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Paper strip holder. Ideas?

post #1 of 11
11/17/12 at 12:04pm
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I am looking for one of these cool looking paper strips holders. These metallic ones with small clamps for holding scented strips that you see in many pictures of perfumers´ organs and perfume workshops. Any of you have one of these? Did you buid it yourselves? Any ideas?
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post #2 of 11
11/17/12 at 12:22pm
I have several different ones, all given to me free at various perfumery events by suppliers - attend an event or two and I'm sure you'd collect some!

The sort with the clamps could be home-made using the crocodile clips sold for use in hobby-electronics. If you have some basic soldering skills that wouldn't be hard to do and could look rather cool.

I also have one that uses a spring to hold the papers and I can imagine that being easy to make too using a long narrow spring - I think I've seen those for sale in DIY shops and hobby-shops too though I can't remember what they were intended for.
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post #3 of 11
11/17/12 at 12:38pm
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Thanks again Chris. I am still a newbie and I have not yet had the opportunity to attend any of these perfumery events. They don´t do many of these in Spain either, so I will have to plan in advance when I see something interesting elsewhere in Europe. Please share when you know of something interesting in this regard.

I am currently using an ugly contraption made of clothespins, and I long for something less aesthetically challenged. Not sure if something made by my own bunch of thumbs would fulfill this requierement.
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post #4 of 11
11/17/12 at 1:51pm
I have seen photo holders made like that in some gift shops or design stationery stores. I would not know which ones, but perhaps an internet search might find some (e.g. search for photo holder clip )

cacio
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post #5 of 11
11/17/12 at 2:49pm
Just search Google for "pinzas cocodrilo" as chris suggested.

Ex.:

http://www.girodmedical.es/pinza-coc...ept-inmed.html

The rest is improvisation...
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post #6 of 11
11/17/12 at 3:26pm
Those flower frogs with all the little spikes sticking up are quite good for wedging them upright on the desk. Not much cop for the nose waving in a group though. The card holders are good for that. Oasis block is ok, but puts little green dots all over your desk after a while if over pronged.
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post #7 of 11
11/18/12 at 2:10am
My favorite are plain pictures or card holders.
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post #8 of 11
11/18/12 at 4:13am
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Originally Posted by cacio View Post

I have seen photo holders made like that in some gift shops or design stationery stores. I would not know which ones, but perhaps an internet search might find some (e.g. search for photo holder clip )

cacio

I'd forgotten about the photo-holders - I've seen those about too - have a look at this one on eBay and you'll see the kind of thing. To be honest I think they are rather ugly as a solution for displaying photographs, but could be just the thing for smelling strips.
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post #9 of 11
11/18/12 at 5:01am
Would something like this work? The blocks are each a different color so that might help you keep track of which strip has which fragrance or formula.

http://www.sendaframe.com/new_fgalle...FcaDQgodG2gAkg
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post #10 of 11
11/19/12 at 3:33am
I have been using a note/letter holder.
Solid stone base and half a dozen thin, stiff metal wires that end in coils.

Worked like a charm but eventually I got rid of it as my desktop is rather small.
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post #11 of 11
11/19/12 at 4:17am
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Thanks a lot dear friends for all your suggestions. I will explore your ideas further, and I will certainly end up with something great!
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