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Prometheus Fridge Pen

$125.00

The Prometheus Fridge Pen is designed for convenience and utility. Never search for your pen again. A 3D printed home base holds securely to any magnetic surface, won't scratch, and keeps the pen in place with a light (but sufficient) magnetic force on the steel band. The pen features a German-Made Schmidt MegaLine 4889 pressurized refill so it doesn't matter if you keep the pen tip-up or tip-down.

Please Note: Some stainless refrigerators are made from a "high nickel" alloy that reduces magnetism. If none of your magnets stick properly, then this is the problem...not counting those flat decorative magnets...those never stick well :)

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Product Overview

I got tired of constantly searching for a pen when adding to our grocery list. Taking a page out of the lean manufacturing book, I decided it would be great to have a pen that's always close at hand for the intended task. The refill is the same profile as the Fischer Space Pen, so you can use either type of cartridge.

A hidden magnet does double duty: it holds the base to your selected surface and holds the pen in place with...well...magic. I even use these pens in the shop. Each machine has post-it notes nearby...but where is my pen? In it's home base of course.

Prometheus In the Wild

Product Details

One of the primary principles of lean manufacturing is to eliminate waste: time, materials, and motion. I apply this to my life as well. I mean, I'm not obsessing about it, but when an opportunity presents itself, I take action...sometimes it takes years, but at least I'm trying right? Right?

A lean method to eliminate waste is having tools close at hand for the intended task...especially repetitive tasks...and those tools must also have a home. Enter the fridge pen, a lean improvement for your life. Quality of life is hard to quantify, but for me, eliminating chronic frustration is one of them. My kids even put the pen back because the magnet makes it fun. Need I say more?

I'm sure you've wasted as much of your life searching for a grocery list pen as I have, but I say no more!

3D printed magnetic base

3D printed in-house, the base is plastic so it won't scratch and the neodymium magnet holds securely. It's the same magnet we use in our Fridge Magnets.

Schmidt MegaLine 4889 Pressurized refill

Schmidt makes great refills in general, and the 4889 is no exception. It's the same profile at the Fischer Space Pen refill, but I like the writing quality of this one better.

Included with your fridge pen

The Fridge Pen
Schmidt MegaLine 4889 Refill
Magnetic home base
Refill spring

Materials

Pen Body: electroless nickel plated aluminum
Ring: mild steel

Dimensions

Diameter: 0.37" Length: 4"
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