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Where are you attaching your pen tab to your Surface Pro 3?

Anonymous
2014-06-25T15:32:58+00:00

The pen tab is designed to be attached to the keyboard. But when I detach the Pro3 from the keyboard I no longer have access to the pen. On my Surface Pro 1 I attached a loop to the right side which worked except when I put it in the docking station.

What are you doing to store your pen?

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-04-27T10:47:39+00:00

    Cool stitching work, Mick!

    I went with the Leuchtturm1917 loop (they sell it on the Microsoft Store and Amazon, but I bought mine in a bookstore).  Much tighter than the existing loop.  I now have the original (red) loop on my keyboard, same place you stitched yours, and the 1917 loop attached to the top right of the tablet.  I trimmed the adhesive pad of the 1917 so that it sits flatter -- the embossed Leuchtturm brand made the corners lift up.

    It's nice having these 2 options for putting my pen. :) Before I got the new loop, without the keyboard, I used to stick the pen's clip onto the magnet of the power source, or where the keyboard attached, but I was always afraid it would fall off.  

    I think if the pen clip were redesigned a little bit so it fit in either the charger slot or the keyboard slot, that would be much more useful.  I never really actually clip the pen to anything anyway.

    I attached mine right out of the box in dustless environment, using high pressure clips told hold in position and a heat gun to activate the glue.. left to cure for a good 24hrs before sliding a pen into it.  And it stuck well for about 3 months. It was the quick pulling/pushing it in-and-out of the bag action that eventually shunted the loop's plastic section with adhesive underneath open and it folded back into a crease. From then on it was screwed. Like that game "Pull the handbrake at anytime, it's a surprise!" This thing was falling out twice a week at surprising timings and locations.

    Yep! So the answer to this discussion's headline "Where are you attaching your pen tab to your Surface Pro 3?"  is... Custom Fittings Required.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-04-26T15:05:06+00:00

    Cool stitching work, Mick!

    I went with the Leuchtturm1917 loop (they sell it on the Microsoft Store and Amazon, but I bought mine in a bookstore).  Much tighter than the existing loop.  I now have the original (red) loop on my keyboard, same place you stitched yours, and the 1917 loop attached to the top right of the tablet.  I trimmed the adhesive pad of the 1917 so that it sits flatter -- the embossed Leuchtturm brand made the corners lift up.

    It's nice having these 2 options for putting my pen. :) Before I got the new loop, without the keyboard, I used to stick the pen's clip onto the magnet of the power source, or where the keyboard attached, but I was always afraid it would fall off.  

    I think if the pen clip were redesigned a little bit so it fit in either the charger slot or the keyboard slot, that would be much more useful.  I never really actually clip the pen to anything anyway.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-04-26T06:45:09+00:00

    Like this!

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-03-29T00:24:09+00:00

    I cant figure it out myself

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-03-27T19:59:39+00:00

    The pen comes with a little loop to hold it but no instructions anywhere about where to stick it.

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