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Do-It-Yourself, Repairs and Fixes

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So I was clearing my attic and stumbled upon 20-30 Old CD/DVDs. I’ve sorted them into 2 categories:

  1. flat out refuse to work
  2. work but are terribly scratched.

Are there any usages for these? (I also have the cheap plastic cases these come in)

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[–] nettle@mander.xyz 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I used to cut them up to use them as kaleidescope mirrors. (The reflected colours make them almost better than normal mirrors)

Edit: I just remembered another one! tie multiple along a string and hang it up as a bird scarer. (Bonus if you make some other place for the birds to be happy (as repayment))

[–] monovergent@lemmy.ml 2 points 13 hours ago
  • Mixing plates for epoxy
  • Target practice
  • Prop up a crooked lamp or piece of furniture
  • Use packing tape to strip off the reflective layer and admire the transparent disc
  • Corollary to above: cut out rectangular pieces as small windows for project enclosures
  • Corollary: replacement "lens" for flashlight
  • Crappy disposable frisbees
  • Use as reflectors to take revenge on neighbors for light pollution
[–] zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] convity@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)
  1. Put a CD/DVD on a surface
  2. Put a drink on CD/dvd
  3. ????
  4. Profit
[–] convity@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

My bad, had a brain fart when I first saw “coasters” 😂. Searched it up, apparently a pretty common repurpose.

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
  1. Roll CD on edge
  2. Make terrible pun about it being a roller coaster