Francophones - how do you call a Round Desk Grommet?

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  • borked
    Totally Borked
    • Feb 2005
    • 6284

    #1

    Francophones - how do you call a Round Desk Grommet?

    OK, this is killing me, so where better a place to come than GFY - I've asked loads of people here in France, shown them the picture and they all know what it is and what it's for, but do they know wtf it's called or where to buy one.... nope.

    So, I'm turning to GFY -

    this stupid piece of plastic you put in desks to allow cables to pass - wtf is it called in French? In English, I still have no idea, but a Round Desk Grommet is the best I found on a website to describe it.


    Here it is:




    If you can tell me it's French equivalent, then I can at least search for a place that sells them, cos at the moment, I've been in every DIY shop in town and everyone knows what they are, but noone can tell me where to buy them.

    I am -><- this close to ripping a couple of the stupid things out of the desks in the shops because they are impossible to find on their own here! It's not like I need a factory load - 3 brown and 1 white are all I need!!



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    (consider figuring out the email as test #1)



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  • majortom
    Confirmed User
    • Mar 2004
    • 477

    #2
    c'est un bidulle, truc, machin ou peut etre un ;)
    "passe fils" et/ou "passe cable"

    http://www.hellopro.fr/Passe_cables-...1-feuille.html
    Divers Do It Deeper !!!

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    • stickyfingerz
      Doin fine
      • Oct 2005
      • 24984

      #3
      Originally posted by majortom
      c'est un bidulle, truc, machin ou peut etre un ;)
      "passe fils" et/ou "passe cable"

      http://www.hellopro.fr/Passe_cables-...1-feuille.html
      Ground control to MajorTom..... I think MajorTom answered it.

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      • directfiesta
        Too lazy to set a custom title
        • Oct 2002
        • 30135

        #4
        passe-câbles


        or if needed a straight forward grommet translation is " ?illet "
        I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT !

        But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....

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        • rhizome
          Confirmed User
          • Jan 2001
          • 788

          #5
          It's a fuckin' button with a hole, otherwise known as un button avec un hole.

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          • borked
            Totally Borked
            • Feb 2005
            • 6284

            #6
            Originally posted by majortom
            c'est un bidulle, truc, machin ou peut etre un ;)
            "passe fils" et/ou "passe cable"

            http://www.hellopro.fr/Passe_cables-...1-feuille.html

            For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com
            (consider figuring out the email as test #1)



            All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

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            • rowan
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Mar 2002
              • 17393

              #7
              What sort of places have you been trying? I came across these in a big hardware store the other day... same sort of area as wheels and castors.

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              • fatfoo
                ICQ:649699063
                • Mar 2003
                • 27763

                #8
                Originally posted by majortom
                c'est un bidulle, truc, machin ou peut etre un ;)
                "passe fils" et/ou "passe cable"

                http://www.hellopro.fr/Passe_cables-...1-feuille.html
                Looks correct.
                Send me an email: [email protected]

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