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Questions tagged [office-supplies]

Hacks related to the usage, storage, and organization of office supplies.

Hacks related to the usage and storage of office supplies. (Wikipedia)

Office supplies are things that you are likely to find in an office / workplace, including, but not limited to, paper, pens, staplers, folders, etc.

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Revive gel pens that stop working?

Gel pens are expensive and often stop working or never work at all. Is there a good way to revive gel pens that have lots of ink but refuse to write? I have tried heat, saliva, gravity, and the age old method of madly scribbling all over paper for a…
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How to re-form a bent paper clip?

I often bend standard paper clips into all kinds of shapes for various purposes: Image source But I can never seem to bend them back to their original shape as easily. How can I bend them back to their original shape? Like this: Image…
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Hole Punching Thick Packets

I had to print out a couple of PDFs for a research project. Each is over 15 pages long and they have been stapled. How can I hole punch them? They are so thick! Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Keep pen from falling out of pocket (or attach it to body in convenient way)

I have a night job as a valet, and I need to carry a pen to note in which space I have parked a car. I am forever losing pens as they fall out of my pocket when I am getting in and out of cars. My current solution is to attach the pen to a keyring,…
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Remove staples from a hard board

I prepare some religious decorations using hardboard in each may of the year. When the festivals are over, I dissemble the decorations and reassemble on next year. I use staples to assemble it. Is there an easy way to remove staples from…
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How can I use an eraser without smudging?

I tried to figure out why some erasers can't do their job properly, and I ended up reading an explanation. My erasers are not the most expensive, which probably accounts for their inefficiency. However, I would like to know if there are tricks to…
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Removing pages from a spiral notebook

Is there an easier way to remove pages from a spiral notebook, without all the mess?
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Why are my pencil marks hard to erase?

I'm currently using a HB pencil to write notes for my schoolwork, but I realise that this particular pencil is very hard to erase. I tried using less pressure while writing, but it doesn't help. I'm using the Pentel eraser which worked fine on my 2B…
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How to mend a worn-out notebook cover, and replace it

Is there any way I can take off my daughter's spiral-bound notebook cover, because she wrote all over it, and I need to replace it with a new cover, but I tried looking over many social media websites, but none of them told me what to do. I don't…
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Refillable rollerball pen without creating wastes

I am looking to find something like a "sustainable pen". The main idea is to use a rollerball pen (for convenience and ease of use), refillable (to avoid having to throw it away) and avoid using disposable pen refills. I found some Rollerball pen,…
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Why do my erasers get very soft?

I’ve been able to find a lot about fixing hardened erasers but I usually have the opposite problem, they get too soft. Sometimes chunks come off, sometimes it’s like string cheese. What can I do to prevent that?
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How to get pens working after they've been dropped

So I have Pilot G2 (gel) pens that I get in the 10 packs or 20 packs from Walmart (the colored ones, so it comes with pink, green, blue, purple, orange, etc.) and sometimes I accidentally drop them and they just stopped working. It doesn't even land…
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How to repair or replace the cover to a spiral bound notebook?

At work I have a small spiral bound notebook that I take to meetings for notes and phone numbers and such. The notebook has lots of blank pages left in it so I don't want to get a new one, but with all the carrying around the top cover has torn off…
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How to avoid/stop pressurised ballpoint pen leaking?

I bought a Fisher Space Pen with a PR4 black medium cartridge some months ago. It's been leaking for some time, and seems to be getting worse - every time I use it I have to clean off the tip or get big splotches on the paper which take a long time…
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How to hold cork board upright closer to edge of desk?

I want to write on paper in front of me with a pencil like this picture. Will be doing some math and diagramming. I really like the feeling of sitting in front of a board and writing with pencil on it. https://i.stack.imgur.com/fLhbK.png What are…
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