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Musicians: Sell more CDs at your gigs with a self-service CD display!
Mine is made of items destined for a landfill: a halogen lamp and wire hangers.
If you have $40 handy, stop reading right now and go buy a "CD Seller" from Jeff Kartak: http://www.thecdseller.com
Jeff seems like a good guy who has made a solid product with a proven track record out of quality materials, and if you can manage it, do give him your business! It's thick plexiglas and mounts to a mic stand.
I've been doodelling ideas along these lines for years, and was making due with a simple wire CD holder made from a clothes hanger: it worked (and was actually kind of cool), but it required me to ask somebody to help me, or wait until between songs, to sell a CD. Sales are lost because of little obstacles like those. But as Jeff has figured out, a self-service display solves the problem (I'll spare you all of the arguments for and against, because you can read them at CDseller.com).
Mine is made of items destined for a landfill: a halogen lamp and wire hangers.
If you have $40 handy, stop reading right now and go buy a "CD Seller" from Jeff Kartak: http://www.thecdseller.com
Jeff seems like a good guy who has made a solid product with a proven track record out of quality materials, and if you can manage it, do give him your business! It's thick plexiglas and mounts to a mic stand.
I've been doodelling ideas along these lines for years, and was making due with a simple wire CD holder made from a clothes hanger: it worked (and was actually kind of cool), but it required me to ask somebody to help me, or wait until between songs, to sell a CD. Sales are lost because of little obstacles like those. But as Jeff has figured out, a self-service display solves the problem (I'll spare you all of the arguments for and against, because you can read them at CDseller.com).
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Signing UpStep 1Materials: landfill fodder
Here's what I used, but there are of course lots of other ways to go:
Materials:
-Old "Torchiere" style Halogen floor lamp
These are power-guzzling fire hazards that are vanishing in droves. You either already have a broken one in your garage, or your friend does. The one I had was white, black would be better.
-Wire hangers or Welding Rod
Hangers are versatile, reasonably strong, and plentiful. If you've managed to convert completely to plastic or wood hangers at your house and don't have the plain wire kind, go ask a dry cleaner: they're eager to offload. On a side note: don't eat these, and you might want to wash your hands after playing with them: they're made of low-quality metals and you just never know what exotic ingredients might be included in their composition. Welding rod isn't usually as free as a hanger, but will give you a nice, brass look.
-Board
I used a piece of pine, cut into an 11" x 4.5" rectangle.
-Mason Jar
The kind used for canning, with a two-part lid.
-Large bolt, washer
With threads that match those in the lamp's poles. May not be needed, depending on how your lamp is put together.
-Paint
Optional. I used black "no-skid" spray paint.
Tools:
-Drill
-Jigsaw
-Hot glue gun
-Wire cutters
-Pliers
-Optional: Spackle or drywall putty, Rasps, files, sandpaper
Materials:
-Old "Torchiere" style Halogen floor lamp
These are power-guzzling fire hazards that are vanishing in droves. You either already have a broken one in your garage, or your friend does. The one I had was white, black would be better.
-Wire hangers or Welding Rod
Hangers are versatile, reasonably strong, and plentiful. If you've managed to convert completely to plastic or wood hangers at your house and don't have the plain wire kind, go ask a dry cleaner: they're eager to offload. On a side note: don't eat these, and you might want to wash your hands after playing with them: they're made of low-quality metals and you just never know what exotic ingredients might be included in their composition. Welding rod isn't usually as free as a hanger, but will give you a nice, brass look.
-Board
I used a piece of pine, cut into an 11" x 4.5" rectangle.
-Mason Jar
The kind used for canning, with a two-part lid.
-Large bolt, washer
With threads that match those in the lamp's poles. May not be needed, depending on how your lamp is put together.
-Paint
Optional. I used black "no-skid" spray paint.
Tools:
-Drill
-Jigsaw
-Hot glue gun
-Wire cutters
-Pliers
-Optional: Spackle or drywall putty, Rasps, files, sandpaper
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. Make it easy to click on the link - http://www.humboldtmusic.com/mc . Nacho recommends that you check it out. There's a pause before the link redirects to the main page. It may be a bit slow on dialup; be patient, it's worth it.
I actually left the link off intentionally so that only true die-hards like yourself would bother to visit and I wouldn't detract from the instructable with blatant self-promotion. Which, come to think of it, is decidedly against my nature. But then again, I was too lazy to photoshop the cover of my CD away, so I guess this notion is even sillier than I thought...
Many thanks,
Mike
http://www.humboldtmusic.com/mc
...or, for slower connections:
http://www.humboldtmusic.com/webpage/index.cfm?id=1