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Recycle a CD Spindle into a Desk Lamp
When you’ve burned through the last of that 100 CD spindle there’s nothing left to do with it but chuck it in the bin; unless you apply a little DIY spirit to it and recycle it into a glowing desk lamp.
DIY magazine ReadyMade share a tutorial for turning your and old spindle into a lamp. You’ll need an empty CD spindle case, a drill, and a simple lamp assembly from the hardware store. Check out the link below for the full guide.
CD Spindle Lamp [ReadyMade via Unpluggd]
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- By Jason Fitzpatrick on 01/26/11
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Finally, a techie use for tech junk :)
I just cut the spindle off of it, turned it upside down, and used it as a small local trash bin. Great for small bits of paper, reciepts, candy wrappers, orange peels, and tissues when I get a cold.
@Me: I cut the spindle off and use them as storage containers too!
The 1st thing I thought when I saw this was…led’s. It would make a nice little computer-powered desk lamp. I haven’t done it but I already have more than a few ideas how to go about it. And it would be an excellent project for Greenies and their children, especially.
I use old CD spindles for holding all sorts of screws and nuts in my workshop. Just insert a couple of screws into the black base (after cutting off the long sticky-out bit) and then it’s easy to simply twist off the actual container. Plus it’s all see-through so no guessing what’s in the tin.