Cd-r Storage

[toddiscool]

I am just filling up books of cd's too fast now, and it is costing me a fortune for the damn books, plus them being big and in the way. I am trying to find something a little more convenient.

Ideas I have come up with are... taking a 2 ring binder spine out and mounting it under my television stand, then using pages from the books to creat like a flip thingy.

Cons of this idea - would not be able to hang as many sheets as I would need.
- the weight would be on the openings of the rings, probably
too much weight

Idea #2.. same idea spine from a two ring binder, mounting it on a wall and builing a deep box around it to support the sheets. This woudl allow alot of pages, conveint and out of the way.

Cons of this idea - I cannot build a damn thing.
- I live is a studless building so I could not hang the thing properly.

Anyways just wondering if anyone has anything creative they use. I need something for around my tv, hanging under tv stand would be cool, but I like on the wall to. And something for my computer room - I have no ideas for the computer room.

I want them to be easily browsable, while out of the way. Just let me know what u use if it is not a binder or spindel.

PS. I am not at allintrested in the cd, rolledex things that plug into your usb drive. (although a good idea, I am sure they are a pain in the ass to find the cd you were just browsing.)

[ilw]

I didn't really follow your descriptions but nevermind.... By cd 'books' do u mean those cd wallets which hold up to 300 cds? If so how many cdr's are u going through to say that they're costing u a fortune

[toddiscool]

Yeah I mean the cd wallets, I use the 128's after that they are just too big and in the way. Heavier than I care to lift. I burn alot of movies/software/games... alot.

Ya i know the description were not great, I did not go into detail because the ideas were not very good either ... kinda of a draged out intro into the question. I tend to do that, online character flaw.

[3rd gen noob]

draw some nice picture diagrams...that might help

[toddiscool]

Like yours on your dsl set up

Ok I will, but after I will have to retrakt my make fun of yours.

[toddiscool]

Idea one ... under tv stand



Idea 2, mounted to wall



Both of these ideas are not that good, I was kinda hopin that someone had something that they had that was good.

[vivitron 15]

get a load of the plastic thingys and take the sleeves out, like you said, and get a giant piece of wood...superglue all the wallets to it, and then stick the wood to the wall somehow...then theyre all on show

[3rd gen noob]

those diagrams look pretty good
i was kind of hoping they were really bad, so i could laugh at them...

one question about the first design though...how would the cd's be held in position in the binder?
wouldn't they just fall out?

[toddiscool]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@9 September 2003 - 12:05
one question about the first design though...how would the cd's be held in position in the binder?
wouldn't they just fall out?

Yeah I though that, As said in my con for it. All the weight would be on the "hinge of the binder" With that one I would either need to find something made for that or come up with something. I really do not like it anyway.

In looking at my diagram of 2 I am starting to like that, the problem is though that unless i can d'ld a frame i would cut my finger off trying to cut the wood with a bread Knife.
I was kinda hoping to find somethig commercial like this, maybee i could make it?
Dont even think about stealing I alreaddy have the patent on it.

Actually I may just try that one, see how it turns out.

BTW: has onyone ever seen just normal pages onsale looseleaf like that? I am sure that i could find them online, but the s&h would cost more than the pages.

[lynx]

Originally posted by toddiscool@9 September 2003 - 11:43
BTW: has onyone ever seen just normal pages onsale looseleaf like that? I am sure that i could find them online, but the s&h would cost more than the pages.

Try Staples.

They have some economy ones at £3.39 for a pack of 10 (holds 40 cds).
If you want to search online, look for 'cd wallets'

Edit: when you've found what you want, go buy them in the store.