{"id":193,"date":"2009-08-01T13:18:53","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T20:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/?p=193"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:38","slug":"diy-lamp-from-translucent-vinyl-45s-instructable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/2009\/08\/diy-lamp-from-translucent-vinyl-45s-instructable\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Lamp From Translucent Vinyl 45s &#8211; Instructable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Found another great instructable at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/\">instructables.com<\/a>. Perfect project for the music fan.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"425\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"align\" value=\"middle\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"title=Lamp-made-from-translucent-45-records\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/static\/flash\/viewer.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"title=Lamp-made-from-translucent-45-records\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/static\/flash\/viewer.swf\" flashvars=\"title=Lamp-made-from-translucent-45-records\" wmode=\"transparent\" quality=\"high\" align=\"middle\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Lamp-made-from-translucent-45-records\/\">Lamp made from translucent 45 records<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/\">More DIY How To Projects<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Found another great instructable at instructables.com. 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