Geek Craft

[misterx]

I make windchimes out of mine. I guess that counts as recycling, right? I have enough platters to make two more chimes at the moment. You need a couple sizes of small torx-bit screwdrivers and about 10 minutes to take one apart.

The shiny round things are the platters. They spin around, and a movable arm reads data off them. A little high-tech record player. :) The platters are corrosion resistant and are made of good quality metal with a nice coating. They make a lovely ringing sound.

I assembled these using a section of tent peg for the horizontal section, some strong fishing line, and some beads I got from Lorelei.

5 Platters:


4 Platters:


The magnets inside are crazy strong too, but they are usually attached to an ungainly metal bracket which limits their usefulness. I don't recommend using them as refrigerator magnets unless your child likes to draw on plywood.