Looking For Fastener Ideas

[kmmcrafts]

I started making I.D. badge reels back in November and boy has it gone wild for sales.. 

I got the idea since my wife and her co-workers all seem to want a different badge reel for all the different seasons / holidays etc.. that maybe gluing magnets etc.. to the reels and the wood so they could use the same badge and just change the wood pieces out to whatever themed one they wanted.. I have not tried magnets yet as the badge reels I use have a plastic body so I would have to glue metal to one of the pieces and the magnet to the other.. Then I run across this 3M like plastic Velcro self adhesive tape.. It works great BUT it's some really heavy duty stuff.. I barely can get the pieces to separate, LOL.. a screwdriver or something to sort of pry it up helps but then I'm worried about them breaking things just trying to change the piece out. Wife says no to normal cloth type Velcro as she is worried they'll come off too easy if they get caught on something etc. Anyone know if they have a lighter duty stuff similar to the 3M tape I bought? Or have any other suggestion.. Just looking for some ideas that I can maybe try or at least look into. 

Link is the 3M stuff I bought, it says heavy duty but so far in my searches all of them say that.. The badge reels are only like 1-1/8 inch in diameter so there's not a lot of surface area. I cut the tape down to a 1 inch square.. thinking I might try making them 1/2" squares so there is less surface to grip so strong might help. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/167112766455

[Scrappile]

Back when I worked, we had to have a badge to get in the buildings and it had to be on us in view at all times.  We had to walk up to the guard and he had to touch the badge before letting us pass.  I got so used to having it hanging around my neck and holding it up for the guard that I would, without thinking, try to show it to the grocery clerk when I was checking out.  They would always tell me I was not the only one who did that.  When I quite work, the hardest thing to get used to was not having that badge on me.  Those would have been popular even back then.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

They sell different thickness velcro. I suggest look in craft stores. They are more geared toward that as opposed to a hardware store or Home depot that will carry heavier duty velcro. As far as the magnet thing, they also sell different strength magnets used in electronics but I would be worried about the use of magnets and people with pace makers and or other metal body parts. Also magnets can mess with phones and watches. Looks like a cool idea.

[kmmcrafts]

16 minutes ago, Scrappile said:

Back when I worked, we had to have a badge to get in the buildings and it had to be on us in view at all times.  We had to walk up to the guard and he had to touch the badge before letting us pass.  I got so used to having it hanging around my neck and holding it up for the guard that I would, without thinking, try to show it to the grocery clerk when I was checking out.  They would always tell me I was not the only one who did that.  When I quite work, the hardest thing to get used to was not having that badge on me.  Those would have been popular even back then.

The good old days.. now there is no guard.. just a computer that scans a barcode and opens the door.. also believe this is how they clock in now too. 

I have sold a few on etsy but most sales have been with her coworkers.. I've done several hundred in sales just with them.. Everything they can think of to put on their badge.. from engraving pictures of their kids to their dog etc.. Done some campers on them..  I have some for about every holiday that I've done so far too.. Almost everyday she comes home request with  someone wanting something. For instance Friday she came home and someone wanted a Pomeranian dog.. so not knowing what colors of wood and styles she wanted I made about 5 different ones and my wife texted pictures now she wants all 5 of them, .. Selling for $15 each.. bulk blank reels are about $0.25 each and so far I've made most of these from scraps in between the ornaments I cut..  

[kmmcrafts]

10 minutes ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said:

They sell different thickness velcro. I suggest look in craft stores. They are more geared toward that as opposed to a hardware store or Home depot that will carry heavier duty velcro. As far as the magnet thing, they also sell different strength magnets used in electronics but I would be worried about the use of magnets and people with pace makers and or other metal body parts. Also magnets can mess with phones and watches. Looks like a cool idea.

This is why I was trying to stay away from magnets.. especially since wife works in healthcare and around this types of equipment etc.. They have special badge reels they sell for the MRI and other imaging departments that have no metal in them etc. 

Lots of professions have to wear these.. I know many teachers do around my area anyway.. 

[Wichman]

I found these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0888K6PD2?niid=nl_cl_lst_a_0_1&ref_=nl_cl_lst_a_0_1&nrid=3V95RTJCPDWSSNPG75WY&th=1    on Amazon ( good grief, the search engine are now almost useless). They seem to be what you are looking for, and it would be inexpensive to try a package to see.

Note to Travis: I tried to use the word substitution for hyperlink in the message body, but it would not work.

Edited February 8 by Wichman

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

21 minutes ago, Wichman said:

I found these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0888K6PD2?niid=nl_cl_lst_a_0_1&ref_=nl_cl_lst_a_0_1&nrid=3V95RTJCPDWSSNPG75WY&th=1    on Amazon ( good grief, the search engine are now almost useless). They seem to be what you are looking for, and it would be inexpensive to try a package to see.

Note to Travis: I tried to use the word substitution for hyperlink in the message body, but it would not work.

Probably more this.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09P8G549Q/ref=sspa_dk_hqp_detail_aax_0?sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9ocXBfc2hhcmVk&th=1

[Wichman]

Great idea! Since you're selling so many to the wife's coworkers, maybe you could make a couple for the boss's use: "wonder woman" and "superman" for employee of the month ( or other phrases as needed) .  Eye of Sauron (knockoff) and the list goes on.  

[Wichman]

JT,

     He is looking for something that can be removed and replaced without damaging the item(s). My search was focused on that. Within the link are options that are stick-on. The reviews on the item I linked to are quite positive about the Velcro adhesive being quite tough with the Velcro being easy to get on and off. The reviews on your link, while very positive ( 5 stars ) they also state that the Velcro is also quite strong and the the top covering tore while being removed. This is why I bellyached about the search engines, even the "ask rufus" feature on Amazon was having troubles finding answers to "strong adhesive, light duty Velcro" queries.

[kmmcrafts]

When I first started making these I was using superglue to glue the wood circle to the plastic badge reel... They hold good but someone dropped there badge and the circle part broke off.. SO I started using E6000 and I like the hold but the glue is really kinda stinky for a few days and very slow at drying / setting up.. Then I got the idea of being able to change the wood piece.. I really like the self adhesive stuff I bought as it's strong but it is also hard to remove the piece too.. Nice to be able to just peel and stick that tape, as the E6000 glue is really stringy and can be a mess if not careful plus the dry time etc. I'm going to try cutting a much smaller piece of this tape and see if it might be easier to remove the piece if there is less surface area to be Velcroed.  Just thought maybe someone here may know of a better product to use. I'm also been thinking in dots or small circles if they had the stuff like I have in "dots".. 

I don't know how this will work but something similar to this. Dots.

The issue I see with the dots linked above is they're two part.. Male & Female and I could need more of the one than the other and would need to pay attention to what one is stuck to what part.. The tape stuff that comes off hard that I have sticks to itself so there is no wrong way to stick them. So that is a plus. Just they come off so hard, LOL.. But I'm going to do some experimenting with smaller pieces.

 

[Wichman]

You could try the "command" strips, they make a very small one and if you incorporated the small pull tab into the design...

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

9 hours ago, Wichman said:

JT,

     He is looking for something that can be removed and replaced without damaging the item(s). My search was focused on that. Within the link are options that are stick-on. The reviews on the item I linked to are quite positive about the Velcro adhesive being quite tough with the Velcro being easy to get on and off. The reviews on your link, while very positive ( 5 stars ) they also state that the Velcro is also quite strong and the the top covering tore while being removed. This is why I bellyached about the search engines, even the "ask rufus" feature on Amazon was having troubles finding answers to "strong adhesive, light duty Velcro" queries.

When I read your link I saw that is was a sew on velcro and that is why I posted the stick on. Hey he does what he wants.