I just recently got started in fountain pens. Ordered a few asian pens from isellpens.com that have not arrived yet. I ended up finding some pilot varsities at a local office depot. I almost instantly realized how bad most paper is for fp's. I also realized I'm glad I ordered fine nibs instead of medium....

I've been thinking of ways I could make a decent school notebook for the least amount of cash. The only store that had the hp32 was office depot....I think my cost is already 3.6 cents a page. I'm sure I could use cheaper paper and be happy. I recently purchased a cheap laserjet for school and home use...which may or may not be good for this project. I'm having a hard time with binding options; I really want 360 degree capablity. I'm not going to buy an exspensive machine for this.....do I have any options to do this myself?

I really detest the 5-star type binders...I'm not all that found of three ring binders in general. They take up too much space for my tastes. I definately need something that gives good acess to both sides of the page though.

My ideal is good paper, faint grided lines, and 360 degree binding. I'm sure I could do this for U.S. $5/notebook but it is still kinda pricey for my budget. What are your ideas? What do you do?

matthew

I have no idea what 360 degree binding is.

First, you could look at the Circa system, which is beyond your budget. But the rollabind system is the same, and cheaper. Problem is, you will need to get a spendy hole punch.

I think you should look at this link. Once you take a look, you can look for many other DIY binding solutions.

Black n' Red notebooks and pads are great for fountain pens and reasonably priced. Here's a link to one on-line source that I use:

http://www.business-supply.com/dept_select...p;deptId=108264

Also, print shops will do drilling, padding and copying (for creating your own lined paper) often quite inexpensively.

Thanks for the help; I think the rollabind might be what I'm looking for.

matthew