Old Dust Posted July 17, 2011 Report Posted July 17, 2011 I was going thru some old scroll magazines and found an article on cutting CD's. Since I had a stack of them saved from mailings I got a few years ago, Thought I would give it a try. The article suggested 'no reverse blades'. I agree. Also use #1 or 0/2. Since I did not have any 'no reverse' that size, I decided to try anyway. Bad Idea. I broke a number of them on the first 2 cuttings. Tried #5 FD Polar. Worked much better. Also set your speed to the slowest you can, otherwise the blade will just reseal what you just cut. The photo has a quarter in it to give a size comparison. John Old Dust Quote
Helenm2807 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Great work John. I love the Kokopelli designs - theres' something about them that always make me smile. Doing them out of CD's is a great way of recycling as well. H. Quote
wombatie Posted July 21, 2011 Report Posted July 21, 2011 They are terrific John well done, and thanks for the tips. I have been saving old CD's for a few years now and one day I will cut them, at least that is what I keep telling myself. LOL Marg Quote
shutterbug Posted July 28, 2011 Report Posted July 28, 2011 when you cut the CD's, did you stack, layer, tape...? Quote
DWSUDEKUM Posted July 28, 2011 Report Posted July 28, 2011 Looking Good John. Don't know if you sandwich the cds in anything but I have cut some between 1/8 ply and they came out decent. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW Quote
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