# \#pen-holder

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## [Using a Silhouette Curio 2 as a pen plotter — what works well and what doesn’t?](https://forum.plotterfolk.com/t/using-a-silhouette-curio-2-as-a-pen-plotter-what-works-well-and-what-doesn-t/29)

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**Author:** [@rubencio](https://forum.plotterfolk.com/u/rubencio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.plotterfolk.com/t/using-a-silhouette-curio-2-as-a-pen-plotter-what-works-well-and-what-doesn-t/29 "2026-10-04T20:44:10Z")

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I’ve been using a Silhouette Curio 2 primarily as a pen plotter rather than as a cutting machine, and after a number of architectural drawings and longer plotting tests I’m beginning to get a clearer idea of what works p…

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## [How do you hold technical pens securely in a pen plotter?](https://forum.plotterfolk.com/t/how-do-you-hold-technical-pens-securely-in-a-pen-plotter/24)

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**Author:** [@rubencio](https://forum.plotterfolk.com/u/rubencio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.plotterfolk.com/t/how-do-you-hold-technical-pens-securely-in-a-pen-plotter/24 "2026-10-04T13:31:21Z")

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I’ve been experimenting with different technical pens on a Silhouette Curio 2, and one issue has become much more important than I expected: how securely and concentrically the pen is held. My first tests were with Stae…