---
title: "Build Guide: Whiteboard Marker Holder"
date: "2022-07-29"
categories: ["Build Guides"]
tags: ["Build Guide", "3D Printing"]
excerpt: "What You’ll Need: Click on a button below to collect the print files! Printables Thingiverse Makerworld #b"
featuredImage: "/images/resources/build-guide-pen.jpg"
---

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## What You’ll Need:

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/6ab3b389-3c0a-4048-aa72-ac8e42a3992c/Parts.PNG)

Click on a button below to collect the print files!

    [
      Printables
    ](https://www.printables.com/model/252743-micromelon-pen-attachment)

    [
      Thingiverse
    ](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5368110)

    [
      Makerworld
    ](https://makerworld.com/en/models/147862#profileId-641400)

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## Step 1:

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/8f697961-cab6-46dd-98a9-59b92fb9daa1/Step+1.PNG)

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## Step 2

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## Complete

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/f2285054-d33c-4e3a-83ca-100eb44dea4a/Final.jpg)

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## Servo Calibration:

Before attaching a servo horn to a servo, we need to make sure that the servo moves in the correct range. This guide will help you calibrate your servos correctly.

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#### Step 1:

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Once step 1 is completed, plug the servo into the right port and run the following code:

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/a059a0ea-e564-426c-a1f8-0d1d949a7048/Screenshot+2024-09-18+124443.jpg)

Upload the code and attach the servo horn to the servo so it’s in this position when the servo is at 0.

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## What’s Next?

With your fully built Micromelon Pen attachment, head on over to our rover Van Gogh activity to start drawing!

    [
      Activity: Rover Van Gogh
    ](https://micromelon.com.au/resources/rover-van-gogh?rq=attachments)