CD and DVD Roms contain a variety of electronic components and motors that might be useful for other projects.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO7-pSsbCP0-0:00 CDROM drive as audio player
• https://hackaday.io/project/24905-using-old-cd-drive-as-a-music-player CDROM drive as music player

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO7-pSsbCP0-5:36 CDROM drive as laser wood inscriber
• https://www.instructables.com/Pocket-laser-engraver/ Pocket Laser Engraver
• https://www.instructables.com/Arduino-3-axis-Mini-Lazer-Paper-Cutter/

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO7-pSsbCP0-11:24 CDROM drive as 2D plotter
• https://www.instructables.com/Dot-Matrix-Printer-from-a-CDDVD-Reader-with-Arduin/ Dot Matrix Printer From a CD/DVD Reader With Arduino
• https://www.instructables.com/Printer-from-a-CD-reader/ Printer From a CD Reader
• https://www.instructables.com/floppy-drawbot/ Floppy Drawbot
• https://www.instructables.com/Frankenstein-Laser-Engraver/ Frankenstein Laser Engraver
• https://grbl-plotter.de/ GRBL-Plotter graphic converter code
• https://www.instructables.com/DIY-BioPrinter/ DIY BioPrinter
• https://www.instructables.com/Poor-Mans-3D-Printer/ Poor Man's 3D Printer

• https://www.instructables.com/Things-to-build-out-of-CDDVD-Drives/ Things to Build Out of CD/DVD-Drives
• https://www.instructables.com/Arduino-CDROM-BLDC-Motor-Driver-Enhanced-Performan/ Arduino CDROM BLDC Motor Driver, Enhanced Performance
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070203233549/http://www.flyelectric.ukgateway.net/cdrom.htm CD-Rom motors

• https://www.instructables.com/CD-Art/ CD Art

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