If I were to do this again, I would use adhesive spray to glue two CD's back to back for each side. This shade turned out a little too flimsy. I melted their edges together with a soldering iron. Don't use a soldering iron that you dearly love on this project.
Slashdot Mirror
You can make an isodecahedron with just 50 AOL CDs. They make good lamp shade: http://vonmoo.com/gallery/aollamp.html
If I were to do this again, I would use adhesive spray to glue two CD's back to back for each side. This shade turned out a little too flimsy. I melted their edges together with a soldering iron. Don't use a soldering iron that you dearly love on this project.