Originally, the binder mechanisim of my Mermaid Book was held in place by brads, one in each end of the mechanism.
I started having problems getting it to stay in place after I added lots of pages.
Looking for a solution, I headed off to the local Tru-Value hardware store. I love to look through the hardware bins anyway, and the people are always very helpful.
The person at the store I went to helped me to find 1/4" screws and nuts to put on the shafts. I initially wanted a flatter head, but these worked fine.
Here, you can see how the nuts hold the mechanisim in place, being threaded onto the shaft of the screw.
Now, my pages don’t pull the mechanisim out of the book. I’ll even be able to add more pages, if I wish!
As an interesting aside, the gentleman who helped me out at the store, told me about his wife making various art items to sell, and doing well at it. I gave him the link to my website. Maybe we’ll meet up in the future!