Is there a secret to successfully cutting CDs?
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Liz Wilcher
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When I've tried to cut cds, they crack and are unusable. Is there a secret to cutting them?
7 answers
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You need a really good pair of scissors. Try kitchen shears.
KatAych
on Mar 01, 2016
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Plastic cutting scissors I know the look small but several DIY projects for CD recycling mention them - say you can even cut curves. What you going to do?
Tanya L M
on Mar 02, 2016
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I have stamped on them and turned them into pins. But first I heat the CD with my heat gun. Cuts much easier when it is warm.
AZ Stamper
on Mar 02, 2016
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If you boul them first you can cut shapes ehile they are warm. Be sure to separate the clear side from the halgraphic side first to make the process a lot easier.
Jill
on Mar 02, 2016
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If you have a Band Saw, use the smallest (1/4) Blade you can get with the most teeth (TPI). It SHOULD work. I've used it for other plastics and it works fine.
LVReid
on Mar 02, 2016
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Try using a glass cutter. It gently rolls a blade over the CD. You have to roll it several times until you can hold both sides and snap it apart.
Rosemary Wood Nelson
on Mar 02, 2016
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Heat...heat them up in a toaster oven or use a heat gun. A wood burning tool works also.
Sharyn Diaz
on Mar 02, 2016
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