Giving The Pilot Kaküno A Clip

January 5, 2014

Sorry, I didn't know where else to put this. I wanted this information to be available, because I couldn't find anything before I decided to throw caution to the wind and just give it a go. I wanted a clip on my Kaküno, and the Kaweco Sport clip fit quite well! It's not super secure, but it fits as well as an octagon can on a hexagon. It stays the best in the narrow part of the cap, even though it looks a little odd. For a simple, $3 fix, it works for me!

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Edited January 5, 2014 by milpreve

January 5, 2014

That's a neat fix! Does it wiggle more side to side or up and down? The Kakuno was off my list because of the no clip thing, but this hack might change that.

January 6, 2014

Not much of a side-to-side wiggle, but you can twist it around if you want to. There is a bit of up-down wiggle, maybe a bit of twisting if you play with it. It stays in place quite snugly on its own. Rather than bend like a proper clip would, sometimes the clip pulls slightly away from the pen cap as a unit if I don't help it a bit. I've left it clipped to some thick binder covers hoping to weaken the clip a bit, as it is almost too strong! I'm probably going to epoxy it into place, as I don't need it to be removable and I think it will give it even more security.

March 5, 2014

Milpreve, thanks forsharing this. Have you epoxied the clip yet?

April 2, 2014

Sorry I fell off the internet. I started a new job, then a second one! I have not epoxied it yet because it hasn't frustrated me enough to do so. If/when I do, I promise to post pictures.

April 3, 2014

Thanks, Milpreve, for replying. Glad you found your way back to the internet! I've not had the courage to glue the Kaweco clip on, but merely slipped it on the cap, either by itself or with a thin piece of MT tape beneath. Let's see if there are any brave ones who have managed to add a clip.