tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post7526473740279499572..comments2024-03-28T10:34:56.034-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: The Great Organiser Hole Spacing Conspiracy RevisitedLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-25071180767403208032024-02-27T18:47:25.993-05:002024-02-27T18:47:25.993-05:00Hi, great work here, I used a Deskfax when I was w...Hi, great work here, I used a Deskfax when I was working and am now taking a step back into the analogue world! If I have a 6 ring A5 Filofax, apart from the standard A5 refills, what smaller paper will also fit it? I am asking because I'd quite like to carry a smaller Filofax around with me and then put some of the pages from that into the "home" A5 Filofax to keep them. What wouldQuentinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-73581685841589856712023-11-02T14:54:15.592-04:002023-11-02T14:54:15.592-04:00Well there are lots of other posts with hopefully ...Well there are lots of other posts with hopefully the answers to any of your questions. But we have a couple of Q&A posts every Tuesday and Friday. Please feel free to comment with any questions you might have. Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-53587090783327706882023-11-02T14:43:49.450-04:002023-11-02T14:43:49.450-04:00Down the rabbit hole of binder shopping as mine ha...Down the rabbit hole of binder shopping as mine has broken and I wound up here...this has been the most helpful thing I have seen all day. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-21148435397102993172023-05-07T12:44:12.614-04:002023-05-07T12:44:12.614-04:00Samir
That sounds interesting. Drop me an email: p...Samir<br />That sounds interesting. Drop me an email: philofaxy at gmail dot com <br />Thanks<br />SteveSteve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-94016639095587552023-05-06T21:47:32.773-04:002023-05-06T21:47:32.773-04:00Steve
I am in the process of making a combined “Pl...Steve<br />I am in the process of making a combined “Planner with Address indexing” system.<br />And I would like to know if I may be able to send you a copy.<br />Thank you.<br />Samir [Sat 7 May 23]<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-78427145591088888432022-05-16T08:46:12.489-04:002022-05-16T08:46:12.489-04:00You're a life saver. I just bought a binder an...You're a life saver. I just bought a binder and some refills from my local 100円 store only to discover that the binder uses one type of spacing while the refills use another. Thank goodness an angel whispered in my ear to get a hole puncher too, because I need it. It was just a dollar (not even, these days), but I'm not one to waste *anything*.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-45285267512352878162021-08-03T09:33:34.238-04:002021-08-03T09:33:34.238-04:00Hi Audrey
You might find my post on 'Popular P...Hi Audrey<br />You might find my post on 'Popular Paper Sizes' of interest might help with answering your questions. <br />https://philofaxy.blogspot.com/2021/03/page-sizes-revision.html<br />There is a page you can print off I'm always referring to it!<br />SteveSteve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-54141603868176204972021-07-29T09:16:59.796-04:002021-07-29T09:16:59.796-04:00So much detailed information about such a random a...So much detailed information about such a random and odd topic, I can not believe my good fortune! This is amazing, Steve is amazing.<br />When I clicked the link for the ring/hole spacing variations I exclaimed a ridiculous string of curse words, a sudden and involuntary reaction, I'm sure. Crass perhaps, but also... probably completely appropriate.<br />I do have a question if I may? This Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09736777820965733065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-46020113443004581912021-04-06T12:33:00.480-04:002021-04-06T12:33:00.480-04:00I can't tell you how much I appreciate your re...I can't tell you how much I appreciate your research!! I still have an address/phone binder (not refillable) my dad gave me in 1985, now falling apart. Recently at a thrift store I found a six ring refillable binder in like-new condition, including a zipper compartment (that had four old coins in it such as a 1937 Indian Head nickle...) and places for credit cards - but with no pages - and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403805678792489675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-21975792715300865902020-12-29T17:34:20.421-05:002020-12-29T17:34:20.421-05:00Thankyou for the post Steve, made me brave enough ...Thankyou for the post Steve, made me brave enough to try hole punching for my mini filofaxLenora Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561693181096859418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-68591210494630481642019-10-30T19:04:52.959-04:002019-10-30T19:04:52.959-04:00Thanks for the responses, Steve. For some reason, ...Thanks for the responses, Steve. For some reason, I didn't see them at the time. I'll look for the US 7 ring invoice binder.Timecheckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655966328174898998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-54050777849119025762019-09-02T03:33:01.077-04:002019-09-02T03:33:01.077-04:00The given format with 1 inch within the groups, an...The given format with 1 inch within the groups, and 1.5 inch center distance sounds strange.<br />The 7-ring formats you found on my site would be "Franklin Covey Classic" or "Day-Timer Desk", both with 216x140mm standard paper size.<br />There is also an outdated aviation documents format with the same spacing called "AERAD 7SPUS":<br />https://www.amazon.de/Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-87407113908959683042019-09-01T11:04:22.073-04:002019-09-01T11:04:22.073-04:00I've found one that is called US 7-Ring Invoic...I've found one that is called US 7-Ring Invoice (Organizer) that is 1 inch 1 inch, ¾ inch ¾ inch 1 inch 1 inch. So the correct hole spacing but with the additional ring in the middle of the page. But I don't know which company as yet that used that format. I will update the comment here if I find out. <br />I'm not aware of any binder with adjustable rings. <br />An alternative will Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-91956078596185907012019-09-01T05:54:17.197-04:002019-09-01T05:54:17.197-04:00Do you happen to know what country the paper was s...Do you happen to know what country the paper was sold in originally? <br /><br />I have a page that isn't published here that has many more hole spacing combinations. I will check yours when I get a chance today. Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-21712974741444644292019-09-01T00:54:52.393-04:002019-09-01T00:54:52.393-04:00I have some paper 1945-49 era that is 95x179mm wit...I have some paper 1945-49 era that is 95x179mm with two groups of 3 rings. 1 inch or 25mm between the rings, and 1.5 in or 45mm between the groups. I'm looking for a binder for this size. Is there such a thing as a small binder with adjustable rings?Timecheckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655966328174898998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-91193170671515428122017-03-01T12:27:23.779-05:002017-03-01T12:27:23.779-05:00Yes that is always going to be a problem. The smal...Yes that is always going to be a problem. The smaller the rings the thinner they are. I have a Filofax Pocket only punch and that does punch smaller holes compared to the others. <br />Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-89811120077706625512017-03-01T12:24:29.776-05:002017-03-01T12:24:29.776-05:00Great visual aids, Steve. I have bookmarked this p...Great visual aids, Steve. I have bookmarked this page. One thing I find not addressed, is the Guage of the holes for the rings. My Rapesco punch makes holes so wide for my pocket and mini size, the the pages wobble in the planner. I have resorted to finding a single-hole punch that creates a 3/16th inch hole. I think single-hole punching is tedious. Sharondippityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823126004072209972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-86057583162212432482017-02-15T12:45:58.692-05:002017-02-15T12:45:58.692-05:00Loving that diagram ! Many thanks too Steve for al...Loving that diagram ! Many thanks too Steve for all the info & for always being there to help when I need an immediate answer regarding the Rapesco punches - I always direct my customers to your blog - Regards~ GillEvans @13HickoryDock Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528897066470048378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-54900371338399945612017-02-15T11:09:57.196-05:002017-02-15T11:09:57.196-05:00Waow ! Incredible ! I took a look at the page you ...Waow ! Incredible ! I took a look at the page you mentioned, from Hans, it is HUGE ! Never would I have imagined there were so many standards, so many variants, so many lookalikes and differences ! Thank you for all these informations !Emmashell1https://www.blogger.com/profile/14207959937569601712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-6956569834005416812017-02-15T09:31:00.626-05:002017-02-15T09:31:00.626-05:00Great post, Steve.
Adding a historical North Am...Great post, Steve. <br /><br />Adding a historical North American twist, there have been three standard pocket binder sizes readily available in North America for probably 100 years or more. <br />5"x3" (127x76mm) that use the 6 equally spaced 3/4" (19mm) ring sets that the Filofax pocket use. The 5x3" format is still widely available in loose leaf and bound formats.<br />6Alan Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163255067102493914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-83302474814574660052017-02-15T09:24:14.619-05:002017-02-15T09:24:14.619-05:00Time Manager (TMI) deliberately opted for "pe...Time Manager (TMI) deliberately opted for "personal" ring spacing when they introduced their A5. This meant that Personal (they call it "Original" size leaves could be inserted in their A5 binders without problem.Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-51351055783137994332017-02-15T07:40:24.554-05:002017-02-15T07:40:24.554-05:00Thank you for this thoroughly detailed write-up an...Thank you for this thoroughly detailed write-up and diagram! I develop an eye-twitch when I see people online referring to their half-letter Franklin Planners or DayTimers as the A5 size. :)<br /><br />Heather<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-31006333781902990352017-02-15T07:29:31.250-05:002017-02-15T07:29:31.250-05:00It's worth noting that the sizes of pocket ins...It's worth noting that the sizes of pocket inserts vary by manufacturer - Mulberry 76mm width, Smythson are 126 mm by 82 mm.<br /><br />Hole sizes also differ which in effect changes the spacing. Whilst you can use pocket sized inserts in an alternative manufacturer's binder, mixing and matching means that the inserts lay differently within the binder. If you have ever tried to line up a Filohackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759322156534325259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-9169814299113613352017-02-15T06:30:58.812-05:002017-02-15T06:30:58.812-05:00Yes, I can confirm this as I have been using a Fil...Yes, I can confirm this as I have been using a Filofax Clipbook for business note taking, whilst using such a 4 ring A5 ring book as my collecting reference material binder. I had to re-punch every single sheet for the transfer until I found A5 notepaper from the BIND brand with economy paper quality but pre-punched holes that fit both types of ring books. I also believe that the inserts of Feld Effekthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144581927283404575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-90110559692240333812017-02-15T06:17:31.177-05:002017-02-15T06:17:31.177-05:00You are very welcome :-) and I can understand the ...You are very welcome :-) and I can understand the challenge arising from these two measurement standards. My brain is wired within the metric system from early school years on. That made it impossible for me to shift it to the inch and stone agenda, during my time in the UK and in the Republic of Ireland. Feld Effekthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144581927283404575noreply@blogger.com