3D Printing Pen

[mazinz]

Saw this about two or three months ago in Hammacher Schlemmer. Someone I work with just bought this for his son and it refreshed my memory. This would work create for custom work or even general toy repair

here is the HS link

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/86006?promo=search

and here it is in action on youtube:

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

Very cool idea. Having trouble imagining what I could use it for, though. I'll have to check out some of the vids to see what other folks have done.

[Hedji]

Reminds me less of 3D printing and more of hot glue.

[LonnieFisher]

I used to use hot-glue kind of like that. I would push the sticks through instead of using the trigger.

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

I was thinking hot glue as well, and my "gun" just works via pushing the glue stick through but I doubt I could get a standing strip like that.

[thunderbolt]

umm, its basically a fine tip hot glue gun.

[mazinz]

umm, its basically a fine tip hot glue gun.

except it is not using hot glue

here is another video showing more with narration on top.

[thunderbolt]

except it is not using hot glue

here is another video showing more with narration on top.

but the results look about the same.

[mazinz]

The whole point being something like this would be great for detailing where sculpting the smaller details (for some of us) may be a problem. I can see using this for quite a number of things

[Vinny0026]

Over all I like the idea of this - but the finished product is very ruff.

[thunderbolt]

^^^ Right, that's what I see basically the same result as a fine tip glue gun.

[LonnieFisher]

It's just a little stiffer and hardens faster than hot glue, it would appear.