HOW TO – CDs to dumbells

cd dumbbells

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.

8 thoughts on “HOW TO – CDs to dumbells

  1. wat says:

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

  2. Nate says:

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

    Finally a use for AOL cds!

  3. Anonymous says:

    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?

  4. Andy says:

    Anyone got any Laserdiscs hanging around?

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Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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