On or about 18 Nov 2003 13:33:32 -0800, Mikey allegedly wrote:

I would love to find a source of (or an effective way to
make) paper rings with a 1/2" hole in the middle to act as
preservative no-scratch cushions in-between the CDs. But I don't want
to play 'origami'. Anyone know of a 1/2" hole punch?

According to the specs, the center hole is 15mm which is a bit bigger than
1/2" (12.7mm).

I'm not sure it would be a good idea to have a spacer over the whole CD
area. CDs have a raised ring on the bottom for spacing them apart when
stacked. Any paper spacer would be flapping around in that space. It
would probably be best to make the outer diameter of the spacer about 35
to 40mm, to keep it within the clamping area, and not be able to touch the
data surface. You'd also want to make sure the paper is acid free if you
want to store it for any length of time.

Just as an aside, and a warning:
I recently had a few CDs sent to me in paper sleeves with cellophane
windows. They sat for several weeks while I was overseas. In the rather
hot and humid climate here, the cellophane stuck to the top surface of the
CDs, and most pulled the reflective layer away from the substrate when I
attempted to remove them from the sleeves. A couple just separated small
areas, leaving a visible pattern on the disc, but one took large areas of
the top with it. Either way, there was only one disc that was readable.


Noel Bachelor noelbachelorAT(From:_domain)
Language Recordings Inc (Darwin Australia)