# What do you call this type of paper combinator fastener thingy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 18, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-paper-combinator-fastener-thingy/686396 "2014-04-18T06:21:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-paper-combinator-fastener-thingy/686396/1 "2014-04-18T06:21:40Z")
Like in the middle of this thing: [https://www.etsy.com/listing/122696999/mid-century-cardboard-metal-arrow-game](https://www.etsy.com/listing/122696999/mid-century-cardboard-metal-arrow-game) I’m not talking about the spinning arrow, but the grommet-like circle in the center. I just want to fasten two round cardboard pieces on top of each other, but I want to make it a permanent thing (so not the gold spike thing that splits into two after you poke it through the hole). Is it just a regular grommet? If not, what are they called and where might I find one…? ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-paper-combinator-fastener-thingy/686396/2 "2014-04-18T06:38:05Z")
Spinner, I think. At least that’s what I recall them labeled in old games that included them. ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-paper-combinator-fastener-thingy/686396/3 "2014-04-18T06:39:53Z")
You need a paper rivet. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-paper-combinator-fastener-thingy/686396/4 "2014-04-18T08:07:08Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > (so not the gold spike thing that splits into two after you poke it through the hole). that works fine if you put a regular hardware washer on the back of the paper, and then bend the spikes after they go thru the washer. Might work well to use a washer on both sides. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-paper-combinator-fastener-thingy/686396/5 "2014-04-18T11:38:03Z")
Years ago I worked for a small game company, one of my jobs was making spinners just like that. We used eyelets that are available at most craft shops to hold the spinner to the paperboard. I kept that stuff when the company folded and still have it in a box in the garage. ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-paper-combinator-fastener-thingy/686396/6 "2014-04-18T13:21:00Z")
Chicago screws might work also ---
**Author:** ![misling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@misling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misling)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-paper-combinator-fastener-thingy/686396/7 "2014-04-18T13:55:38Z")
The ones you can get at scrapbooking stores/websites are usually called Eyelets. There are tools for setting them in place neatly, as well. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-paper-combinator-fastener-thingy/686396/8 "2014-04-18T15:26:29Z")
> [@misling](#): > > The ones you can get at scrapbooking stores/websites are usually called Eyelets. There are tools for setting them in place neatly, as well. The setter usually looks like pliers or a belt hole punch. Another design is like a nail you place over the eyelet and hammer; this turns the end of the eyelet from a cylinder to a mushroom. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-paper-combinator-fastener-thingy/686396/9 "2014-04-19T00:07:18Z")
Thank you all 🙂 I couldn’t find any paper rivets, but eyelets are everywhere. I’ll go to the craft store later and pick some up. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-paper-combinator-fastener-thingy/686396/10 "2014-04-19T07:50:02Z")
Paper Fasteners. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-paper-combinator-fastener-thingy/686396/11 "2014-04-19T13:15:18Z")
> [@Thin\_Ice](#): > > Chicago screws might work also How would guards at Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago help?