Archive Documents with Chicago Screws
As my wife and I are in the process of packing, we have discovered that there are tons of documents that we have which are in binders. Binders are great if they are on the shelf or if their contents are being accessed on a regular basis but when you are moving and space is a key factor, they sure become a pain.
We decided to use Chicago screws to save some space. They are flat and allow you to get rid of the extra space that is taken up by partially empty binders, covers, etc. We figure that we have reduced the amount of space that our documents use by about 60%.
Sorry that this isn’t really a techie post but this was such a cool idea, I needed to share it.
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13 Responses to “Archive Documents with Chicago Screws”
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ColForbin Says:
January 12th, 2008 at 10:38 pmAre you kidding? The small stuff is important too. I have a bunch of paperwork from classes that I took years ago. I’m poor, so I used the same binder for every class. I was using paperclips and hemp cord to help archive this material. This is a much neater method. Thank you.
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Richard Says:
January 13th, 2008 at 8:14 amWhere do you buy “Chicago Screws”? I did a Google search but the SERP was too general.
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Tim Fehlman Says:
January 13th, 2008 at 8:33 amI actually started my search at office supply stores with no luck. I ended up finding them at my local home maintenance store.
Tim
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Robert Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 8:05 amTo keep it techie, you could always scan the papers and then use OCR to transform them to word documents. I have done this for 1000’s of pages of old AS400 documents, it the great thing is, it is searchable!!
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Curious Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 1:58 pmPacking? as in moving? or for the storage space?
(Not to be nosey, but I remember you mentioning you were looking for that elusive IT job, maybe you found it?)Either way, good luck with it.
Scanning is an excellent idea, should the content warrant it and if you have sufficient time to do it.
Hope to hear from you when you’re done.
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Debbie Says:
January 15th, 2008 at 11:47 pmTry searching under post binder screws.
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Cornflower Says:
January 16th, 2008 at 8:34 amMeeting notes at my office have been kept for decades in file folders with a folder pin (flat head with two ‘points’ that go through the file folder, then through a single hole, and get bent outwards to hold the paper. Much cheaper and quicker to use.
If you work in an older office like I, you might still find those single-hold desk punches that I think were made for this.
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Eli Says:
January 16th, 2008 at 11:39 amWhat a great idea! For those having trouble finding the little buggers, here’s a link that should help - http://www.google.com/products?q=chicago+screw&btnG=Search+Products&show=dd
Have fun!
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Paul Says:
January 16th, 2008 at 5:28 pmFYI…they are often called Sex Bolts…fun to say and to use! Good for many things since they don’t have those nasty exposed bolt ends like typical nut/bolt combo’s.
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Karin Dalziel Says:
January 16th, 2008 at 7:04 pmYou can also find these things in an art supply store with the book making or scrapbooking supplies. I’ve never heard them called chicago screws- great to have a name for them!
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Brendan Says:
January 17th, 2008 at 9:58 amHow does this work for making the document readable though? Obviously a binder uses more space, but the pages turn easily. I would think that using these screws would make the document impossible to lie flat and hard to read? Am I wrong?
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