There’s no point destroying a perfectly good record (let alone one you like), so I recommend choosing one that’s no longer playable. I chose a “Hit Explosion” record that had a pretty big gouge on one side.

I chose a 1/4″ clock movement kit because most vinyl record holes are approximately 1/4″ in diameter. This size clock kit includes a clock movement that has a 1/4″ spindle. Using your drill and a 5/16″ drill bit, widen the record’s center hole so that the spindle will more easily fit into the record.

Push (or screw) the clock movement’s spindle through the record’s center hole. Using the supplied hardware (normally a nut and washer), secure the clock movement to the record. You can tighten the nut with your fingers — using a wrench is unnecessary and might crack the record.

Most clock movement kits come with black hands and, since most vinyl records are black, you might want to paint them. I painted my clock hands orange to match the label of the record I’m using. If you don’t feel like breaking out the spray paint, you can order a clock movement with silver or gold hands (though I’ve found the 1/4″ kits to be hard to find in these colors).

Clock movement kits vary — I recommend checking the instructions that came with your kit to ensure that you don’t break the very fragile tiny hands.

The clock movement kit I ordered (which I’ve linked to at the top of this guide) has an integrated hanger. This is super useful and saves a ton of time. Now you just need to hammer a nail into the wall and voila! You’re finished!

Using your guitar string winder, being unwinding by turning the tuner on the low ‘E’ string counter-clockwise. If the guitar was strung improperly you may have to turn clockwise to unwind. For this guide I will show you how to completely remove a string before moving on to the next string.

Once the string is completely unwound you can remove the string from the tuner.

Once the string is completely loosened from the neck, remove the corresponding bridge pin and pull out the string.

Place the bridge pin into the hole and pull up slightly on the string. This should secure the string and bridge pin in place.

Place it so the end of the string is facing away from the guitar. Pull the string tight enough to leave a few inches of slack in the string.

As seen in the picture, this will lock the string in place once you start tightening it.

Wind the tuner until you can easily pull the string and create a 2-3 inch space between the string and the body of the guitar.

Using pliers or string cutters simply cut away the excess guitar string from the tuner.

Make sure to pay attention to the string sizes and place them in order. It’s sometimes difficult to tell by looking at them, but the string sizes are often written on the package.

This can be found in the Applications folder.

In the devices list, select the iPhone/iPad you’re working with.

This button can be found in the bottom left corner and is denoted by a small black triangle inside of a box.

In the device settings popup menu, select the “No Application” option. Close Image Capture and save your settings.

Using your drill (or a screwdriver and forearms), mount your bottle opener to the wall. I chose to use a smaller screw for the bottom hole to provide for a more flush magnet area.

You have two options for placing the magnet. Option one is to place it directly at the bottom of the beer bottle opener, covering the lower screw. The downside is that fewer bottle caps will stick to the magnet due to space constraints. I chose this option in the interest of putting fewer holes in my (rented) wall.

The second option is to screw a third screw into the wall about an inch below the bottle opener. There is more space for bottle caps to stick together this way.

Time for a celebratory brew.

Open the Terminal app. Using Spotlight, hit cmd + space bar and search for Terminal.

Type the following:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

and press the return key.

To update Homebrew, run:

brew update

The update command updates Homebrew itself and fetches the newest versions of all packages (but does not automatically update the packages).

To upgrade local packages, run:

brew upgrade

The upgrade command is used to upgrade outdated (and unpinned) packages. By default, when you run brew upgrade Homebrew will first run an update, which fetches the latest versions of your installed packages. Then upgrade will actually perform the version upgrade.

You can remove any app from your home screen by tapping and holding it. Look for a menu option to remove the app. It will remain installed on your phone, but it won’t appear on your home screen anymore. The app will still be visible and accessible from the app tray.

Some Android devices come with preinstalled applications. If you can’t remove it, you might be able to disable it.

1. Open the App tray.
2. Locate the app you want to hide.
3. Tap and hold the app icon.
4. Look for an option to Turn off or Disable the app. If the app wasn’t preinstalled, you will only see an option to uninstall it.

If you want to reduce clutter on your phone and organize your apps, you can always hide them individually in custom folders.

On the home screen, tap and hold the icon for any app. A menu will appear; choose the option to create a new folder. After choosing a name, drag and drop apps into the folder.

From within the app tray, open the menu represented by an icon with three dots in the upper-right corner. Select the option to create a new folder. You can set a name and move apps in to and out of the folder by dragging and dropping.

If these options won’t get the job done, you may want to try using a third-party app. There are programs available on the app store designed to help hide and protect apps on your Android phone. Here are a few popular ones to help you find the best option for you.

App Hider – This app lets you hide or clone apps, hide specific media, and use multiple accounts for the same application.

Calculator Vault – This app makes it possible to hide and password-protect applications under the guise of a calculator app.

If your terminals are covered in a blue-white or blue-green substance, then they are definitely corroded — this happens when batteries are left in the device for a long period of time.

There are six screws you need to remove in order to get the case apart. If you’re lucky, these are normal Phillips screws — but Nintendo used Y-shaped security screws on some Game Boys, which require a different bit (I’ve linked to it at the top of this guide).

After removing all six screws, carefully slide and disconnect the ribbon cable (pictured) that’s connecting the two halves.

There are two screws holding the logic board in and two screws holding the audio port on. Remove all 4 screws and carefully remove both boards (and the power button!) from the back case.

We’re going to remove the three battery contacts/terminals using a small flathead screwdriver so that we can clean them more easily. There are two removal contacts at the bottom of the battery compartment and a single centered one at the top of the battery compartment.

To remove these contacts, use a small flathead screwdriver to get behind the contact and then extract it using a pair of needle-nose pliers. This process is made super easy because the clips are easy to access from the back. Carefully remove the top contact and two bottom contacts.

To remove the corrosion, soak the three contacts in a small container of distilled white vinegar. You may need to scrub them slightly using an old toothbrush or your flathead screwdriver to get them squeaky clean.

Let them soak for about five minutes, rinse them with water, and then soak them in rubbing alcohol for about a minute. This will remove any impurities created by the vinegar. Finally, dry them with a paper towel.

We removed the back of our Game Boy so that we can clean the two non-removable contacts at the top of the battery compartment. Dip a bit of paper towel in some rubbing alcohol and carefully clean the two contacts that are soldered to the board.

Make sure everything is dry. Replace the contacts, put the case back together, insert the batteries, and test your Game Boy out!

This was the issue and it totally fixed my Game Boy. 🙂 There are some lines on the screen, but nothing major — howchooer Ash wrote a guide on how to fix vertical Game Boy lines!