Pen or Tool Stand / Spring Design

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I was searching for a holder to keep my fountain pens standing upright and found nothing that met my expectations, so I decided to design something myself. This pen / tool stand resembles a spring in shape and even has some flexibility built-in. There are four different designs available: Straight round spring Tapered round spring Straight hex spring Tapered hex spring The straight spring measures about 55mm in diameter, while the opening of the tapered spring is approximately 53mm wide. All four designs can be scaled down if needed, and scaling up is also an option. The springs print well at a layer height of 0.2mm, but 0.3mm is also possible with printers that support this height. You will need to add support within the parts during printing, and removing it afterwards can be quite frustrating...