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Hadn't thought about this until i saw an ebay listing that included a rod of celluloid with a pen. How long of a rod do you need to make a pen? I'm guessing 20cm might be a bit on the short side if you don't want a short pen.

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20 cm seems about right. 7-8 inches if you plan to use the same material for the front section, pen body, and cap.

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it depends how many parts you want to make from the same piece.. for a simple pen, you can have 3 parts (cap, barrel, section) if all 3 are from the same piece, 20cm will be a bit short... just doing the barrel and lid will fit, 60ish for the cap and 130 for the barrel

 

if you plan on doing additional finials onthe cap and barrel, this will add needed length (5mm ish per piece)

 

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It depends on the design. Kit pens can usually get away with 110mm. Full blown 'make everything from the same rod' with multiple pieces screwed together can go above 200mm + parting allowances. 250mm would be plenty.

 

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