With 4 kids I don’t have time to tinker, but I do have a lot of repairs to make. To keep track of my notes I stumbled upon this incredible notebook. It is packed with pages of reference material, square grid numbered pages, two rulers, and a back pocket to keep loose notes. This is a great addition for makers, repairers, tinkerers, and spirited men/women (more on this term later.)
This is the 3rd edition that is produced by the team at Make: magazine, and sells for $23.74 on Amazon.
The Maker Details
9 1/4” x 6 1/4” size
Hardcover with elastic closure
146 numbered square grid pages
1/8 inch grid layout, with 1" inch major lines
Metric and Standard rulers
20 Reference Pages
Common Weights and Measures
Conversions (e.g. 1/16 = .0625)
Caffeine (e.g. coffee 8oz/65-120mg
Recycling symbols
Archaic Chemical Names (e.g. aqua fortis = nitric acid)
Mnemonic Devices (e.g. Kids Prefer Cheese Over Fried Green Spinach. For: order of taxonomies in biology: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
Common Radio Call Signs
Hello, World! in various languages
Sewing Machine Needle Sizes
Common Technical Abbreviations
10 Useful Tips for Makers
Maker Slang (e.g. monkey tight=tight enough, gorilla tight=too tight)
Web References
Robot References
Common Bonds
Material Considerations for CNC
G-Code Reference (CNC Machine commands)
Ohm’s Law
Basic Electronics Components and Function
Basic DMM Circuit Tests
Resistor Codes
Capacitors
LED Color Chart
Microcontrollers (MCU)
Single Board Computers
3D Printer Filament Types
Basic Kid Maker Skills
Speaking of reference material, I highly suggest Adam Savage’s book, Every Tool’s a Hammer.
A brand new channel I recommend for makers, and fellow repairmen, is the Spirited Man by Van Neistat. He is the older brother of Casey Neistat and he has an out-of-the-box method to his work. While the channel has just started, it looks authentic and very original.
IN SUMMARY:
This is a very handy notebook to have around. The notebook is well-made, and full of good reference material.
As always, I purchased this notebook and my thoughts are my own. Thank you kindly for taking time to read my blog!
Cheers,
Mike
