Dimensions Of Pens

[dragonaura]

If you have a ruler and/or a measuring tape near you I would appreciate some help with a little pen case project of mine. I only have two pens at the moment but I want my pen case to accommodate thicker or longer pens as well so I thought I would incorporate that into the design. I need some measurements of circumference or diameter of the thinnest part of the barrel and cap of your thickest pen and the length measurement of your longest pen.

The diameter of my thickest pen is 1cm but I don't know if that is large so I thought it would be a good learning experience to ask here.

Any help is much appreciated

[richardandtracy]

The Parker 51 is 12mm diameter.

Parker Duofold International 11.5mm

Duofold Centennial: 13.5mm

Onoto Magna Classic: 12.89mm

Stipula Etruria: widest part of barrel about 14mm

Delta Turchese: 15.2mm barrel, cap 17.2mm

 

Really narrow pens, like the Parker Vector have a 10mm diameter, but they are very small compared to many.

 

Can I suggest you trawl through the reviews and have a good look at the pens there for may more dimensions.

 

Regards,

 

Richard

[Pickwick]

Most sellers on the internet and eBay usually give dimensions of pens. You may find it useful for any pens you may contemplate buying.

[SirVival]

Go to Richard Binder's site or pelikan.com and check out the dimensions for a Pelikan M1000. Does not get much larger for most regular / affordable pens. And if you add some safety margin you should be plenty fine. If planning with holding loops etc make them elastic and you should be fine.

[ac12]

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If you have a ruler and/or a measuring tape near you I would appreciate some help with a little pen case project of mine. I only have two pens at the moment but I want my pen case to accommodate thicker or longer pens as well so I thought I would incorporate that into the design. I need some measurements of circumference or diameter of the thinnest part of the barrel and cap of your thickest pen and the length measurement of your longest pen.
The diameter of my thickest pen is 1cm but I don't know if that is large so I thought it would be a good learning experience to ask here.
Any help is much appreciated

 

Don't you mean the thickest part?

The thinnest part will mean that the pen won't fit into the slot because the pen is too wide for the slot.

 

Depending on your pens, you may have to use 2 different cases.

I have "slimlines" in one case and wider pens in another case, because the diameter difference is too much, and I would loose a lot of capacity for the slimlines. These guys have both wood and portable cases.

http://www.pennstateind.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SEARCH&q=pen+case

 

[my63]

I have been messing about making boxes and case for a little while now and my own experience has shown there are two distinct sizes 18 mm and 21 mm that seem to cover the widest range of pens and 185 mm in length will cover most options.

I would love to see pictures of your cases as the progress.

Quoted dimensions don't always include the clip

 

Michael

Edited January 14, 2014 by my63