VHS Tape Typewriter Table

[webestang64]

Yep, going to use a bunch of old tapes, glue them together and make a table for my typewriter. Want to use my typewriter for my comic book story's, draw the characters on the page that I type the story on.

Here is the start....making legs.

 

[dxqcanada]

Great way of reducing waste in the world ... recycling.
Umm, what came into your head to think of this ?

 

[webestang64]

Great way of reducing waste in the world ... recycling.
Umm, what came into your head to think of this ?

My Mom sent me a Pinterest photo of a VHS coffee table. I loved the idea and thought about the typewriter table. Thing is to recycle VHS tapes you have to take them to a hazard waste facility or take the tape out and just recycle the plastic as the tape itself is hazardous.

 

[dxqcanada]

Ah, I used the wrong word ... should have be reuse.
Hmm, I didn't think the tape material is hazard but makes sense since it has magnetic particles embedded.

 

[480sparky]

If you need a shim or two, just use an old floppy disc!!!!!

 

[espresso2x]

lol

If you need a shim or two, just use an old floppy disc!!!!!

 

[smoke665]

Cool idea. Think I'd also tape the doors shut though, you know how notorious those old VHS tapes were about spewing tape everywhere

 

[webestang64]

Legs are done, now to make the top.

 

[webestang64]

Well, disappointed to say this thing was getting WAY to heavy. Besides I do have one of those 1950's metal roll around tables for my typewriter.
So instead I glued 2 legs together and now have a pair of cool speaker stands, Bose 141's look good and sound better off the floor.

Hmmmm.... maybe a small night stand next to the bed.....got tons of tapes left.

 

[espresso2x]

There's some real potential i think. Keep riffing on the ideas!

 

[webestang64]

Made a VHS tape shelve to display my VHS tape collection of Lady of Burlesque starring Barbara Stanwyck. The poster above is the DVD cover scanned/printed.