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HOW TO - CDs to dumbells

Michelle @ CRAFT writes:

Amy wrote in about Danny Seo's project where he turned old cds into dumbbells. No tools are required and with just 150 CDs, a threaded rod and bolts you can make a 10 pound weight.

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Posted by: wat on August 13, 2008 at 2:18 AM

I think buying a 10 pound dumbell would be cheaper. Or one could fill empty soda bottles with sand.

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Posted by: Nate on August 13, 2008 at 4:11 AM

Buy? There is no buy here my friend. There is only to make, or make not.

Finally a use for AOL cds!

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Posted by: Anonymous on August 13, 2008 at 9:18 AM

Um, I guess 10 pounds is not too much weight, but you're gunna want pretty tough hands to use this dumbell, given the threaded rod handles. My office-worker-soft hands would be pretty sore at the end of the workout. Maybe some tape or foam around the handles?

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Posted by: Andy on August 23, 2008 at 4:00 PM

Needs more weight

Anyone got any Laserdiscs hanging around?

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