some are designed for people who want pristine records, and some who want original pressings.
So I decided to buy a job-lot of records from eBay.īeatles collections are regularly sold. And I didn't fancy rummaging through bins of second hand items trying to find exactly what I wanted. With lockdown, I couldn't exactly go to my local record store. Here's how I did it: Step One - Stalk eBay I think it looks great during video calls. I've just built this magic floating record wall on the cheap.
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