Ace-Garageguy Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) I just spotted this in Kickstarter. I think it's got huge potential, and could be useful in a lot of modeling scenarios... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1351910088/3doodler-the-worlds-first-3d-printing-pen?ref=NewsFeb2113&utm_campaign=Feb21&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter Edited February 22, 2013 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Kind of cool but off hand I can't think what I could/would do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Bill, that's a great find. I think this is going to revolutionize how we do interiors, headliners, fill in seams and gaps on chopped models. This definitely has great potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) What the good Doctor said.... For one thing, the hot plastic that's extruded from the tip is hot enough to fuse with styrene. I've tried hot-glue guns for mocking up heavy cut-and-paste custom work, and the hot glue melts into the plastic. Conventional hot-glue has a surface that won't take any conventional adhesives, fillers or paints. It is only good for fixturing and has to be removed. BUT, this new glue pen uses ABS, which WILL allow conventional fillers, epoxies and paints to be used. Instead of a mockup-method that has to be removed like normal hot-glue, this thing can make permanant, literally 'welded' joins (or so I'm thinking at this point). The extruded ABS is also probably hot enough to squeeze into small molds for replicating parts. Mini-injection-molding. Think out-of-the-box..... Looks like just plain fun, too. Edited February 23, 2013 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 That is soo cool. lt using plastic it could be used in modeling. thanks for posting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Oh, and wait, how about using it to wire engines. How cool would that be? Run fuel lines. I wonder if you can change the color of the plastic that comes in the pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 It looks like it can be used with about any color. With different sized tip-orifices, it could be used to make any size extruded ABS rod or wire, for what the Doc just suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Bill, you always come up with the coolest stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleb Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I would buy one, that is a great find. Now I would be able to do all the custom work that I have wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duntov Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 The first iteration of this is going to be fantastic..... enough said... but it will be iterations 2 and beyond that will take it to the next level and make it really useful.... and widely available and inexpensive too..... NEAT stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Check back when it's finally in actual production. So far it's just an idea, a prototype, a video, and a ponzi promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 This could be a neat tool for us . In a year we will find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Of course, it's well worth mentioning that ABS doesn't bond at all well to styrene, as anyone whose ever tried gluing the original Plastruct material to an ordinary model kit can attest. That said, it likely will have some model car building applications downroad. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my66s55 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 How to glue styrene to abs: http://www.therpf.com/f9/can-styrene-abs-glued-melded-together-63326/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikethepoormodeler Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Why would you want to glue styrene to your stomach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Why would you want to glue styrene to your stomach? :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Good one, Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 It's cool.....in a craft project way........my laser cutting table still has more potential than this pen for model builders IMHO........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I'd like to see how well it works with models before I would buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impcon Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 It's cool.....in a craft project way........my laser cutting table still has more potential than this pen for model builders IMHO........ A laser cutting table? Perhaps you could elaborate on that for the uninformed masses .. what can you do with it? How expensive is such a device? I, for one, would really like to know all about it.. maybe some photos of the machine and what you have created with it? Please???? pretty please???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachinistMark Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 The laser table I run at work us a half million dollar machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) I do not have any pics of my machine online....but the type of my machine is like this one. Mine is 12x18 table 25 watts. More than enough power for wood, matt, plastic and acrylics. The input for mine is from CorelDraw artwork. Anything you can draw can be cut and/or engraved. It is only 2D but I have made many a model with mine. Another body laser cut on my machine. More limited than 3-D printer but much more useful than the 'pen' printer. Edited February 26, 2013 by Dave Van Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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