Use bought in components where appropriate to fasten, seal, hang, join, bind and index

Click Rivets

1. In two parts
2. keep two materials together like coroflute
3. Measurements can vary
4. fix together with a 'click'
5. hard to pull apart

this clearly shows the stages of fastening a click rivet, in the last diagram it is fully fasten. Undoing it is hard as the bottom has expanded larger than the hole.

Eyelets/Grommets

1. Reinforce a hole to stop damage
2. Made with two halves pressed together by a dies cutter

This shows the two parts and the finished product. They are a bit like ear stretchers in a sense but for holes in easily damaged materials like paper

Paper Fasteners/Split pins

1. go through two pieces of paper
2. Can be used in rotating mechanisms

Velcro

1. Brand name for hook and loop fasteners
2. One side has many tiny loops and the other hooks
3. These attach together 

This is very close up but shows you how the hooks and loops work

Treasury tags

1. Comprised of a piece of string with two plastic ends
2. fasten two pieces of paper together
3. This is the fastening method used in exams if you use extra paper
4. Sneaky hint, if you want to look at one in the exam just ask for extra paper

be aware that the following materials can be used to join...

• double sided-sticky tape
• double sided sticky pads
• press fit (Velcro)