SIMPLE INDUSTRIAL PENCIL HOLDER

While I was away at university I didn’t have many opportunities to use my tools. As a result, my skills got rusty. I designed this project to be a refresher of sorts, to allow me to become re-accustomed to my workshop. It’s nice and simple to make and doesn’t take much time at all.

- Anton Cohen

What you will need

• A length of square steel tube with inner dimensions big enough to hold your pens/pencils/stationery

• Files

• Hacksaw

• Spray paint (optional)

• 12 gauge steel sheet

• Welder

• Appropriate safety equipment

• Bench vice

Step-by-step guide

Step 1: Cut the steel tube into four sections, with each piece a bit shorter than the last. File (or grind) the top and bottom of each piece smooth. Try to stand the pieces up; continue filing the bottoms until the pieces stand straight up without wobbling.

Step 2: Cut a rectangle from 12 gauge sheet steel. This will be the base. File all the edges smooth. By placing the sections of tubing on the base you can get a pretty good idea of what the finished product will look like.