Upcycled Floppy Disks ~ Box

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  Step 1

  I recommend the Crop-a-Dile, that’s a big hole punch and eyelet setting tool. For the box, choose the smaller punch size.

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  Step 2

  Take four disks and punch holes where the arrows in my picture point to the small round indentions. On the other edge, put the little square switch to “write protected”, then you’ll have two holes in the disk without even punching :D

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  Step 3

  Attach the disks to each other by inserting the cable ties by threading them through the holes. The fasteners should be positioned inside the resulting box.

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  Step 4

  When you pull the cable ties tight, one disk should sit on the other in a right angle.

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  Step 5

  That’s what it looks like from the inside. You can cut off the excess plastic with your scissors.

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  Step 6

  Here’s a diagram (representing a view from above) how the disks should be attached to each other.

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  Step 7

  Now you can attach the bottom. Turn your box around and lay the fifth disk on top. Now take the sharpie and mark two points close to the edge where you’ll punch the holes. Some disks have small indentions (as can be seen in the next picture) which you can take as an orientation. On the disks which you’ll affix the bottom disk to, mark two points like shown in the picture.

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  Step 8

  Don’t punch too close to the edge or the plastic will split. Punch the holes into the box as well.

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  Step 9

  Here you can see where the holes for the bottom should be punched.
  Attach the bottom to the walls of the box in the same manner as before, leaving the ends of the cable ties inside the box. Cut off excess ties with scissors.

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  Step 10

  Done! these boxes are quite large and offer space for big office tools like staplers.
  So how do you like it? I’m looking forward to your comments :D

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Carol L. · Grants Pass, Oregon, US 14th June 2014

i have so many floppy discs waiting to be up-cycled into something.. i think i will try adding some duck-tape with cool designs and colors.. thanks for the idea!!!

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Anke A. · Wernau, Baden-Württemberg, DE · 15 projects 14th December 2010

Thanks for all the faves and the comments

What I like most about the boxes is what's written on the labels. Things like "Installation Disk 1 of 4" crack me up...

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WitchArachne · Wollongong, New South Wales, AU · 3 projects 13th December 2010

OK that's cool! I have plenty of floppy disks lying around that I just couldn't throw out due to geeky nostalgia. Now I know what I can do with them

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PIN-UP ^alex^ · 20 projects 12th December 2010

how clever! i hadn't seen a floppy disk in years! i remeber when i used to save my school work in these instead of a USB... god i feel old lol <3

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Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects 11th December 2010

i have seen more of this, but never a real good tute, sooo thank for your great tute, i have that same tool too, i love him so i can make the box now too;-D
only finding some time;-D
thank you for sharing this;-D!!!!

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Rebecca a. 11th December 2010

Love this! Im so making this for my dad!

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