hackaday.com: Remember the Kickstarter for the 3Doodler? Well they have just started shipping, and a hackerspace called Open Garage in Belgium just got theirs! Like any good hackerspace after playing with it they took it apart and posted pictures.
This is great because in our original coverage on the 3Doodler, we wondered what it looked on the inside, and whether it could be adapted to use with a CNC machine to make a giant 3D printer. Garage Lab delivered on both.
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This 3doodler is going to be a huge hit I think. Its a combination of drawing, 3D printing. and sculpture all coming together to create this unique creative experience. This device can be used by a huge democratic of people, which is another reason why I think this device will become such a huge success. Its really cool how this company has mounted the deice to a printer to create 3D printing. This I can imagine would be very difficult due to the inconsistency flow from the 3doodler. It will be interesting to see how much of a success this product is going to be when it comes out early next year. I can imagine a wide democratic of people getting their hands on this product. The product is also reasonably priced at $100 for the pen and 50 strands of ABS plastic.
I remember seeing the 3Doodler when it was a Kickstarter Project and thought it was an interesting idea. It seems like a fun different artistic medium for people to explore and I thought it could possibly allow model builders to create pieces and more intricate items than they normally would not be able to. I think it's a great idea to combine the 3Doodler with the CNC machine as that might allow some detail and precision to be created without significant work. In general I'm very interested in seeing where 3D Printing will head in the future.
This is so cool, I think it's either going to be really big or a complete flop (something about it, seems off). Even if it's a flop, though, I think it will definitely inspire more ideas involved with "instant 3D printing". The idea of having an idea and just making a 3D model right there is amazing. It makes me think, if we can have 3D printing done by hand what will we have in a few years!? It reminds me of how scientists have successfully 3D printed organs and fashion designers are beginning to 3D print clothes and shoes. 3D printing is definitely the way of the future, I wonder where it will take us!
I think this is a good start for where the more accessible 3d printer needs to be. This is kind of just a lame child's toy if you ask me... Its basically a hot glue gun shaped like a pen. It doesn't even really 3d print. It does take something that you draw and allow you to pick it up, but its not really 3d you're still drawing on a 2d plane. Even everything they demoed in their video seemed amateur and messy. Yes I think it would be possible to actually 3d print with this pin if you started from the bottom and created slices just like a normal 3d printer. And i think its awesome that it doesn't require a computer program for you to be able to use it, but i think a lot more work needs to go into it in order for it to actually go to the next level. Ill stick with my hot glue guns for now.
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