Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits of
paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/

"pontarfynach" wrote in message
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Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits of
paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/

put under buttons when sewing them on, discarded by tearing afterwards.
(possibly, but in very dark recesses of mind)

mrcheerful

pontarfynach wrote:
Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits of

paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/

the text on the papers tells me someone made those discs themselves
with some tool. But why collect them, why make them? For what?

NT

In article , "pontarfynach" a4120
@pontarfynach.somewhere says...
Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits of
paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/

Shims for re-padding flutes, saxophones etc?

pontarfynach wrote:

Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits of
paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/

Are they paper or card? If stiff enough they could be used in
pairs for making woolly bobbles. You put two identical shapes
back to back, wrap the wool through the central hole and around
them until you have enough on, then insert your scissors between
the two sheets cutting the wool , which you secure round the
middle, then fluff it up to a ball shape.

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

Chris J Dixon wrote:

Are they paper or card? If stiff enough they could be used in
pairs for making woolly bobbles. You put two identical shapes
back to back, wrap the wool through the central hole and around
them until you have enough on, then insert your scissors between
the two sheets cutting the wool , which you secure round the
middle, then fluff it up to a ball shape.

....so, you clearly spend a lot of time making fluffy bobbles, Chris?!

David

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:21:23 +0000, pontarfynach
wrote:

Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits of
paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/

Anything to do with grinding wheels?
Looks a bit clean for engineers.

"Bill H" wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:21:23 +0000, pontarfynach
wrote:

Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits of
paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/

Anything to do with grinding wheels?
Looks a bit clean for engineers.

They look like roughly made circular pieces of card/paper with crudely
formed holes made in them.

The mystery is of course why? I'll put my dearstalker on and puff on my
large angular pipe for a while on that one.

On 24 Mar 2005 10:19:31 -0800, wrote:


the text on the papers tells me someone made those discs themselves
with some tool. But why collect them, why make them? For what?

As has been suggested - spacers for use by a tailor sewing buttons on
to trousers and suits. Placing one of these between button and
fabric gives you a degree of stand-off which makes the button easier
to fasten.

Any idea where they come from?

--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/

pontarfynach wrote:

Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits of
paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/

How about:

Backing pads to go on a small rotary polishing/sanding wheel. The hole
is where the screw plus disc that holds them on the pad goes through
into the end of the mandril.

--
Cheers,

John.

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Peter Parry wrote in
:


As has been suggested - spacers for use by a tailor sewing buttons on
to trousers and suits. Placing one of these between button and
fabric gives you a degree of stand-off which makes the button easier
to fasten.

Any idea where they come from?

I'm afraid I don't quite believe this - I've always used a matchstick, and
it's so much more convenient in use than thes would be I'd think tailors
would have a precision reusable matchstick.

Of course I'm open to be proved wrong- I'd certainly like to know the
answer

mike

Peter Parry wrote:
On 24 Mar 2005 10:19:31 -0800, wrote:



the text on the papers tells me someone made those discs themselves
with some tool. But why collect them, why make them? For what?


As has been suggested - spacers for use by a tailor sewing buttons on
to trousers and suits. Placing one of these between button and
fabric gives you a degree of stand-off which makes the button easier
to fasten.

Seems the most plausible answer so far I agree; but if so why are they
round? It would be much easier to cut square ones, which would do just
the same job (Ok, unless the buttons were really clseo together!)

David

Lobster wrote:
Peter Parry wrote:
On 24 Mar 2005 10:19:31 -0800, wrote:

the text on the papers tells me someone made those discs themselves
with some tool. But why collect them, why make them? For what?

As has been suggested - spacers for use by a tailor sewing buttons
on
to trousers and suits. Placing one of these between button and
fabric gives you a degree of stand-off which makes the button
easier
to fasten.

Seems the most plausible answer so far I agree; but if so why are
they
round? It would be much easier to cut square ones, which would do
just
the same job (Ok, unless the buttons were really clseo together!)

I'm not really convinced either. A hole doesnt stop the cloth lifting
up so its against the button, it wouldnt work I dont think. As said, a
needle or other matchlike device would work, but I dont think thick
card discs would. Also I got the impression these were only paper,
which would make them useless as spacers.


NT

Bill H wrote:
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:21:23 +0000, pontarfynach
wrote:

Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits
of
paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/

Anything to do with grinding wheels?
Looks a bit clean for engineers.

I wondered that, if you put nut washers and bolt on a stack of them you
get a paper wheel, which can be used for grinding and polishing. But
those wheels would be tiny, so would have to do high rpm to get
anywhere, and anything assembled that basically and run that fast would
vibrate like crazy. I know cos I've made wheels that run at 20,000 rpm,
and they do.

The other problem with that idea is IIRC there were several different
but near sizes: why would one want several wheels of close but not
identical sizes?

And the final q is, why did they cut the paper but not assemble the
wheels? And why are there no bolts nuts washers or collets in the box?

I bet theres some craft that uses these, we just dont know what. From
the fancy quality box it does look more craft than business to me.


NT

In message , mike ring
writes
Peter Parry wrote in
:


As has been suggested - spacers for use by a tailor sewing buttons on
to trousers and suits. Placing one of these between button and
fabric gives you a degree of stand-off which makes the button easier
to fasten.

Any idea where they come from?

I'm afraid I don't quite believe this - I've always used a matchstick, and
it's so much more convenient in use than thes would be I'd think tailors
would have a precision reusable matchstick.

I, on both occasions I've stitched a button on, wrapped a couple of
turns of thread round the the thread between the fabric and button - as
my mother showed me.

--
geoff

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:21:23 +0000, pontarfynach
wrote:

Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits of
paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/

Not quite sure of the size/s, or the likely vintage. Could they be for
button making? I have seen some very old buttons made by using a
needle to wind thread from edge to middle of tiny circles of paper or
card.


-
Regards, VivienB

In message .com,
writes
Lobster wrote:
Peter Parry wrote:
On 24 Mar 2005 10:19:31 -0800, wrote:

the text on the papers tells me someone made those discs themselves
with some tool. But why collect them, why make them? For what?

As has been suggested - spacers for use by a tailor sewing buttons
on
to trousers and suits. Placing one of these between button and
fabric gives you a degree of stand-off which makes the button
easier
to fasten.

Seems the most plausible answer so far I agree; but if so why are
they
round? It would be much easier to cut square ones, which would do
just
the same job (Ok, unless the buttons were really clseo together!)

I'm not really convinced either. A hole doesnt stop the cloth lifting
up so its against the button, it wouldnt work I dont think. As said, a
needle or other matchlike device would work, but I dont think thick
card discs would. Also I got the impression these were only paper,
which would make them useless as spacers.

I've seen similar spacers for getting the action right on pianos -
usually placed under the felts

--
geoff

In message , raden
writes
I've seen similar spacers for getting the action right on pianos -
usually placed under the felts


I'd certainly go with a shim of some sort. While of similar diameters,
they are different thickness'.
Top left, e.g., looks very thin tracing paper, 2nd bottom right are
pretty think, going on a mm.


--
steve

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:21:23 +0000, pontarfynach
wrote:

Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits of
paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/

round tuits?

David

Rob Morley wrote:

In article , "pontarfynach" a4120
@pontarfynach.somewhere says...

Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits of
paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/


Shims for re-padding flutes, saxophones etc?

I think 'musical instruments' too.

raden wrote:

In message .com,
writes

Lobster wrote:

Peter Parry wrote:
On 24 Mar 2005 10:19:31 -0800, wrote:


the text on the papers tells me someone made those discs themselves
with some tool. But why collect them, why make them? For what?


As has been suggested - spacers for use by a tailor sewing buttons

on

to trousers and suits. Placing one of these between button and
fabric gives you a degree of stand-off which makes the button

easier

to fasten.


Seems the most plausible answer so far I agree; but if so why are

they

round? It would be much easier to cut square ones, which would do

just

the same job (Ok, unless the buttons were really clseo together!)


I'm not really convinced either. A hole doesnt stop the cloth lifting
up so its against the button, it wouldnt work I dont think. As said, a
needle or other matchlike device would work, but I dont think thick
card discs would. Also I got the impression these were only paper,
which would make them useless as spacers.

I've seen similar spacers for getting the action right on pianos -
usually placed under the felts

Check the writing on the paper. Its a specialist musical publication
'bass viol'

Not a normal thing to find your chips wrapped in.

Shims an musical.

So far piaons and wind instruments.

I'd say disposable as well - somethimg to set an action up, which are
then discarded.

As in something to set backlash on a threaded shaft perhaps, that you
rip off when you have tightened down?

In message , David Shepherd
writes
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:21:23 +0000, pontarfynach
wrote:

Someone on b3ta found a wooden box. In it were lots of little bits of
paper of various sizes, mostly circular. What the hell is it?

Pics here

http://www.identity.ie/whatsinthebox/

round tuits?

Just don't tell SWMBO, or she'll be off to get a couple of boxes

--
bof at bof dot me dot uk