Kobo Stylus 2/Metapen M2 Protective enclosure

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This file set offers a simple storage and transport option to protect the Kobo Rakuten Stylus 2 (or the identical in dimensions at least, Metapen M2) from damage. 

The long stylus storage tube has an extra few millimeters top and bottom to allow for adding packing foam or similar in the tube and cap to protect the ends of the stylus from being against a hard surface. I recently bought a hard drive that was protected in the box by some white polyethylene packing that I found perfect for this task. A small wad of kitchen roll or something similar would serve the same purpose.

I made two subtly different tops, one more chamfered than the other but both have added ridges to stop the tube rolling off a table.

The smaller tube was created to store the spare nibs somewhere safe in a drawer where they are more easily found if needed in the future. This also keeps them better protected than if they were left loose.

The pictures make the tube look larger than it is. My stylus sits around 3mm clear of the top of the tube when in there. The outer diameters of the tubes themselves are 16mm. The top screw on pieces being the same width but both also have the anti roll ridges adding another couple of mm to that portion. When fully screwed on it only increases the main tubes height by around 3mm as it is almost fully threaded. Walls of the tubes, including the top and bottom surfaces, are around 2.5mm thick to give decent strength and protection to the stylus even when thrown in a bag and forgotten about.

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PRINTING INFO :-

The main tube is tall and slim, meaning the print contact area with the bed is small. I would consider using a brim for this one solely due to that small adhesion area with the bed.

I didn't use supports for my first test when printing and it printed fine without them. Be aware though:- if you choose to add automatic supports with Creality Print (as I did with my second test print), it will add them due to the text near the base. But more importantly it will also add some inside the tube for that same reason.  After printing you would have to knock those internal supports free with a screwdriver or similar to clear the tube and be able to slip the stylus in there. 

I deliberately kept the threads snug. If you find them tight on first use, work the lid on by twisting back and forth and going a little further each time rather than just brute forcing it on there. Brute force will just jam it up at best and at worst may physically damage the threads. Two minutes effort working it back and forth until it bottoms out will give near perfect threads once it's been fully on. 

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The Kobo Stylus-2 and Metapen-2 are both visibly and mechanically identical to each other (potentially making the Metapen M2 an option for those not wanting to outlay the high cost of the official Kobo offering as the Metapen is significantly less expensive). Both use the MMP standard and are both compatible with Microsoft surface tablets as well as relevant Kobo models like the Libra colour. However, the Metapen M2 has the rubber and side button functions reversed when used on a Kobo. This makes the tail eraser become the Highlighter function and the side button become the Eraser. There is no menu function available on a Kobo to reverse that situation Kobo obviously want you to spend your money on the one that bears their name and not a cheaper alternative, even if that cheaper alternative uses the exact same hardware.

The Stylus-2 and Metapen-M2 are both 154x9mm items and slightly oval in shape. The internal space of the main storage tube in this file set is 165x10mm and was sized specifically for the Stylus2 and M2. 

It will not fit an apple pencil.

The smaller nib tube uses the same internal 10mm diameter.

Both the screw on tops will fit either tube.