I use the Viewpak sleeves for all my CDs and found Aluminum tool cases at either Home Depot or Costco for about $15. I made dividers for the toolkit and each one can store about 300 CDs. Don
Replace CD jewel boxes with archival sleeves?
Hi, folks:
I would like to reduce the volume and weight of my large CD collection by getting rid of the jewel cases. I still play CDs on my main system and want them to be easily accessible. The primary options seem to be paper or plastic sleeves that can be used stand-alone or in a 3-ring binder. I could also use the thin jewel cases, but they would still be heavy and would not show the side content flap on the side of the CD.
I've researched various products. Here are a few products I found:
Univenture polypropelyne jewel pack
http://homepage.mac.com/amurnieks/acmin ... eeves.html
Univenture archival sleeve
http://www.planetdj.com/i--10196
Tyvek window sleeve with flap
http://www.buskerdoo.com/catalog/tyvek- ... ap-33.html
http://www.cddimensions.com/Tyvek-CD-Sl ... YV-WINDOW/
Viewpack XD 2 pocket polypropylene sleeve
http://www.sleevetown.com/multi-disc-cd-sleeves.shtml
http://www.univenture.com/shop/viewpak_ ... sleeve.php
CD binders and sleeves
http://www.sleevetown.com/cd-binders.shtml
- If I use sleeves, one concern is what material to use? They are made in vinyl, polypropelyne, and paper. Buskerdoo recommends paper sleeves for long-term archival, saying that CDs can stick to plastic over time. My experience is that polypropelyne would be better (and less smelly) than vinyl. Not sure if it is better than paper.
http://www.buskerdoo.com/html/articles/ ... g_CDs.html
- If I use sleeves, I would prefer a dual sleeve - one that holds both the CD and the paper insert (CD cover sheet). I suppose I could use single CD sleeves and tape the cover sheets to the sleeves.
What have others done? Recommendations?
Cheers,
Fred
I would like to reduce the volume and weight of my large CD collection by getting rid of the jewel cases. I still play CDs on my main system and want them to be easily accessible. The primary options seem to be paper or plastic sleeves that can be used stand-alone or in a 3-ring binder. I could also use the thin jewel cases, but they would still be heavy and would not show the side content flap on the side of the CD.
I've researched various products. Here are a few products I found:
Univenture polypropelyne jewel pack
http://homepage.mac.com/amurnieks/acmin ... eeves.html
Univenture archival sleeve
http://www.planetdj.com/i--10196
Tyvek window sleeve with flap
http://www.buskerdoo.com/catalog/tyvek- ... ap-33.html
http://www.cddimensions.com/Tyvek-CD-Sl ... YV-WINDOW/
Viewpack XD 2 pocket polypropylene sleeve
http://www.sleevetown.com/multi-disc-cd-sleeves.shtml
http://www.univenture.com/shop/viewpak_ ... sleeve.php
CD binders and sleeves
http://www.sleevetown.com/cd-binders.shtml
- If I use sleeves, one concern is what material to use? They are made in vinyl, polypropelyne, and paper. Buskerdoo recommends paper sleeves for long-term archival, saying that CDs can stick to plastic over time. My experience is that polypropelyne would be better (and less smelly) than vinyl. Not sure if it is better than paper.
http://www.buskerdoo.com/html/articles/ ... g_CDs.html
- If I use sleeves, I would prefer a dual sleeve - one that holds both the CD and the paper insert (CD cover sheet). I suppose I could use single CD sleeves and tape the cover sheets to the sleeves.
What have others done? Recommendations?
Cheers,
Fred