Krause and Moterm Rings

This is an update of a post I did about 5 years ago, a few things have changed in that time, these changes are reflected in this post. 

Krause rings are considered to be the best available. I use them in all my 'expensive' organisers 

When they haven't come fitted with Krause rings I've fitted them myself. It is a relatively easy job to do. With the right tools and the skills it only takes a few minutes to swap out the old rings and install the new ones.

I did this video a while ago which shows the essential things you need to know about changing rings.

I have also done a more recent video, which builds on the experience of changing lots of these rings. 

Until recently obtaining Krause rings wasn't a simple task... all that has changed though.

Van der Spek have now made the Krause rings available to order on their web shop.  All Van der Spek organisers come fitted with Krause rings including their excellent 'Touch Me' range.  You will find Krause rings in the Accessories section of the Van der Spek website here

Petra has supplied this useful photo of the rear side of each mechanism so you can compare them to the ones you already have to make sure they will fit your organiser. 

Points worth noting as follows:

• Junior is the same as Filofax Pocket and Gillio Pocket (same spacing as well). 
• Please note that the 20/25mm pocket rings are not interchangeable with the 16 mm pocket rings, the mounting points are a different distance apart. Therefore to use the 20 or 25mm rings the internal mounting plate would need to be changed as well. 
• Senior is the same as Mulberry Agenda and used for A6 organisers including the Gillio A6.
• Standard is the same as Filofax Personal and Gillio Medium
• A5 is the same as Filofax/Gillio A5, but note the three mounting points with the latch in the middle. Older A5's had only 2 mounting points not three as in this current design. 

Gold rings are available at extra cost because they are gold plated to order or they get them done in small batches. 

Thank you to Petra Van der Spek for the photographs and for making the rings available on their web site.

For details of the full range of Van der Spek products see their site.

If your organiser isn't fitted with this type of ring mechanism, there are some alternatives available. 

If you have a ring mechanism that is riveted on the following type might be a suitable bolt on replacement. 

I have bought some Moterm Ring Mechs via AliExpress, they are acceptable quality and the cost including shipping is very reasonable. 

You will need to check the spacing of the securing rivets compared to the Moterm bolting points. They are very easy to fit once you have removed the old rings. 

You will find the details here: AliExpress Moterm

If you do have to make new holes to fit the Moterm rings, you could fill the old holes with a similar type of domed nut and bolt arrangement, similar to the ones that Moterm supply to fit their rings. See the picture below. 

Moterm rings with their fixings, very easy to attach. 

What ever sort of ring mechanism you have, if you have any questions about them and this post hasn't answered your questions. Drop a comment down below or email me steve at philofaxy dot com and I will do my best to help you out.