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 bi