While a little late, anyone who still has CDs in cases would appreciate this setup. It allows you to display the CDs you like most or the ones that have the most interesting album art. This could easily be adapted to store/display DVDs. This setup holds at most 84 CDs.
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These instructions will be in Imperial measurements, convert to Metric as needed. Make certain to check all measurement of the cases before you begin just in case there is some difference in packaging among various regions.
Materials:
Wood - Choose wood based upon the tools you possess. 1" nominal is about as thin as you can go. As with just about everything I do, I used Home Depot super strips and planed them down to thickness. If you don't have a table saw or planer, consider furring strips your ideal choice.
Small hinges (6)
Tools:
Table Saw (Optional)
Router Table (required)
Roundover Bit
Screw Driver
Wood Glue or Polyurethane (Gorilla) Glue
Large Clamps (2' wide)
T-square
Straight Cutting Bit
Case Sizes:
DVDs 5/8" (.57" X 4-3/8" X 7-1/2")
CDs 7/16" (.41" X 5-5/8" X 4-15/16")
Materials:
Wood - Choose wood based upon the tools you possess. 1" nominal is about as thin as you can go. As with just about everything I do, I used Home Depot super strips and planed them down to thickness. If you don't have a table saw or planer, consider furring strips your ideal choice.
Small hinges (6)
Tools:
Table Saw (Optional)
Router Table (required)
Roundover Bit
Screw Driver
Wood Glue or Polyurethane (Gorilla) Glue
Large Clamps (2' wide)
T-square
Straight Cutting Bit
Case Sizes:
DVDs 5/8" (.57" X 4-3/8" X 7-1/2")
CDs 7/16" (.41" X 5-5/8" X 4-15/16")
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Tren509
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Nov 12, 2011. 12:52 AMReply
CAKE!
Belcher1035
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Jul 21, 2008. 10:04 AMReply
This is a really cool, simple, and pretty ingenious idea. However, I think your instructable would be a lot easier for more people to understand if you had some sort of technical drawing explaining how the CDs fit into the rack. A cross-sectional view of the bars, showing how the CDs slide in, would be really helpful. The width of the routed slots would also be good to know.
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sleighbedguy (author)
in reply to Jul 21, 2008. 10:10 AMReply
The width of the slots is posted on step 1, under tools. I'll see if I can find the original drawings.
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sleighbedguy (author)
in reply to Jul 21, 2008. 10:53 AMReply
Cross section detail has been added
Belcher1035
in reply to Jul 21, 2008. 11:22 AMReply
Thanks. It's not that your instructions were unclear; I actually understood what you were saying. I just have the habit of glancing over some of these and moving on if I'm not interested enough to read all of the instructions and figure it out. Your idea was intriguing enough that I decided to read more thoroughly, but I just want to make sure that some other people didn't miss out.
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