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Pretty Good Postal Scale from Old CDs

Step 3Drill the CDs with a finish nail

Drill the CDs with a finish nail

The head has been removed from this finish nail and it has been chucked up in a drill press to use as a bit. Drill two holes through the CDs about 1 1/2 inches from each other. You can see the holes in the photo.

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