Forever Pencil-Flat side

I bought some forever pencils and they're great. But you tend to pay $2 to $10 each. The metal bodied ones are nice but I wanted more just to have around the house /office and didn't want to buy a bunch. You can get the re-fill tips super cheap. I got 100 of them for ~$10 and decided to try and print the bodies. They print well vertically but take FOREVER, about an hour. I tried to use supports and put it on its side and it didn't work well. I also tried printing it out in the shape of a regular #2 pencil but I hate the sharp ridges and they're uncomfortable. So I flattened out a side and at .1 resolution and 15% infill it prints in ~10 minutes. Plus the grain is along the body. When you print vertical with PLA it can snap relatively easy. Its a lot less prone to breaking if you print it flat and you can get away with less infill. I had to mess with the size of the mounting hole. 4.9mm is about right to make it big enough to screw in the tips but give the threads something to bite into so you don't have to tap the threads. This is the one I settled on and put in my printer's frequent use folder. Just hit print and 10 mins I have a new one. I've found if the tip is a little looser than you prefer you can add some locktight or a drop of CA glue and its in there for good. You can pretty much get away with no supports. At .1 resolution I turned on supports and it just gave me one layer around the tip. It starts out oriented vertical but just lay it down on the flat side and print or print vertical. If anyone wants various lengths or a full round one to print vertical just let me know. I've even printed some colorful ones vertical with a small model at the base for the kids that they thought were fun. You can use the vertical model and just combine it with a small model on the end and print a topper with it. But it does take a bit and its more fragile.