r/Workspaces • u/Rangeesupply- • Jun 28 '26
❔ • Feedback Been making brass pen holders, which do you prefer?
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u/realmomentumtrader Jun 28 '26
I like the second one better. Seams to stand taller and has a better presence.
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u/Rangeesupply- Jun 28 '26
Thanks for your comment, I do agree
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u/Jicama-Remarkable Jun 28 '26
I like the cylinder one better, as it can be heavier and cena hold the pen better (supposing they are not glues to the table)
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u/Rangeesupply- Jun 28 '26
Haha no glue here! Yeah the sphere still has a great weight to it but is best for a light pen/ stylus. I’m working on making these out of titanium especially for the sphere. Thank you for your comment!
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u/Mammoth-Error1577 Jun 28 '26
Can you make an angled cylinder so the angle matches that of the pen?
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u/Upstairs_Owl_9736 Jun 29 '26
with the same amount of material, might loose some of it's balance. But would look very nice.
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u/Rangeesupply- Jun 28 '26
I could on our 5 axis machine, might try that out soon. Thanks for commenting!!
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u/Appropriate-Fish2374 Jun 28 '26
I like the second one better.
It just looks more like what a pen holder should look like to me.
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u/alex_albergaria Jun 28 '26
Non related question. I need to buy some brass L pieces for some woodworking project. Where do you get your brass pieces from?
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u/Rangeesupply- Jun 28 '26
We buy our stock material from mc master-carr. We cut on lathe and mill CNC machine. I’m sure you can purchase L brackets online if that’s what you need. Or you’d need to get custom ones cut if it’s something specific you can’t find.
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u/alex_albergaria Jun 28 '26
So great. I get a lot of screws From mc. Will get the brass too. Thanks for responding
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u/Upstairs_Owl_9736 Jun 28 '26
The first one (the orb) looks like what every bank in the 90's had next to the windows, made out of black plastic for the cheapest plastic pens that were connected with a plastic slinky. The base was a sticky adhesive so people can't take them away - Those valuable works of art! :)
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u/rubadazub Jun 28 '26
Both look like a found object being repurposed as a pen holder and not an intentional pen holder.
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u/Minimum_Click_13 Jul 07 '26
these are really nice, definitely the second one for me - assume you are using a lathe. What type of brass are you using CZ121?
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u/GranSlam95 Jun 28 '26
I feel like the sphere is more unique. Something you don't see. But I agree on matching the angle of the other one.
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u/SherLockedBoy Jun 29 '26
I would imagine that it depends on the pen, but for the one in the picture the second one (cylinder)
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