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SPen Holders (DIY) Oct 31, 2014 16:39:25 GMT ellietaylorartist likes this

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Post by BiteyThing on Oct 31, 2014 16:39:25 GMT

Here are some spen holders I made from various pen parts. I like using them when i don't need the spen's button.. Some of these could probably be made to work with the button with some planning and extra work

A) Uses cut off spen

Cheap pen from Hobby Lobby clearance section. Gutted the pen cut it short, put the end cap back on the end. put some blue putty (used to hang posters and stuff)

B) Uses cut off spen

- Bic round stic barrel

- Bic crystal cap with tip sliced down so that spen tightly fits through opening. May have glued the Crystal cap to the Round Stic barrel(?)

- Rubber grip from old pen or pencil

- Sharpie fine line cap used for the cap. I trimmed it down until the opening was tight enough to stay on tightly.

(Cap doesn't fit great on the end, but stays on pretty well once you twist it on there)

C) Uses full spen

- Bic Round Stic (or papermate equivalent?) barrel

- Tip and Cap same as "C"

- RSVP pen grip

- Sleeve on end was cut from a Bic Round Stick cap so that the cap will stay on the end

- End plugged with original end cap

D) Uses full spen

- Sharpee knockoff pen from Dollar Tree (local dollar store)

- Base of barrel has extrusions of plastic that grip the spen's end when inserted. I may have had to make the opening a little bigger with a drill or screwdriver if it was too tight(?) ....Tried lots of stuff with various pens, and don't recall exactly what worked here. The spen's silver part pressure fits into the base of the barrel though.

- After cutting the tip down, the original cap wouldn't click on, but a regular sharpee marker cap pressure fits on it really well.

Tools that come in handy:::

- Utility/razor knife (with a NEW blade) and cutting board.

- Really fine grit sandpaper to knock off rough edges or make parts fit together better comes in handy.

- Good glue/epoxy if you can't get parts to pressure fit well enough on their own.

- Wall mounting putty can come in handy for holding the pen in place, like in "A" above.

- Pliers for removing end caps on some pens

Also see I-Wei Haung's video. This is how i knew i could cut off the end of the stylus...

youtu.be/WRXPeY4XiBQ

The button still works after cutting the tip off of an N3 spen, btw. Haven't tried it on N4 stylus.

Let me know if you have questions

SPen Holders (DIY) Nov 3, 2014 0:18:41 GMT ellietaylorartist likes this

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Post by BiteyThing on Nov 3, 2014 0:18:41 GMT

Here is what i came up with for one with button access. It's actually a LOT easier to click than the actual button. Might get snagged on other stuff if carried in a pants pocket... Pretty obvious how you could make it work with a cutoff spen if you did want it to fit easily in your pocket.

Anyways.... Here is a quick overview of how i went about it in case anyone is interested. Feel free to ask for more details

- Make a hole in the barrel.
I used a soldering iron, followed by a utility blade, followed by a lighter to melt the crumby edges.

- Trim the barrel so that the button is centered below the hole when the spen and plug are inserted.
Seems to work best if pressed a little closer to the center of the toggle switch rather than closer to the end of the btn.

- Cut off a little sliver of plastic from your scraps, and wedge that in the barrel along with your spen to keep it in place.
Doesn't take but a small sliver. No need for it to be so tight that it's difficult to get in.

- Cut the clip off of another cap and bend the end of the clip 90 degrees to form a finger/hook (see pic)
I used a lighter so that it would stay bent. Use some needle nose pliers to help with this. Bend it so that there is some excess finger. That will allow you to trim it a little if it is pressing the btn too easily.

- Align the finger/hook with the hole and glue/melt/whatever in place. Otherwise it will not stay in place.
I used a soldering iron, on the side opposite of the clip, to burn a hole through the clip sleeve and barrel to melt them together in that spot.

- Use a cap from another pen
I later cut the clip off the cap and shaved the cap round with a utility blade.

This is just how i went about it. Using a drill, epoxy, other pen type, etc may be better. Or a detachable metal clip from another pen might be nice if you're not carrying it in a way that could scratch your device.