RSSA paper cup, a sewing needle, and a simple LEGO Mindstorms robot make for a nice little record player. This might be a fun project to work on with the kids this 4th of July weekend. You know they've been wondering about the boxes of vinyl frisbees in the basement. Aside from anything else they might be learning, it's a good opportunity to slip in some information about how music used to be groovy.
Make a record player out of LEGO
Posted by Jason Striegel |
Jul 3, 2008 09:01 PM
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Joseph-Maurice Ravel must be twitching in his grave...
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After all, look at the underground rap music using these record players to produce something obscure...
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