Clipboard Pen Holder
Customize your clipboard with a functional pen holder. Making this is fast, cheap, and easy! The result is very effective. I use mine everyday.
What You Need. (I Keep Thinking INXS)
As with many of my instructables, this one does not take much....
MATERIALS
Elastic banding - I used 1/2 inch wide
A rivet (just one) I used 1/8 inch variety
A clipboard with a traditional metal clip.
TOOLS
Pen/pencil
ruler
rivet tool
Drill and 1/8" bit
MATERIALS
Elastic banding - I used 1/2 inch wide
A rivet (just one) I used 1/8 inch variety
A clipboard with a traditional metal clip.
TOOLS
Pen/pencil
ruler
rivet tool
Drill and 1/8" bit
How Its Done - Diagrams
Diagrams shown here are made in an advanced graphics package called Microsoft Word.
Hey - I use whatever is available to me at the moment!
Hey - I use whatever is available to me at the moment!
Measure, Cut, and Mark the Elastic.
Cut a piece of elastic to length of 3.5".
Mark elastic with dots using pen or pencil.
After marking the spots for the rivet,
poke holes in those spots.
I used needle nose pliers and also the rivet itself
to loosen up the hole and make ready...
Mark elastic with dots using pen or pencil.
After marking the spots for the rivet,
poke holes in those spots.
I used needle nose pliers and also the rivet itself
to loosen up the hole and make ready...
Fold the Elastic and Insert the Rivet.
This is the part where you'll want to take a moment and make sure your spacial relations are working well.
The picture shows what we are shooting for. I believe a picture (or drawing) is often more effective than words.
The picture shows what we are shooting for. I believe a picture (or drawing) is often more effective than words.
Attach Elastic to Clipboard Clip With Single Rivet.
Use Your New Pen Holder!
