Neat Hobby Lobby Rotating Pen Holder

January 30, 2010

I was wandering around my local Hobby Lobby and came across something beautiful: a rotating pen holder with 72 pen slots of three varying circumferences for only $9. Naturally, I bought it.

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It's made of a hard grey plastic, but I haven't noticed any scratches on my pens because of this.

There is also a tray beneath it that can hold bigger office supplies; you can see in the photos that I have my watch, an eraser shaped like a screw, and a stapler in three of the compartments. The hole on the top can hold scissors or thin pen bags for storage. I also keep my pipette (poor man's excuse for an eyedropper; stolen by my friend Adam from the science lab here at Hendrix) and some cheap BPs here.

Oh, did I mention that it rotates? Very cool! If you're interested in a useful organization tool for your pens (or art supplies: paintbrushes, colored pencils, etc.) this is a good choice!

Edit: I am definitely not affiliated with Hobby Lobby, even though I shop there all the time.

Edit2: I was inspired by Yuki Onitsura to see if the trays held any ink bottles. Good news--they fit both Aurora and Waterman ink bottles, although not PR, Noodler's, or J. Herbin.

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Edited January 31, 2010 by irbyls

January 30, 2010

Off to Hobby Lobby!

January 30, 2010

$9? I'm getting one.

January 31, 2010

Enjoy Hendrix. All my friends that went there did

January 31, 2010

That's pretty darn nifty! Those trays look about the right size for Waterman ink bottles too.

Yuki

January 31, 2010

That's definitely a fun store. Nice find!

I was watching some fountain pen repair videos from the webcam at pentiques.com. I think that guy has the same thing on his workbench for his repair tools! See what you think: http://pentiques.com...s/webcam-2.html (edit: look at the full screen version for more detail)

--Stephen

Edited January 31, 2010 by Rabbit

January 31, 2010

Cool! Unfortunately, there is no Hobby Lobby in California...

January 31, 2010

Here is something similar online: Pen Tray

Is it the same one?

January 31, 2010

That's definitely a fun store. Nice find!

I was watching some fountain pen repair videos from the webcam at pentiques.com. I think that guy has the same thing on his workbench for his repair tools! See what you think: http://pentiques.com...s/webcam-2.html (edit: look at the full screen version for more detail)

--Stephen

That definitely looks like the same thing! Awesome!