Using a 3D pen as a print rework tool - first test
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:37 am
I had this idea that a 3D pen could be used as a rework/embellishment tool for 3D prints, but nobody seems to have tried this before.
I bought the pen from Makergeeks which is unusual in that it takes regular 1.75mm filament in both ABS and PLA. There's a little fudging in this because it doesn't have any temperature control, it comes from the manufacturer with ABS and Makergeeks throws in some PLA.
Tonight as a first test I printed a small piece out of white ABS which is 10mm high and 2mm thick and has the word "hello" as text that's 0.5mm recessed. When that was done I used the pen to glob black ABS into the lettering - the idea was to fill the groove, not to be pretty. Then I took the result and sanded it down level. Not perfect, but I'm satisfied with it as a first try! I might make the lettering a little deeper and I'll certainly make the next test bigger so it's easy to hold on to when sanding.
I bought the pen from Makergeeks which is unusual in that it takes regular 1.75mm filament in both ABS and PLA. There's a little fudging in this because it doesn't have any temperature control, it comes from the manufacturer with ABS and Makergeeks throws in some PLA.
Tonight as a first test I printed a small piece out of white ABS which is 10mm high and 2mm thick and has the word "hello" as text that's 0.5mm recessed. When that was done I used the pen to glob black ABS into the lettering - the idea was to fill the groove, not to be pretty. Then I took the result and sanded it down level. Not perfect, but I'm satisfied with it as a first try! I might make the lettering a little deeper and I'll certainly make the next test bigger so it's easy to hold on to when sanding.