Pen rest?

[Emt1581]

I'm sitting at my desk/computer for work.  A lot of times I'll need to get a drink or give attention to something else for a brief time and I don't want to re-cap the pen, but I also don't want it to roll off the desk.  It would be nice to have something to stick it in or set it on that would help prevent it from rolling.  Are there any cheap/DIY options?  Not looking to spend $50 on a rest for a $20 pen (Wing 698 demonstrator).  

 

Thanks

[A Smug Dill]

13 minutes ago, Emt1581 said:

Are there any cheap/DIY options?

 

A large piece of Blu-tack or plasticine between the desk surface and the pen's cap finial will probably do the trick. Just stand the pen cap with its mouth pointing to the ceiling, then drop your pen into the receptacle without screwing and re-capping the pen between uses, while you're at the desk.

 

Of course, since you're talking about DIY, 3D printing a suitable pen stand that doesn't include a thread in the receptacle onto which the secure the pen is probably not that difficult.

[Emt1581]

25 minutes ago, A Smug Dill said:

 

A large piece of Blu-tack or plasticine between the desk surface and the pen's cap finial will probably do the trick. Just stand the pen cap with its mouth pointing to the ceiling, then drop your pen into the receptacle without screwing and re-capping the pen between uses, while you're at the desk.

 

Of course, since you're talking about DIY, 3D printing a suitable pen stand that doesn't include a thread in the receptacle onto which the secure the pen is probably not that difficult.

 

Didn't consider 3D printing.  I do have a printer so I could do that.  However, I'm thinking the barrel/threading diameter/size would need to be figured into the equation for the 3D print to work well.  

 

Is there a specific file that is known to work well for the 698?  

 

Thanks!

[A Smug Dill]

34 minutes ago, Emt1581 said:

However, I'm thinking the barrel/threading diameter/size would need to be figured into the equation for the 3D print to work well.

 

I don't see why that would be the case. I just had a look a my Wing Sung 698 (still inside the see-through plastic retail packaging that is sealed at the factory with a Wing Sung sticker). Even a long cylinder with an opening that is a teensy bit narrower than the widest part of the tapered (but uniformly round and not faceted) gripping section would hold the pen upright, and work well enough to prevent it from either rolling or drying out from a fifteen-minute break from whatever you are doing at your desk. Since you ask for cheap/DIY, I'd think that the bare minimum required to perform those functions, however tacky (think Blu-tack) or inelegant, would be considered a satisfactory solution. You could make something that is studier, more stable as a stand, or even prettier, but it doesn't sound to me that it's in your brief to make it capable of allowing the barrel to be properly screwed into the receptacle for the business end of the pen to secure it, or to make it possible to leave the pen in the stand (and not properly re-capped) overnight and not dry out or hard-start by next use.

[Lamy4life]

8 hours ago, Emt1581 said:

 

Didn't consider 3D printing.  I do have a printer so I could do that.  However, I'm thinking the barrel/threading diameter/size would need to be figured into the equation for the 3D print to work well.  

 

Is there a specific file that is known to work well for the 698?  

 

Thanks!

I have some experience with 3d printing pen blocks, tho some of the 1 pen block things. I think you could try printing with a flex filament on the inside tho it is difficult to adhere flex to PLA. Dealing with flex can be a bit of a nightmare at times. 

 

[two2tone]

I rest my fountain pen on my computer keyboard in the gap between the function keys and number keys.  Works great and costs nothing.

[A Smug Dill]

You can probably print one of these with an opening and cavity to fit the gripping section of the Wing Sung 698 more snugly (without providing a hermetic seal, and without internal threading):

Source: AliExpress item listing

 

 

[Lamy4life]

2 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

You can probably print one of these with an opening and cavity to fit the gripping section of the Wing Sung 698 more snugly (without providing a hermetic seal, and without internal threading):

Source: AliExpress item listing

 

 

ummmm, I can't be the only one thinking it.......

 

[Lamy4life]

https://www.printables.com/model/73016-desktop-pen-stand

Havent tested it but might be worth a shot plus I am sure would be a great starting point for a model. 

[ParramattaPaul]

14 hours ago, Emt1581 said:

I'm sitting at my desk/computer for work.  A lot of times I'll need to get a drink or give attention to something else for a brief time and I don't want to re-cap the pen, but I also don't want it to roll off the desk.  It would be nice to have something to stick it in or set it on that would help prevent it from rolling.  Are there any cheap/DIY options?  Not looking to spend $50 on a rest for a $20 pen (Wing 698 demonstrator).  

 

Thanks

You can make a nice compact pen rest out of a wine bottle cork.  Simply use a file or Dremel tool to cut a U-shaped slot perpendicular across one side and you're done and dusted.

[usk15]

Get a wine cork, cut in half on the long side, make a groove, or two...

 

 

[ParramattaPaul]

Just now, usk15 said:

Get a wine cork, cut in half on the long side, make a groove, or two...

 

 

Copy cat!    😎

[JulieParadise]

You could also use something like FIMO, a very cheap clay/sculpting mass that comes in a variety of colours.

[A Smug Dill]

I don't think it requires anything more complicated than a block of polystyrene foam with a hole cut into it.

 

Just drop the pen cap into the hole, and when you need to pause and step away for a few minutes, drop the pen into the cap without screwing or snapping it on properly. The hole doesn't have to fit any particular model of pen's cap that snugly, just to be able to stand the pen up.

 

[Emt1581]

9 hours ago, Lamy4life said:

ummmm, I can't be the only one thinking it.......

 

 

That you are also a Sex Therapist and how awesome it is that there's an anally penetrating pen rest you can print out!?!  

 

....phew, glad I wasn't the only one!! 😉

[Emt1581]

The cork and styrofoam are genius.  Will try those for sure!!

 

Thanks!

[hbquikcomjamesl]

14 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

You can probably print one of these with an opening and cavity to fit the gripping section of the Wing Sung 698 more snugly (without providing a hermetic seal, and without internal threading):

Source: AliExpress item listing

 

 

Looks to me like it would be a real pain in the . . . .

[Bristol24]

On 8/15/2022 at 10:23 PM, A Smug Dill said:

You can probably print one of these with an opening and cavity to fit the gripping section of the Wing Sung 698 more snugly (without providing a hermetic seal, and without internal threading):

Source: AliExpress item listing

 

 

'Just a little too close to the reality of the world and culture in which we are now forced to live and endure, IMHO.

 

Cliff

[sandy101]

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Crabs?

[es9]

Chopstick rests work well, are cheap, and are readily available in numerous materials and styles. Pen/pencil trays also work and are not always expensive. I just found one online for under $5.