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Step 6Thread the pen

Thread the pen
Push the string into the pen and get it out one of the sides. I pushed it in and blew on one end, then jammed then ink part I'd removed earlier in, cussed at it a bit and then did it some more. Eventually, when the string is through the pen, tie something to the other end. This one is with a small piece of a toothpick. A simple knot would probably do in most cases, but my thread was a bit thin. Pull it back through and make sure the knot/object stops against the other side of the hole.
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May 25, 2012. 12:07 AMsmann5 says:
I just put the string in the hole in the middle of the pen, then used an unrolled paper clip to pull it through.
Apr 7, 2012. 10:38 AMbreanna098 says:
WHY IS IT GOING IN A CIRCLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jan 2, 2012. 5:22 PMeraich says:
WHAT DO I DO WITH THE SODA CAPS IM SO CONFUSEDDD
Oct 24, 2010. 7:29 PMpurple23haze says:
Ok my mother-in-law is brilliant!! I was trying hard to thread the string and get it to go the way I wanted without cussing...it was hard. She asked if I needed a piece of her floral wire to tie the string to and then I could work it through the hole the way I wanted. It worked PERFEFT....I even just clipped off the remaining wire and used that to anchor the string in the pen. Mother-in-laws can be good for several things!!! This saved me a ton of heartache and soap mouthwash.
Oct 24, 2010. 10:21 AMyesman111 says:
about how much string should i push out?
Oct 4, 2010. 7:39 PMpuffball1012 says:
i did the opposite effect of what most people try first... i put the string in the whole thats in the middle of the pen thingy and i kept blowing on one side of it until it went all the way through.... no cussing at all O:)
Oct 20, 2010. 12:16 PM1111111111 says:
you don't get this. Come on. For the record I'm being nice.
Nov 23, 2009. 5:22 PMnenatiredman says:
use a knife to circle a hole and tweezers to make it bigger and then a booby pen to fish it out.

Oct 15, 2009. 1:35 PMdabest says:
I don't understand why you do this?
Aug 13, 2009. 12:46 AMjohn2theman says:
i dont get it plz someone explain to me that step again :S
Dec 7, 2008. 6:58 PMbabomb500 says:
i used weed eater string and melted the tip, would that work?
Dec 8, 2008. 6:34 AMb-e-a-utifulboy says:
Hey! soooooooooooooooooooooo ummmmmmmmmmm I NEED HELP!!!!!! yeah i was yelling! g2g check ya later...c ya wouldnt wanta be ya...cant wait for school...science rules...actually i hate school...ok bye
Feb 1, 2009. 12:23 PMfrankfarms says:
wtf
Dec 1, 2008. 9:52 AMdanielle. says:
best instructions EVER! :) " I pushed it in and blew on one end, then jammed then ink part I'd removed earlier in, cussed at it a bit and then did it some more. " :D LMFAO

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