BonesOfTheMoonMar 1

A wooden record that actually plays.

https://lemmy.world/post/43744742

Show thready0kai [he/him]Mar 1
I can’t believe it plays until i hear it play
Show threadLittle8Lost
I can belive it because i know the tech is very simple. What could be a concern are durability and quality. That its a softer material could also affect the sound in a quirky way
Mar 1 at 11:27pmWeb
Show threadLost_My_MindMar 1
I can’t believe it’s not butter!
Show threadgrueMar 1

Not sure wood is a softer material than vinyl (depending on species).

My concern would be the difficulty of engraving without the grain interfering with the groove.

Show threadits_kim_loveMar 1
On the scale of a record needle, wood is quite soft. Woods strength comes from its structure working together to resist stressors. So a beam of wood would be stronger than a beam of vinyl, but when being scraped along a grooved surface that strength doesn’t help.
Show threaddrosophilaMar 2
I wonder if densified wood would be better.
"Self-densified" wood could give metal a run for its money

While sustainably-grown wood can be an economical and eco-friendly building material, its relatively low tensile strength limits its potential applications. That could soon change, however, thanks to a new self-densifying technique for creating super-strong wood.

New Atlas
Show threadbalsoftMar 2
Yeah, if you’ve ever tried to polish up wood (without any sort of coating), you know it’s almost impossible to make it completely smooth, it always has a certain texture to the touch. And here, where you have to pretty much cut it once and can’t polish it at all, it’s probably going to retain a lot of that texture in the groove. So I guess it is possible that it might “”“play”“”, but it would probably be mostly noise with some music coming through at times.
Show threadms.laneMar 2
Might work a little better (for a little while) since it’s ‘cut’ via a laser, not friction or gouging - the surface would be relatively smooth in comparison since it’s burning the material.
Show threadbizarrolandMar 2
If I were going to do something like this, I would probably make the wood as flat as possible and then put a high-quality coat of epoxy or some other harder material on top of it and carve the music into that material instead of the wood.
Show threadbalsoftMar 2

I’m not convinced. The edges of laser-cut plywood are not smooth, they still have a rough grainy texture to them, and they’re also covered in soot which is probably not conducive to music playback.

I’m really interested in hearing what this sounds like, but I don’t expect much.

Show threadkayzeekayzeeMar 2
From the picture it looks like it might be laser-cut? The grain might still be an issue though idk
Show threadSpruceBringsteenMar 2
Judging by the grate it’s sitting on it’s still sitting in the bed of the laser cutter.
Show threadzr0Mar 2
laughs in humidity