DIY
WORKSHOP
CD/DVD PARTS CONTAINER
A new twist on the old baby-food jar
organizer. By Steve Stofiel
If you’re organizationally challenged like me, then
you probably have a garage or shop full of tools and
parts that are just everywhere. That’s how it used
to be for me; whenever I needed some tool from my
shop for a project around the house, it usually took
longer to round up everything I needed than it did to
actually do the job.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS
Empty CD/DVD containers The base has a spindle
that holds all the CDs or DVDs; the clear plastic
cover snaps onto the base with a twist.
nuts, bolts, and other small parts. It was easy to
see what was in them and they were always within
reach.
A company I worked for provided a CD/DVD
duplication service. They had boxes of empty CD/
DVD containers they would throw out. I remembered the baby food jars and thought, why not use
115 Make:
