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Is this how all engineering paper is (or pads)? Took a quick look on Amazon and only one had the same or similar pattern. What's a good brand?
by spike021 11y ago
Is this how all engineering paper is (or pads)? Took a quick look on Amazon and only one had the same or similar pattern.
What's a good brand?
- lfowles 11y agoYes, an easy way to tell is it will also be light green/yellow. I only have experience with Comet brand from the campus store. It used to be kind of hard to find engineering paper at a decent price online, so I just stock up whenever I visit my alma mater. ~$20 for 500 sheets.
- shas3 11y agoRhodia makes some great paper. In my experience, better even than the more famous Moleskine.
- Aloha 11y agoRhodia is much better paper than moleskine.
- niels_olson 11y agoI have a few sheets of K&E from my grandfather's, they're fantastic. I'm thinking about framing one. My go-to is Staedtler, simply because it's available. My dad still uses a lot of National. I've also used Ampad, which I find to be a little thin, and the fibers are course: tends to gouge.
- FireBeyond 11y agoI used to use the Staedtler, for that reason. Is very nice. But the Rhodia pads, as mentioned below, are exquisite.
- niels_olson 11y agoI'm unclear. I use bound Leuchtturm1917 books for note taking these days, and I used to use moleskine. I have a number of others, including a Rhodia and white lines. I am not aware of Rhodia selling what I would call an engineer's pad. Graph paper, yes. Engineer's pad, no. Can you cite a link?
- FireBeyond 11y agoI apologize. I don't think I've seen an Engineer's Pad from Rhoda, for sure. I use one of the gridded variations.
- couchand 11y agoI fucking love Hacker News. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- djKianoosh 11y agoThe one he's using above in the images looks like the one from National Brand [1]. I recognize it because I use it to this day for all my work. Ever since engineering classes at RPI, it just helps organize my writing/sketching and for subsequent filing/reviewing. Highly recommend :) 1. National Brand Computation Pad, Plain and 5 X 5 Quad On Back, Green Paper, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 200 Sheets (42389) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017TMB64/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_pbRYvbTX0TNX6 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017TMB64/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_pbRYvbT...