Dangers Of Melting Vinyl Records

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Dangers of melting vinyl records. All you need is an old vinyl record a heat safe bowl an oven and a few minutes of free time. If you ve still got some vinyl records you don t want instead of tossing them melt them for arts projects. Melting vinyl s 2019 gig record picks of the year. Once reaching the melting point which can lie anywhere between 212 f to 500 f 100 c to 260 c will cause unrecoverable damage to your album.

It took awhile but the cd eventually replaced cassette tapes and vinyl records as the music medium of choice. St george s the jewel in the heart of kemptown. The centers for disease control s angiosarcoma of the liver among polyvinyl chloride workersoverviews the dangers vcm presented in vinyl factories prior to 1974 and the current state of vinyl. If you re getting rid of scratched unusable records whether that s cd or vinyl you.

More info built by paul ferguson for melting vinyl 2020. The digital cd was invented in the late 1960s by james t. The future of the music industry. These crafty creations can be used for any storage purpose and make great gifts.

These can accumulate in humans and other wildlife and cause negative effects. Record store day 2020. The melting point of a vinyl record depends on its specific makeup and additives added to the pvc during manufacturing. Melting vinyl shout outs.

Dangers of vinyl fume inhalation according to the environmental protection agency epc inhaling vinyl fumes can lead to developmental problems liver damage and damage to the central nervous system. Make sure you have adequate ventilation for this project melting vinyl can produce harmful fumes. Pvc production releases dangerous pollutants including vinyl chloride ethylene dichloride mercury dioxins and furans and pcbs.