How to make a cool CD Lamp

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Published in Entertainment & Fun   Architecture & Design   Dec 8 2007 12:41 pm


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Dec 8 2007 02:55 pm

Nice One


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Dec 9 2007 01:26 pm

Cool one


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Dec 10 2007 02:23 am

+1


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Dec 10 2007 05:23 am

that's interesting


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WillRawls
Dec 13 2007 10:58 am

Um... You're missing a few pics. Like how did you get the holes in the CDs? What are you using to space the CDs? How far apart, etc


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natscan
Jan 3 2008 09:19 pm

I think the more crucial question is how you got the lamp back together safely.

Expecting people who know nothing about electricity and electrical equipment to figure this out is irresponsible (because people will try this whether they can figure it out or not)

This is a fantastic lamp and project. Well done.


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gr
Jan 6 2008 01:27 am

Well it's simple. If you know nothing about electricity and electrical equipment you shouldn't even consider trying something like this. If you do I'll keep an eye out for you on the Darwin Awards web site.


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Feb 13 2008 03:21 am

You said it! lol!


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daniel
May 26 2009 05:08 am

Personally, I think we should just take the safety labels off of everything. Then everything will just sort itself out.


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idkfa
Jan 24 2008 10:43 am

It is not anyone's responsibility but the idiot who trys. We CANNOT keep protecting idiots. You are working to successfully reverse evolution - survival of the idiot as the resources of the rest are demolished.

Awesome lamp by the way - think i'll have to give it a shot (aww without a sufficient background in electrical engineering to boot).


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Al
Mar 25 2008 05:35 pm

OMG, did you really ask that question? Have you ever heard of a drill? If you cannot "fill in the blanks" maybe you should not be attempting a DIY project like this.


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SilverTail
Dec 13 2007 01:42 pm

Awesome! You should sell these! I'm too lazy to make one, but Id totally buy one


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Mitonic
Dec 13 2007 01:46 pm

Washers appear to be used to space the cd's. Rather thick washers at that


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Anonymous
Dec 30 2007 08:18 pm

Try Nickels if you don't mind loosing some money.


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JD
Dec 13 2007 06:39 pm

Nicely done.

WillRawls: If you can't figure out a way make the holes yourself, you really shouldn't be doing anything with saws to begin with. I don't think the spacing is that critical for this project


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Verybland
Dec 13 2007 07:33 pm

I love lamp


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wicked
Dec 13 2007 11:57 pm

that's because they got it from another site
http://photocreations.ca/cd_lamp2/index.html


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Anonymous
Dec 14 2007 02:29 am

does it mater where the photos came from? I sure don't care


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Anonymous
Dec 15 2007 06:36 am

Rather depends on your attitude to ripping off other peoples' work doesn't it?


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Jim Watters
Jan 2 2008 09:38 am

Considering it is my site and my DIY I would like some credit. At least they are not stealing my bandwidth as well as making it look like it was their idea and project.

Jim Watters
http://photocreations.ca/cd_lamp2.index.html


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Paul H
Jun 21 2008 12:04 am

Great DIY project it is too Jim. Amazing how they don't even bother to credit you on this crappy page...apart from the direct links to your photos, so they don't care about costing you bandwidth for that!
By the way you really could sell these easily as I am sure you know already.
where can I buy one?


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JD
Dec 18 2007 06:38 pm

Well, I take back what I said. Credit other people's work. Bblogs nowadays are completely riddled with plagiarism.. When I use stumbleUpon I usually stumble to at least 4 copies of the same material, mostly without sources. Sickening.


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tron
Dec 14 2007 09:08 am

excellent use of materials, plastic cd's dont decompose, so any use of them after theyve become beaten up and unusable is a plus. make a mosaic next


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her
Dec 25 2007 12:10 pm

welllll, it's highly unlikely that a saw was used to make the holes in the cds and the spacing is pretty critical if you actually want light


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JD
Dec 27 2007 04:48 pm

"Critical" in discerning between the nanometer/meter range- but for this, not so much. They are clearly about the thickness of a CD, from the picture.


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bill6334
Dec 26 2007 01:37 pm

what to do with all them bad burns -- good idea


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moooo
Dec 27 2007 06:43 pm

what happens when you have to change the bulb?


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Ironious
Dec 28 2007 05:02 pm

nICE


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Anonymous
Dec 29 2007 01:21 pm

omg thats neato, right on thanks for the pics
making a hole in the cd would be easy use a hole saw (it is basically a special drill bit for cutting holes in stuff) thats just the simplest way see to make uniform holes repeatedly there's probably other ways.
a note on plagiarism, who gives a damn unless of course someone makes money of your work. it's the freakin internet pretty much everyone downloads movies, or at least music, free thats almost plagiarism more correctly copyright infringement, but still same idea :P (yes you can rape me with comments how it's not the same or how you don't but honestly i don't care even a little bit because i have no soul :P


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Jeff
Dec 29 2007 11:32 pm

Take a look again at pics 12 and 13. The spacers were cut out of the center of each CD, probably using a hole saw as mentioned above. This provides spacers, as well as room for the bulb. Since 3 spacers are used between each CD, you will need more CDs than are used for the lamp itself. According to pic 14, no hole is cut in the top CD. A decent highspeed drill bit can drill the holes for the threaded rods; not too difficult


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dennis
Dec 30 2007 08:08 am

we used a device called a dinker for puting bigger holes in vynil 45s so they would work in juke boxes.on e4arly seeburgs it affected the speed the disc played at 45rpm 0r 33rpm for EPs
whoopy doo


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Snarf
Dec 30 2007 01:50 pm

Wow, what a waste of time and effort. Kind of like the builder


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Jan 2 2008 10:24 am

cool lamp thanks for sharing


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Therealjoe
Jan 2 2008 03:32 pm

It would be cool if you made one out of a big fluorescent tube lamp


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Jan 3 2008 12:54 am

A better use for these presumably defunct cds would be to hang them on trees and vegetables in your garden to deter the birds from eating your fruit. Also some cds are made of a material which can be inflammable or even explosive, so take care people out there


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mnkyfk
Jan 6 2008 03:31 pm

fluorescent bulbs don't get hot so the chances of you and your lamp exploding are very slim. More like none. The lamp is a great idea, and that's just what it is--an idea. Do you really need step by step instructions with every freakin detail? Use your brain. Figure it out. The options are endless. Oh, and not everyone has fruit trees and/or a garden or even a yard for that matter but everyone uses a lamp at least once a day. As for the isssue of giving credit....look under image 16. What more do you want? You should have gotten a patent if getting credit was that important to you. Take this posting as a compliment.


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auntyjojo
Jan 6 2008 09:24 pm

Thanks for sharing. now I have a use for all the dics I stuffed up


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tauchi
Jan 8 2008 05:49 pm

fumes from burning compact discs are toxic and can kill, fact.. look it up. So unless the lamp does not produce any heat at all the cds are likely to heat up


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nate
Jan 20 2008 09:06 pm

do you screw rods through the all the cds? I dont get how the nuts on the top work


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SDZ
Jan 25 2008 09:40 pm

AWESOME idea!!


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SDZ
Jan 25 2008 09:44 pm

just an addition 2 what i just posted....it really shouldn't b too terribly difficult 2 make something like this


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mmj
Jan 26 2008 07:51 pm

Just a thought...as someone who CAN follow instructions, and use tools, a step-by-step DIY would be extremely helpful, whether or not I have tons of previous experience using electricity. That's what learning is all about. I would LOVE to make this lamp, but there are several missing steps, based on the pictures. Yes, I could figure it out, but how much wasted time would that be if I happen to guess wrong? And wasted materials? Trial and error is good and all, if you are trying to come up with an idea yourself, but when you're making someone else's concept and design....it's just better to KNOW what they did to get the finished product.


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mmj
Jan 26 2008 07:53 pm

like, for instance, what model lamp did you use?


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denise
Feb 1 2008 01:07 am

what did you use as a spacer between cds?


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bones
Feb 13 2008 12:54 am

cool, but i unfortunately I dont have all those tools, I wish there were place you could go and freestyle some wood work. I got an A in woods class in high school


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Feb 13 2008 03:15 am

you should sell this to a contemporary art gallery for $1000 & call it a day.


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jazz
Feb 27 2008 03:20 pm

you should make a DIY for how to get people who look up things just to leave nasty and mean comments to disappear. one person voices thier concern about wasting time figuring out the missing steps, but how much time were they wasting leaving such a mean comment? if you dont like the way something is done or shown then exit the site and find a new one genius.


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jazz
Feb 27 2008 03:21 pm

cool idea by the way.


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kazar01
Mar 15 2008 02:08 pm

This great creativity on your part and I appreciate you sharing this invention with
us. I'm going to to take it to the next level and do some fantastic creations.
The skies the limit!


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I
Apr 9 2008 08:59 am

Nice lamp...


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People
Aug 29 2008 02:41 am

Cool as recycle stuff u don't want to something people want.


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Oct 1 2008 09:52 pm

This is an excellent idea! Thanks for the post. I love these kinds of hacks.


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Nov 23 2008 05:37 pm

cool idea


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Anonymous
Apr 19 2009 05:47 am

thats averry good idea !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*1


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Anonymous
Apr 25 2009 02:32 pm

It would like to know if the COMPACT DISC is pierced. As that it makes this linking.


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Anonymous
Jun 24 2009 11:24 am

Good 10;10


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ณัฐทิกา
Jul 31 2009 10:02 pm

เก่งมากเลยคะที่คิดได้


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Brini
Sep 14 2009 02:33 pm

legal adorei


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Guest
Dec 3 2009 11:24 am

fico muito legal eu vou fazer igual para o meu trabalho da escola eu espero levar nota 10 ne beijossssss


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