[Swansea Hackspace] 3D Pen

[Ceri Clatworthy]

I have told him this,
but he is very stubborn !

Ceri

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Justin Mitchell <justin at discordia.org.uk>
wrote:

> On Thu, 2016-02-25 at 10:21 +0000, Ceri Clatworthy wrote:
> > Does anyone know if we have a 3D pen in the space ??
>
> No, we only borrowed one briefly from Maplins.
>
> > One of my friends wants to get one,
> > but I have suggested he tests it out first :)
> ask him what his expectations of it are,
> i hear a lot of people are tempted because they seem cheap compared to
> 3d printers, but they are not even remotely comparable.
>
> To be honest, i think they are pants. if you enjoy making free hand
> messes then sure, but a few of us tried and were unable to even make
> recognisable shapes with it, never mind anything useful.
>
> Best way to describe it is just a glue gun, with not very sticky glue,
> with care, precision and a LOT of practice you might be able to sculpt
> shapes with it, but it will always be a crude stringy result.
>
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