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EZ cd/dvd sleeve,holds 4, made out of a single sheet of A4 paper with no adhesives

EZ cd/dvd sleeve,holds 4, made out of a single sheet of A4 paper with no adhesives
CD's are the ultimate in portable data, a lot of media is put onto cd's for gifts, storage, backups and the old work data transfer. They're cheap, and won't snap if you drop them, best of all they'r waterproof, unlike a lot of other electronics.

The only real problem with CD's is that they scratch easily, so easily that if you leve them somewhere unprotected, they're likely to get damaged. We all know that CD's are useful for backing up the old family photographs, and if they scratch, that's a lot od priceless moments down the drain.

There are many ways to protect your cd. Most cd's or dvd's that you buy that already have data on them come with a case. these usually break when dropped, and are as expensive as the cd itself. Most of these are a lot larger than the cd or dvd so there is a storage problem if you have a large music or movies collection.

We all know a bout nthose large books of sleeves, they store a maximum number of cd's in a minimum amount of space. Sure this is a solution to storage, but most people need to carry around one or two cd's around, and we don't need an entire book of sleeves to protect only 2 cd's

Single sleeves are great, they hold and protect 2 of your cd's to make it just as portable as the cd itself. They were inexpensiveand are just as good at storage as your books of sleeves were. in fact more as the'd fit in an ordinry 2,3, or 4 ring binder.

The best way to get one of these single sleeves is to make one yourself, so I bring to you the EZ CD SLEEVE. It's simple, inexpensive and requires only you and a single peice of A4 paper.
 
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Step 1Getting the stuff together

getting the stuff together
What you will need:

an a4 peice of paper
yourself

Optional:

a cd

The specs of the ez cd/dvd sleeve

Maximum capacity: depending on how you make it the ez cd sleeve can hold up to 6 cds, but only 4 seperately
Dimensions: 13cmX13cmX1cm at full capacity (holding 4 cd's), 13cmX8cmX3mm (holding nothing)
Price: Free! if you use scrap paper or AUD8.00 for a ream of paper divided by 500 sheets = 1.6cents
Weight: <1 gram
Features: Fits into a binder or file, holds notes or other peices of paper or smal objects, can be used as a wallet in emergencies, good for the environment.
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6 comments
Jan 31, 2010. 6:27 PMeissed says:
GREAT JOB doing your first Instructable!! didn't seem like your first time :)
(just had very little trouble with you pictures, little light adjustment would do it)

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 
Nov 23, 2008. 7:11 AMradio1 says:
What a great instructable!
Aug 2, 2008. 12:07 PMMissPennyFarthing says:
This is amazing! Really great Instructable! It's a bit hard to follow if you're just reading it, but if you make the sleeve as you go along it works really well! It's a very clever design too - all the CDs/DVDs are really secure and the sleeves fit nicely into a ringbinder. Thanks for making this! :-)
Nov 15, 2007. 10:24 AMPatrik says:
Looks interesting, but a bit hard to follow, because the pictures came out so dark. I would strongly recommend redoing the photographs with better lighting. No need for fancy equipment or a new camera - the easiest way to get good lighting is to take the pictures during the day in front of a window, or even outside in your backyard.
Nov 15, 2007. 7:33 AMbleachworthy says:
good job! i always have to make sleeves out of paper, and mine are always glued, or taped up. I'll be using this one daily for sure!

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