garagepunk66 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I have seen a couple of YouTube videos on these gadgets. Kind of like a tiny hot glue gun, but has an automatic feed for the medium. Just thinking aloud what someone could do with one. The one that I saw used ABS rod, but I would not be surprised if Evergreen round styrene stock might work as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Sounds interesting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garagepunk66 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 This video will give you some idea of how it can be used. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29dsCVFI0HM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Very interesting. Could be very useful if it will work with styrene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Wow! That guy is a genius.....?? Nice bike!... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell C Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 5:56 AM, garagepunk66 said: This video will give you some idea of how it can be used. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29dsCVFI0HM Many other useful tips on basic model scratchbuilding in that video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garagepunk66 Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 13 hours ago, Roger U said: Very interesting. Could be very useful if it will work with styrene. Assuming that it uses material rods of the same diameters commonly found in Evergreen and Plastruct round stock, I can't see why it wouldn't. ABS and Styrene should have pretty similar melting points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat32 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Watched at 1.5 speed. Incredible talent. Then watched Making a woman in white dress. Even more incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I am impressed with the lack of any diagrams or plans anywhere in sight for reference. This is obviously a very experienced builder with an uncommon ability for making multiple pieces that match and fit squarely. Thanks for posting that for us to be inspired by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khils Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 30 minutes ago, misterNNL said: I am impressed with the lack of any diagrams or plans anywhere in sight for reference. This is obviously a very experienced builder with an uncommon ability for making multiple pieces that match and fit squarely. Thanks for posting that for us to be inspired by. THX Tom! Exactly what I wanted to say....just didn't get it to sound the same when typed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Way beyond what I could do with the tool. I'm a little underwhelmed by it. It's great if you've got the the talent the guy in the video has. It's like watching a good wood carver whittle something in wood. Or machinist build something from scratch in metal. And I'm sure we've all seen beautiful models done in both wood and/or metal in the past. Just not one built by me. Dont get me wrong. I think the model he built was great. I just don't see the pen he's using as anything new that will help an average model builder like me improve what I'm already doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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