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Measuring your planner.... which Anchorlime Products Will Fit?

I get a lot of messages asking which of my products will fit a customer’s specific brand of planners. I buy and own a LOT of planners (I mean, it’s a business expense!), but I don’t have them all. I want you, as a customer, to be able to shop confidently, so I’ve put together a guide to measuring your planner’s binding, and how to tell which style of my products will fit. 

Type of Binding


There are a two important considerations:


First, the type of coil or binding. I make products to fit the four main types: coil, wire-o, disc, and rings. Take a look at the examples below to determine what kind of binding your planner has.


The second thing to understand is called the pitch. Pitch is the number of holes per inch. Pitch is written as (number of holes):(1 inch). Spiral planners are generally 4:1 (4 holes per inch), wire-o can be 2:1 or 3:1, and discs are usually 1:1, meaning the holes are spaced one inch apart. 


Here’s a list of some planner brands, and type of binding and pitch they use. 


Spiral Binding with a 4:1 pitch


Planners with a spiral binding include:


Erin Condren

Plum Paper

KitLife

Rocketbook

Carrie Elle

Yellow Paper House Recollections



Wire-O (2:1)

Planners with a 2:1 wire-o binding include:

Simplified Planner

Day Designer

Powersheets

Ivory Paper Co. MakseLife



Wire-0 (3:1)

Most office supply/Target type planners including:


Blue Sky

Mead

At-A-Glance



Disc

Happy Planners have a disc binding.



Measure Your Planner

Once you’ve determined which type/size binding you have, there are two important measurements that are essential to determining fit. First is the height of the page. Measure the interior pages, not the cover. Second, the distance from the top of the top hole to the top of the page. This is important to be sure the tabs on my Page Snaps bookmarks will sit the appropriate distance above the page. Some planners have a longer distance, causing the tab not to show all the way. Conversely, if the distance is shorter, the tab may stick up too far. My Spiral Snaps and Page Snaps are easy to cut with regular scissors to create a better fit, but because you can’t adjust the height of the tab, this measurement is important. 


The images below show the detailed measurements of the planners my products are designed to fit. You can use it to figure out what will fit YOUR planner the best. Links will take your directly to those items in my Etsy shop. I can only guarantee the fit on the planners I have physically tested.


Spiral Bindings

** A note about spiral bindings. For whatever reason, there are two different bindings that are both considered a 4:1 pitch, and they are sliiiightly different. They holes on the first (more common) type, are not actually spaced every ¼ inch. They are spaced a teeny bit closer, causing the holes to not line up on the quarter inch once you get 4-5 inches down the page. This type is used by Erin Condren and Plum Paper planners. It tends to be a thicker metal or plastic coil. The other type has holes spaced even less than a quarter inch which causes the holes to be even farther off. This is the type that KitLife planners use, and tends to be a little thinner metal. It’s a really odd thing, and requires careful measuring, paying attention to where the holes fall on your ruler, not only the first inch, but farther down the page. Here are some detailed photos to help you understand. 


                 



Spiral with 4 holes per inch - Erin Condren Style

Hole spacing tested on Erin Condren⬧Plum Paper ⬧ Carrie Elle⬧ Recollections ⬧ Rocketbook
Find products for these here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/anchorlimedesign/?section_id=29920173



Spiral with 4 holes per inch - KitLife Size

Tested only on KitLife Luxe



Wire-O Styles with 2 holes per inch

Simplified Planner by Emily Ley (purchased from Simplified Planner site)

Tested only on Simplified Planner
Find products for Simplified Planner here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/anchorlimedesign/?section_id=29920195




Day Designer Flagship (purchased from Day Designer site)

Tested only on Day Designer
Find products for Day Designer here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/anchorlimedesign/?section_id=29903664


Wire-O Styles with 3 holes per inch

These planners are generally purchased at office supply stores or Target. The sizes vary quite a bit, but the hole spacing will always be 3 holes per inch. At this time, I only offer Spiral Snaps for these planners. Page Snap bookmarks are coming soon.


I sell Spiral Snaps that fit this size of  binding in 3 lengths. They are easy to cut with scissors if you need a different length.

8 inch page height
8.5 inch page height
11 inch page height

Find these products here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/anchorlimedesign/?section_id=29903744



Disc Bound Happy Planners with disks spaced at 1"

Tested on Happy Planners

Find products for Happy Planners here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/anchorlimedesign/?section_id=29920221



Ring Bound

Ring bound planners come in two main configurations. A5 and Personal sized rings. There are two sets of 3 rings on each, with a space between them. This space is smaller on personal rings (see image below for specific measurements). Once you’ve determined which size of ring binding you have, there are two important measurements that are essential to determining fit. First is the height of the page. Measure the interior pages, not the cover. Second, the distance from the top of the top hole to the top of the paper. This is important to be sure the tabs on my Page Snaps bookmarks will sit the appropriate distance above the page. Some planners have a longer distance, causing the tab not to show all the way. Conversely, if the distance is shorter, the tab may stick up too far. My Spiral Snaps and Page Snaps are easy to cut with regular scissors to create a better fit, but because you can’t adjust the height of the tab, this measurement is important. 


A5 Rings



Personal Size Rings

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