Moleskine mod
Moleskine notebooks are somewhat faddish right now, but damn they are useful. And there are plenty of sites out there that detail ways to make them more so. Moleskine hacks, so to speak. Here's my own: a holding mechanism for the Fisher Space Pen.
I wanted a way to join the notebook and the pen so I would not have to dig for either when I need them in a pinch. The problem was that the Fisher has no clip and is very slick. So I bent a paperclip to snugly grab the pen where it's sheath ends and affixed a rubber band to hold the other end. It ain't pretty, but it works.
UPDATE: My little MacGyverism hacked me back. Turns out the paperclip snip created a flesh-digging edge. Must work on 2.0.
Posted on January 23, 2005 to the category called I Like .
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Fantastic idea!
Posted by: Leslie S. Russell at January 25, 2005 3:47 PM
I think Moleskines have been a fad for over 100 years. heh. Me loves mine.
Posted by: leo prieto at January 26, 2005 11:59 PM
True, but you gotta admit that their popularity has spiked in the last year or so, no?
Posted by: John at January 27, 2005 5:34 AM
You can usually order the attachable clip for the bullet pen from my favorite space pen source for about $2:
http://www.thewritersedge.com
The clip is very sturdy and might help a little.
While you're there, you can pick up some refills in the various colors that are hard to find:)
Posted by: John at January 27, 2005 11:16 AM
I just use the black fischer space pen with a clip.
Looks really sleek black on black.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000B5IQ6Y/102-5382734-7950537?v=glance
Posted by: Brian Kenyon at October 26, 2005 12:14 AM
hey nice mod for your moleskine
check out the one i made for mine at http://theivorytree.com/blog/?p=91
it turned out nicely and doesnt mar the nb with tacky duct tape or such.
Posted by: the ivory tree at May 2, 2006 2:00 PM
