![I needed an ergonomic pen and did not want to purchase one. So I made a blank for bic ball pen refills in FreeCAD. Finally I designed a simple stand for it. : I needed an ergonomic pen and did not want to purchase one. So I made a blank for bic ball pen refills in FreeCAD. Finally I designed a simple stand for it. :](https://i.redd.it/i-needed-an-ergonomic-pen-and-did-not-want-to-purchase-one-v0-or8yr6itfsca1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d17df38c4f18855af581a87f2764e22b3e40dcd)
I needed an ergonomic pen and did not want to purchase one. So I made a blank for bic ball pen refills in FreeCAD. Finally I designed a simple stand for it. :
![Amazon.com : BIC Cristal Fun Ballpoint Pens, Wide Point (1.6 m), Box of 20, Turquoise Colour - Bold Smudge-Proof Writing : Office Products Amazon.com : BIC Cristal Fun Ballpoint Pens, Wide Point (1.6 m), Box of 20, Turquoise Colour - Bold Smudge-Proof Writing : Office Products](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71sUwiHcg-L._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Amazon.com : BIC Cristal Fun Ballpoint Pens, Wide Point (1.6 m), Box of 20, Turquoise Colour - Bold Smudge-Proof Writing : Office Products
![There's a reason that BIC pens have a hole in their lid | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad There's a reason that BIC pens have a hole in their lid | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad](https://img.maximummedia.ie/joe_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvbWVkaWEtam9lLm1heGltdW1tZWRpYS5pZS5zMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tXFxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC8yMDE3XFxcLzExXFxcLzEzMDk1MzExXFxcLzRfQklDX3Blbl9jYXBzLmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjo2NDcsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjozNDAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5qb2UuaWVcXFwvYXNzZXRzXFxcL2ltYWdlc1xcXC9qb2VcXFwvbm8taW1hZ2UucG5nP2lkPTI2NGEyZGJlMzcwZjJjNjc1ZmNkXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6W119IiwiaGFzaCI6IjFlNmU3OWNkYjJiNzNkNTE4YmJmNTg2ODM0NTRlZjZjMzAzM2QxMmMifQ==/4-bic-pen-caps.jpg)
There's a reason that BIC pens have a hole in their lid | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad
![Did You Ever Wonder Why Pens Cap Have A Hole AND Why There Is A Small Hole Halfway Down The Outside Shell Of A Bic Ballpoint Pen? — Steemit Did You Ever Wonder Why Pens Cap Have A Hole AND Why There Is A Small Hole Halfway Down The Outside Shell Of A Bic Ballpoint Pen? — Steemit](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYiYGXrqGcGBQcHPvexmu341mYirnkmKHjEqESSsg9UKk/sw.jpg)