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Floppy Disk Laptop Desk/Stand

Floppy Disk Laptop Desk/Stand
Laptop desk made from 82 floppy disks. Design allows airflow. Easy and dorky project! : - )
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May 16, 2010. 7:34 PMscratchr says:
Great impressive slideshow!
I built my own with cooling fans:
http://www.instructables.com/id/floppy-laptop-standcooler/
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May 17, 2010. 7:23 PMgaragemonkeysan (author) says:
 Cool!
Jan 16, 2011. 12:16 PMdigitjim says:
where can I get that many floppies at? how about cutting the slides out and arranging them for fans to pull heat out back or sides, Great indie
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Jan 16, 2011. 4:48 PMgaragemonkeysan (author) says:
I'm old so I had a lot of floppies around. So did my parents.
Yes, scratchr contributor added a fan.
Great idea. Thanks! : )
Oct 27, 2010. 6:17 AMlisar3lla says:
nice idea :) mabye now i know what i can do with all my floppy disks
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Oct 27, 2010. 11:41 AMgaragemonkeysan (author) says:
Thank you! : )
Feb 27, 2009. 6:36 PMfallinfrom0feet says:
how much weight do you think that beast can hold? I want to make one for my tv lol I guess i could use like some sort of super awesome glue and reinforce all the triangles and especially the legs eh
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Apr 5, 2010. 9:43 AMTreknology says:
By scrapping the legs, and making a single layer that sits on an already established flat surface, you could conceivably stand a TV on top--it would certainly enhance ventilation.
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Apr 9, 2010. 12:22 PMgaragemonkeysan (author) says:
 Thanks for the comment. I don't think it would support the weight of a TV.
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Feb 28, 2009. 7:14 AMgaragemonkeysan (author) says:
Thanks for the comment. The desk will hold around 10 lbs. Sorry, it probably won't hold a large TV. Adding stronger glue would not help but adding reinforcing triangles would. The trade-off would be a bulkier piece. Good luck! : )
Apr 4, 2010. 7:01 PMmaster key says:
Poor floppy disks.
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Mar 31, 2010. 3:26 PMchasethebatking says:

82 Floppy Disks for the Table
 

Apr 13, 2009. 10:21 AMRaN!a says:
l0o0o0olz
i like this one
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Apr 13, 2009. 10:56 AMgaragemonkeysan (author) says:
Thank you! : )
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Apr 9, 2009. 11:38 PMmr monoply33 says:
A really cool Idea, once I gather 80-some disks I'll give this a shot!
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Apr 13, 2009. 10:56 AMgaragemonkeysan (author) says:
Great! Thanks for the leaving the comment! : )
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Feb 14, 2009. 5:49 PMmman1506 says:
you were feautred in popsci build of the month you gary fujii
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Feb 15, 2009. 8:14 PMgaragemonkeysan (author) says:
Thanks for the heads up! ; )
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Oct 25, 2008. 12:11 PMbeado4ever says:
Simple but a really good use of spare (outdated?) hardware. Plus is exactly what the slideshow format is right for. Excellent!
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Oct 25, 2008. 12:17 PMgaragemonkeysan (author) says:
Thank you! : )

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