Recycle CD Box

Deeg says: Mar 8, 2013. 10:27 AM

The embedded video didn't work for me. Here's the video on Meta Cafe: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-W3-p3i10grY/recycle_cd_box/

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sctirvn687 says: Aug 27, 2010. 1:49 AM

How about as an antenna holder? This is what I used one for.

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Vikking says: Mar 13, 2010. 2:47 AM

i used them for years to carry food to work, i worked early hours and i made bagels w/cream cheese and had a long commute, the post down the center held the bagel in place, worked great.

porcupinemamma says: Aug 23, 2009. 6:14 AM

ingenious!!

mikewinny says: Aug 8, 2008. 9:04 AM

well those are some curious uses for a disc case, well done ! i made the following a few months ago and its been hanging in my 'lounge' (which doubles as a makeshift workshop on occasion) ever since. the bulbs are the energy-saving CFL type and supposedly equivalent to 100 watt incandescent. seven of them! they brighten up the room somewhat insanely .. i found it best not to look up when theyre on !

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watermelonhead in reply to mikewinnyJan 4, 2009. 7:45 AM

that's cool!

DREDGONRED in reply to mikewinnyAug 12, 2008. 10:05 AM

wow talk about taking it to the next level that is awesome!

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msolek (author) in reply to mikewinnyAug 12, 2008. 7:12 AM

great :)

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blugyblug in reply to mikewinnyAug 9, 2008. 9:32 PM

Awesome, but if you have 7 of them they might melt the plastic on the CD container if you leave them on for too long

mikewinny in reply to blugyblugAug 10, 2008. 5:31 PM

nah they dont get nearly hot enough, very much still just warm to the touch, even after being on for about 6 hours .. at least mine are. i was slightly concerned at first about the one at the bottom and kept checking, which i would recommend if unsure. plus they're in wide-open space and there's plenty of air to move around. also .. im planning on doing 3 and 4 -bulb models for my bathroom and computer room respectively .. only with 25-disc containers so they'll be more 'low profile'. if i ever get round to it i might post a short instructable on how i did it.

chaosrob in reply to mikewinnyAug 8, 2008. 11:54 AM

Very, very kool (I must try....). I have a 'regular' double fixture and I places aluminum foil 'above' it and it really increased the usable light.

fatsiko says: Aug 6, 2008. 10:10 PM

keeping food inside a cd box is a very bad idea. Those boxes aren't made for this, and some hydrocarbon particles of the box will goes inside the food. those particles are carcinogen. Please keep you food away from this.

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watermelonhead in reply to fatsikoJan 4, 2009. 7:43 AM

yes, but if you hand wash it in very hot water and soap it MAY be safer.

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mynameisjonas says: Jan 4, 2009. 7:07 AM

five stars and faved! where do you get the ideas?!?!?!?!?!

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action_owl says: Dec 30, 2008. 4:34 PM

cool, I always end up using the clear part as a humidity tent for plant cuttings, perfect size

tbonewoodie says: Dec 21, 2008. 6:48 PM

Love the toilet paper idea, this will work great for a White Elephant gift! I took it a step further and made a label for the inside, "lightWipe" take off of "lightScribe!" I then did a lightScribe CD of the label and hot glued it to the top. I simply just used a drill press and a forester-bit to drill out the hole so that it matched the case hole.

PTANSG says: Dec 10, 2008. 6:39 PM

I've been browsing the site and by far, this is one that strike me most. It just proved that good ideas need not be complicated. This is one that would benefit anyone and everyone.

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Koil_1 says: Nov 26, 2008. 11:38 PM

What a sweet way to reuse!

vivabear says: Nov 25, 2008. 10:57 PM

this is awesome idea!!

joynodoubt says: Nov 9, 2008. 7:20 PM

wow, this is awesome! If only everyone could thinking like this! We'd reduce the amount of trash we create and save ourselves lots of money :) I can't wait to reuse my cd holders!

scs3000 says: Oct 27, 2008. 10:11 AM

Detailed lamp instructions are here from 2004:

http://www.readymade.com/project/value_pack_lamp

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AznPanda says: Oct 26, 2008. 9:29 PM

Lol on the last one I thought you were making a gambling machine XD

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LUCCHINA says: Oct 7, 2008. 2:57 AM

Fantastic !

hogzilla says: Sep 21, 2008. 6:53 AM

incredibly resourceful AND well-produced. Very good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

flipako says: Sep 5, 2008. 10:38 AM

WOW!!!!! nice lol very creative

Veehmot says: Sep 3, 2008. 7:44 PM

AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Flumpkins says: Aug 24, 2008. 9:28 AM

Amazing! Love it! 5/5 and fave!!!

PocaAzucar says: Aug 20, 2008. 8:21 PM

omg! awesome! My mom always wanted to throw out this to the garbage, but I knew it that we can recycled and you made me this great idea

black_flag says: Aug 20, 2008. 6:42 PM

This is fantastic. I have thousands of these things so now I can better put these to use.

If you need some spindles to create one of these nifty gadgets for yourself, help me get rid of these. I'm buried over here and hate to throw these in the garbage...
ebay Disc Spindles

SonOfMagicFact says: Aug 19, 2008. 8:37 PM

I love it! The last bit, with the string and ribbon made me smile especially side. :3

help.wanted says: Aug 14, 2008. 8:39 AM

very creative haha. I enjoyed watching you make the last one, i was rly curious while watching ur preparations cuz i just couldn't make out where you were going with it. very nice! the first and last ones are m faves!

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Ian01 says: Aug 13, 2008. 6:46 PM

I love the hamburger case! :D

DREDGONRED says: Aug 12, 2008. 10:06 AM

Now I know what I'm going to do with all of those CD holders... Great Thinking!

KitKat21 says: Aug 9, 2008. 12:00 PM

Thanks! I just made this in 20minutes! I skipped the CD's step, however, because my ribbon was already on cardboard spindles (which i widened the holes of to slide into the rod. the HARDEST part was cutting out the holes (and i cut slits on the sides of the holes to slip the ribbon into and keep it from unraveling until need it again) THANKS , i have alot alot alot of ribbon THat can now be kept untangled. :-)

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msolek (author) in reply to KitKat21Aug 12, 2008. 7:13 AM

nice :)

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mangenoll says: Aug 11, 2008. 3:06 PM

Oh, I really like this one :) Great ideas :)

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harari says: Aug 10, 2008. 12:16 PM

take a look at the ORIGINAL cd cable drum

http://www.instructables.com/id/EJONUOIYLXEX5034R4/

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fake_faux says: Aug 1, 2008. 12:14 AM

Your video is really clear, concise and descriptive and there are some truly viable ideas in your instructable. I like the cord / tape dispenser. Applications 1 & 3 though, at this stage in your development, encourage the use of consumables that aren't so green. Using a washable, textile hand cloth is a preferable method of drying one's hands (or you could just dry them as I do by shoving my wet hands into my jeans pockets) so perhaps the dispenser could be used for dispensing something else (a ball of jute garden twine or to keep a ball of yarn from tangling up whilst knitting). We should all be trying to cut down on our use of batteries (but it's totally cool if it is a rechargeable battery - I can't tell from your video).

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blugyblug in reply to fake_fauxAug 1, 2008. 1:48 AM

Lol, hes recycling the CD box. You cant be green with absolutely EVERYTHING.

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fake_faux in reply to blugyblugAug 1, 2008. 2:29 AM

I absolutely agree with you, even our primary bodily functions of breathing & exhaling, eating and taking a dump compromise our own personal quests for kermy froggy greenness.