Randy_
Member
Over the past few years, I have thrown out literally hundreds of the freebie CDs that show up in the mail offering AOL and various other merchandise or services. It has always bugged me to throw the things away; but I could never think of anything useful to do with them??
Well, in reading Don's post on pens from vinyl siding, it occurred to me that one might be able to make a pen from CDs. I have seen the pen that was made from old credit cards; but was planning something slightly different. Thought I would laminate a bunch of full sized disks to a stack about 3/4" thick and then saw up the stack to make a couple of blanks. The laminations would run parallel to the tube rather than perpendicular to it like the credit card pen.
Anybody ever attempted something like this? I wonder if you would get any of the "rainbow effect" that CDs display when presented to light at the proper angle?
My only problem, now, is I don't have any junk CDs. Have thrown them all out!!!
Well, in reading Don's post on pens from vinyl siding, it occurred to me that one might be able to make a pen from CDs. I have seen the pen that was made from old credit cards; but was planning something slightly different. Thought I would laminate a bunch of full sized disks to a stack about 3/4" thick and then saw up the stack to make a couple of blanks. The laminations would run parallel to the tube rather than perpendicular to it like the credit card pen.
Anybody ever attempted something like this? I wonder if you would get any of the "rainbow effect" that CDs display when presented to light at the proper angle?
My only problem, now, is I don't have any junk CDs. Have thrown them all out!!!