Steel Spiral Bound Memo Pad

Here's an old project I did way back High School. It's a spiral bound memo pad with steel covers so the notepad doesn't fold up in your hand. You can also scale it up to a full sized 8.5 x 11in spiral bound notebook.

Step 1 What you need

You just need a small spiral bound notepad (mine's 3 x 5 inch) and a piece of sheet metal. I used steel, but you can use aluminum, tin, even plastic. Keep in mind the thicker your material the less paper you'll be able to fit in the notepad (I used 26 Ga steel)

For tools you'll need (sorry but I forgot to take a picture)
something to cut the metal (I used a grinder with a metal cut off wheel)
A drill with bits equal to the size of the holes in you donor pad
A file
some tape
a marker
and some small black binder clips

Comments

[Greywyn]

Another option to add might be replacing the wire spiral with a thicker gauge wire to hold up better over time.

[uglymike]

Great idea. I've got a bunch of chainmaille rings so I'll have to try it.

Mike

[stephenniall]

Oo i prefer this Cos its stronger

[Radioactive_Legos]

I like it! i suppose the metal can also be used as a whiteboard of sorts... cool!

[uglymike]

I had a full sized 8.5x11 in notebook I did like this and I painted the cover with the blackboard spray paint so I could write on it with chalk. It worked awesome. Covering it with white contact paper would make a great dry erase board.