Re-Designed Fountain Pen Case

I designed an insert for the metal box that my last Kaweco Lilliput fountain pen came in about two years ago. It was a rough design, the PLA was old, look bad, and the .stl resolution wasn’t done right. I have just lived with the insert being a little funky and just used it.

The original design and print

As I find myself with a lot of time on my hands healing form shoulder surgery, I did a quick redesign: smoothing the transitions, adding a few fillets, and putting a pocket in the bottom that will hold 3 US bills folded in quarters – in case you run out of ink or beer or coffee and need the cash out in the wilds of suburbia…

This version still fits Lilliput pens and Fisher Space Pens that would fit in one of the tin boxes that the Kawecos come in, as well as 2 ink cartridges. I spent about 20 minutes updating the drawing, the red PLA print took about 4 hours, spent maybe $4.00 in electricity and material – including the felt that I added for anti-rattling.

The new insert in red with better resolution.
The added pocket on the bottom for cash and my favorite fortune of all time.

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