Hi Joe, these are still used as stamp albums, it's cool to see them so cheap and in A5 size. One idea from stamp albums - make a sheet that wraps around your loose pages, like a loose cover. Then insert the entire block into the springback. That should help keep your pages lined up and make taking them in and out of the binder easier. One more tip: overstuffing the binder will weaken and eventually break the springs, so stay inside the listed limits. Good luck! 🙂
I've had a binder like that since the 1960s or maybe the 1950s (I am a time traveller). It was sold as a stamp album, and have always kept it in that mode. It still works fine.
Hi Joe. Here in Germany the Veloflex binders can be found at most stationary shops for 9-14 EUR (10-15 USD) in A5 and A4 size. In the past they were avalable in different spine sizes (10, 20 and 40 mm) but nowadays I can only find the 20mm version. For heavier paper they are not so confortable since the paper will not lie flat. I use them mostly with paper up to 80 gsm (for 52 gsm Tomoe River paper they are really good). I hope they will become more popular in the US now. Greetings from Germany.
I've used one of these often- pull out the included front/back page sleeve, then pack your pages in to that before sticking them all back into the spine together. This makes it easy to keep the pages lined up nicely when you load them in.
I never knew something like this existed. Feels like a more convenient option to carry around and to even store on a shelf. I'm using just two ring binders, both A4 and A5 size, and they cause strain to the pages while standing up.
you could use wider paper as you have a lot of unused space towards the edges of the covers. You could cut the paper so that you have it wide enough to fit into the spring spine plus have the rest of each sheet as wide as full A5, if not wider maybe. This would make it look a lot neater and much more like a real book. I agree you should not flinch at paying for a home for your creative energy.
Nice review Joe. This looks like a great tool, though I'm not keen on the rounded spine. I also journal on unbound paper of the same size, so it seems like a great option. Thanks!
It looks like you did succeed in making the pages dislodge a bit with all of that jostling -- looking at them sticking out of the top towards the end of the video. Then again, you were simulating a VeloFlex being attacked by a grizzly bear.
Was that a ball point pen? Meh, that was an aside. My "real" question/comment is a) whether you've had experience with the Leuchturm springback--I think it's only available as A4--and b) if you can advise on the A5 size in the context of using horizontally halved 8.5 X 11 paper, which seems convenient since it is ubiquitous and possibly more economical. Anyway, the latter consideration is why I am looking at A5. The Sorta binder (which I haven't researched yet), is said to be slightly larger than the A5 @ 6.25 X 8.5 or so, which would definitely accommodate the 8.5 X 11 paper halved.
I haven’t tried the Leuchturn spring back, but since US letter size folded in half is 8.5 inches on the long side but A5 is only 8.27 inches, I’m not sure it would fit, not knowing how much extra leeway they provide.
Why not just use one of those plastic page protectors that already has three holes in them instead of buying a completely different binder? That way you don't have to punch holes in the page, but you can still put it in the three ring binder.
Hi, not cheap, is it possible to make something with binder clip and cardboard, a diy version of it? I would like to have your thought on how to erase ink from Book paper, is it possible to erase the letters to re use the paper with an tapewriter ? I try sanding, don't work it make juste a lot of hole. Thanks to you, hi from 🇨🇵
I like your idea of a binder clip and cardboard, that’s an inexpensive DIY solution. Permanent ink doesn’t come off paper easily, it absorbs into the paper fibers.
I know it's impossible to re-use the inked papers but I like to think one day it will be possible to recycle it. I thought about the binder clip but i cannot figure out how to included the binder clip in the biding and made it simple to use like the one you show in your video. Otherwise, i watch your last video, why not use a phone index from the 70 's to class by alphabetic order the localisation of your stuff. Did your ever experiment with a tracing wheel to make some detachable paper for your note book. Salutation. Thomas @@Joe_VanCleave ki
Hi Joe, these are still used as stamp albums, it's cool to see them so cheap and in A5 size. One idea from stamp albums - make a sheet that wraps around your loose pages, like a loose cover. Then insert the entire block into the springback. That should help keep your pages lined up and make taking them in and out of the binder easier. One more tip: overstuffing the binder will weaken and eventually break the springs, so stay inside the listed limits. Good luck! 🙂
I've had a binder like that since the 1960s or maybe the 1950s (I am a time traveller). It was sold as a stamp album, and have always kept it in that mode. It still works fine.
Hi Joe. Here in Germany the Veloflex binders can be found at most stationary shops for 9-14 EUR (10-15 USD) in A5 and A4 size. In the past they were avalable in different spine sizes (10, 20 and 40 mm) but nowadays I can only find the 20mm version. For heavier paper they are not so confortable since the paper will not lie flat. I use them mostly with paper up to 80 gsm (for 52 gsm Tomoe River paper they are really good). I hope they will become more popular in the US now. Greetings from Germany.
I've used one of these often- pull out the included front/back page sleeve, then pack your pages in to that before sticking them all back into the spine together. This makes it easy to keep the pages lined up nicely when you load them in.
Thank you, Chris!
I never knew something like this existed. Feels like a more convenient option to carry around and to even store on a shelf.
I'm using just two ring binders, both A4 and A5 size, and they cause strain to the pages while standing up.
I still have my letter size spring back thing from my college days, 1960s. Made by National (who made my favorite notebooks).
you could use wider paper as you have a lot of unused space towards the edges of the covers. You could cut the paper so that you have it wide enough to fit into the spring spine plus have the rest of each sheet as wide as full A5, if not wider maybe. This would make it look a lot neater and much more like a real book. I agree you should not flinch at paying for a home for your creative energy.
Nice review Joe. This looks like a great tool, though I'm not keen on the rounded spine. I also journal on unbound paper of the same size, so it seems like a great option. Thanks!
It looks like you did succeed in making the pages dislodge a bit with all of that jostling -- looking at them sticking out of the top towards the end of the video. Then again, you were simulating a VeloFlex being attacked by a grizzly bear.
I suspect they’ll hold up well under normal use! 😊
Was that a ball point pen? Meh, that was an aside. My "real" question/comment is a) whether you've had experience with the Leuchturm springback--I think it's only available as A4--and b) if you can advise on the A5 size in the context of using horizontally halved 8.5 X 11 paper, which seems convenient since it is ubiquitous and possibly more economical. Anyway, the latter consideration is why I am looking at A5. The Sorta binder (which I haven't researched yet), is said to be slightly larger than the A5 @ 6.25 X 8.5 or so, which would definitely accommodate the 8.5 X 11 paper halved.
I haven’t tried the Leuchturn spring back, but since US letter size folded in half is 8.5 inches on the long side but A5 is only 8.27 inches, I’m not sure it would fit, not knowing how much extra leeway they provide.
The orange pen is a Stabilo Point 88, “fine 0.4” red tip marker, apparently these are common in Germany.
Why not just use one of those plastic page protectors that already has three holes in them instead of buying a completely different binder? That way you don't have to punch holes in the page, but you can still put it in the three ring binder.
Will it open flat?
Yes!
Hi, not cheap, is it possible to make something with binder clip and cardboard, a diy version of it? I would like to have your thought on how to erase ink from Book paper, is it possible to erase the letters to re use the paper with an tapewriter ? I try sanding, don't work it make juste a lot of hole. Thanks to you, hi from 🇨🇵
I like your idea of a binder clip and cardboard, that’s an inexpensive DIY solution.
Permanent ink doesn’t come off paper easily, it absorbs into the paper fibers.
I know it's impossible to re-use the inked papers but I like to think one day it will be possible to recycle it. I thought about the binder clip but i cannot figure out how to included the binder clip in the biding and made it simple to use like the one you show in your video. Otherwise, i watch your last video, why not use a phone index from the 70 's to class by alphabetic order the localisation of your stuff. Did your ever experiment with a tracing wheel to make some detachable paper for your note book. Salutation. Thomas @@Joe_VanCleave ki
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