Where can I get? / what to search for?

[#1]

Howdy folks..

You know when you buy a spindle pack of blank CDs or DVDs you usually get those dummy CDs that are transparent? That is what i'm after.

Any ideas where i can get these dummy CDs? - I need them for a project and i'm drilling 32mm holes through them. I don't really want to use real CDs because the silver stuff will get everywhere.

Thanks

7up

[#2]

Good question, I usually throw them away myself.

Maybe it would be worth posting a WANTED request in your local Freecycle Group, you're bound to get plenty of people offer you them. Failing that maybe contact Verbatim or some other disc manufacturer and ask nicely.

[#3]

It;s a bit of work, but if you soak cd's/dvd's in water with a little vinegar added you'll find that the silver (or other coloured backing) will come off. Overnight soaking is best. As for getting hold of some cd's that are no good, troll round car boots etc. for those 'freebies' that used to come through post advertising all sorts of stuff from internet packages to shareware progs.

Turps or ink removal stuff gets rid of the writing etc. on the front of the disk.

[#4]

There are people selling empty disc spindles on ebay. Might be worth asking if they come with the plastic disc spacer? I can see someone selling a pack of 10 small disc spindles for less than a tenner. Worth a try. I had no luck searching for this myself apart from ebay.

[#5]

@Pete11 

The OP is after the clear ones which are nothing more than the protection layer on the top and the bottom of a cake tub.

That's why he doesn't want to use normal discs because when he drills them it will make a mess.

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I never mentioned using real discs. I said to ask ebay sellers if the cheap spindles being sold include the spacer plastic disc.

[#7]

@jaread83

My mistake, sorry!

I was reading it from my emails and had quite a few as usual. I seem to get all the edited posts which gets confusing.

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@MKSlinky wrote:
I seem to get all the edited posts which gets confusing.

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This is a bug I am having Lithium look into at the moment. Apologies for this.

[#9]

https://www.simplyplastics.com/catalog/discs/polycarbonate-round-discs/clear-polycarbonate-disc/c-24... may help

[#10]

@jaread83

Does that Lithium bug also effect billing? Since I signed up to Plusnet 2 or 3 years ago I always get 2 x Bill Notifications and 2 x Referral Discount Notifications. Good job they're not printed on paper... 

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@Oldjim wrote:

https://www.simplyplastics.com/catalog/discs/polycarbonate-round-discs/clear-polycarbonate-disc/c-24... may help

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OJ I don't know how you always come up with these things but you always post top dollar stuff!

[#12]

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@jaread83 wrote:

This is a bug I am having Lithium look into at the moment. Apologies for this.

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Might I suggest an upgrade to XenForo? It works a hell of a lot better than lithium, much more user-friendly and doesn't have this annoying quote thing that inserts lines and blank spaces that muck up the replies...

[#13]

@7up all I did was use Google to search for what you actually wanted which in this case was "clear plastic discs" and it was the top result

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@Oldjim wrote:

@7up all I did was use Google to search for what you actually wanted which in this case was "clear plastic discs" and it was the top result

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Ah! Clever and a good find but technically not actually the clear transparent CDs i was after lol.

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@Oldjim wrote:

https://www.simplyplastics.com... 

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Add my vote for Simply Plastics. I've used them before and had good service.