Hello! I found your channel about a month ago and have been binge watching all of your videos. I don’t like Filofax binders (or any ringbound system for that matter) but I really enjoy listening to you talk about them. 😊
Yeah, I would have given the same answer about a year ago when I started watching flatability. Two month later I started testing second hand Filofax Minis, only to buy the entire collection of ring binders of a household dissolution: 9 Piccolos (Mini 5 rings), 17 A6 Juniors (6 ring sightly oversized Pocket size ring binders). Incidentally I was really lucky. All except one in super condition despite some being about 60 years old. All made by a great Berlin-based company called Org-Verlag... I am not using notebooks anymore, my archive system is now a A6 index card system. I carry a Piccolo as my wallet, it is small like a Plotter Mini 5, does have flat pockets. For note taking I usually carry oner or two slim Juniors. I am a convert 😀
@@fastandcurious That’s really cool, it’s a rabbit hole I certainly didn’t expect to find myself exploring either. My main gripe is that I find the rings too obtrusive while writing. I’m left handed, and while I know that @flatability is as well, I could never find a comfortable position to write. Personally prefer stitched binding in a traveler’s notebook, but I must say that I have been intrigued by some of the binders featured here.
@@aspergersandthedog I completely get that. The Org-Verlag ring binders are very slim. Size wise comparable to the Japanese Plotter ones we don't get in Europe (and which are mighty expensive). Org-Verlag ring binders are all offered in 13mm Krause rings. They are much, much smaller than the Filofax rings which officially measure 13mm but in real life are more like 17mm. Before I just knew those big rings. Some of my vintage ones, especially the Piccolo have Krause 8mm and 11mm rings. The 11mm had become my choice for the wallet. 13mm Krause for the A6 is what Filofax Personal Ultra Slim used to be. When opening a ring binder, I rarely write on the first pages. Therefore when writing on the left, the elevation is most often nearly the height of the rings. Also I rarely have more than 30 or 40 sheets at once, I love to keep the ring binder slim. Not like those stereotypical stuffed ones. I use the Plotter idea of project folders. I use slightly thicker paper. Height the same as my normal paper. Double the with. Then you fold it to like an envelope which later wraps the sheets. Then punch holes in the folder. That trick allows you to easily take out or insert "folders" by subject or whichever way you want to organise sheets. I don't have cash in the wallet, just paper and 5 cards. I guess I need to add all this to the list of videos I plan to make😉
Such a beautiful old Filofax. I am very much looking forward to seeing how it cleans up 😊
Me too!!
Hello! I found your channel about a month ago and have been binge watching all of your videos. I don’t like Filofax binders (or any ringbound system for that matter) but I really enjoy listening to you talk about them. 😊
Awesome! Thank you!
Yeah, I would have given the same answer about a year ago when I started watching flatability. Two month later I started testing second hand Filofax Minis, only to buy the entire collection of ring binders of a household dissolution: 9 Piccolos (Mini 5 rings), 17 A6 Juniors (6 ring sightly oversized Pocket size ring binders). Incidentally I was really lucky. All except one in super condition despite some being about 60 years old. All made by a great Berlin-based company called Org-Verlag...
I am not using notebooks anymore, my archive system is now a A6 index card system. I carry a Piccolo as my wallet, it is small like a Plotter Mini 5, does have flat pockets. For note taking I usually carry oner or two slim Juniors. I am a convert 😀
That's awesome! Thanks for your detailed feedback.
@@fastandcurious That’s really cool, it’s a rabbit hole I certainly didn’t expect to find myself exploring either. My main gripe is that I find the rings too obtrusive while writing. I’m left handed, and while I know that @flatability is as well, I could never find a comfortable position to write. Personally prefer stitched binding in a traveler’s notebook, but I must say that I have been intrigued by some of the binders featured here.
@@aspergersandthedog I completely get that. The Org-Verlag ring binders are very slim. Size wise comparable to the Japanese Plotter ones we don't get in Europe (and which are mighty expensive).
Org-Verlag ring binders are all offered in 13mm Krause rings. They are much, much smaller than the Filofax rings which officially measure 13mm but in real life are more like 17mm.
Before I just knew those big rings. Some of my vintage ones, especially the Piccolo have Krause 8mm and 11mm rings. The 11mm had become my choice for the wallet.
13mm Krause for the A6 is what Filofax Personal Ultra Slim used to be.
When opening a ring binder, I rarely write on the first pages. Therefore when writing on the left, the elevation is most often nearly the height of the rings.
Also I rarely have more than 30 or 40 sheets at once, I love to keep the ring binder slim. Not like those stereotypical stuffed ones.
I use the Plotter idea of project folders. I use slightly thicker paper. Height the same as my normal paper. Double the with. Then you fold it to like an envelope which later wraps the sheets. Then punch holes in the folder.
That trick allows you to easily take out or insert "folders" by subject or whichever way you want to organise sheets.
I don't have cash in the wallet, just paper and 5 cards.
I guess I need to add all this to the list of videos I plan to make😉
I'd like to see the 1970's era inserts...❤
Despite the inauspicious entry, it is ending up being an interesting addition to your collection. Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💛
Thank you for your thoughts. I appreciate them.
Had it not been leather it would have disintegrated by now.
Agreed.