Most 3D pens on the market today are based on the same technology that most 3D printers use, and that the first 3D pen (inspired by a 3D printer) used. This techniques has many fancy names like FDM (Fused deposition modeling) or FFF (fused filament fabrication) or PJS (Plastic Jet Printing) but they all mean […]
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The so called “cool ink” pens ( “cool” because it’s not hot , like the tips of the molten plastic FDR pens), work by squeezing out a resin that solidifies when the tip of the pen shines UV-light on it. Sounds cool and new science, now like the old plastic melters, right? Wrong! The chemical process behind
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…uhm, you just plug it in, press a button, and “draw up in the air”, right? Like this, no? But… we know this is not why you came here … you really want to know how this cool toys work! So, let’s get geeky : There are currently tow kinds of 3D pens, based on their general mechanism: A. Molten plastic
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