Comment Re:Recycling (Score 1) 695
I do this too! Fridge magnets and coasters!
A great way to change the look of these a bit is to hit them with some heat. Propane torches are great, alternatly a gas range will do. They change the color depending how hot you get them, if you do it right it looks very much like the spectrum you see of oil on wet pavemnent.
The platters also sound really cool when you strike them, a clear slightly tinny brassy sound. I made one into wind chimes in fact. YOu can also vary the resonant frequenccy by bending the platters. I've always wanted to make a marimba/vibes type instrument out of drive platters.
A great way to change the look of these a bit is to hit them with some heat. Propane torches are great, alternatly a gas range will do. They change the color depending how hot you get them, if you do it right it looks very much like the spectrum you see of oil on wet pavemnent.
The platters also sound really cool when you strike them, a clear slightly tinny brassy sound. I made one into wind chimes in fact. YOu can also vary the resonant frequenccy by bending the platters. I've always wanted to make a marimba/vibes type instrument out of drive platters.
