A 3Doodler allow anybody to write directly into the air by heating some plastic materials like PLA and ABS
The world’s first 3D-printing pen
– WobbleWorks’s 3Doodler – was launched in 2013,
This enables you to turn drawings into full-3D models on
any surface, without the need of any other software or computer. Unlike a normal pen, however,the 3Doodler doesn’t use ink, instead relying
on filaments of ABS(Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) or PLA(polylactic acid) plastic, materials also used by most desktop 3D printers.
How it works
The 3Doodler prints by heatingthree-millimetre (0.1-inch)-thin strands of
plastic, which need to be loaded into its back.
After turning the 3Doodler on and waiting a
few minutes for it to warm up, the LED
indicator light will then turn blue, which
means that the heated plastic can then
extrude from the 3Doodler nozzle’s metal tip –
the only potentially dangerous part, which
can get as hot as 270 degrees Celsius (518
degrees Fahrenheit).
Once the heated plastic leaves the nozzle, it
quickly solidifies into a strong, stable
structure, allowing you to build shapes with
ease. Because the heated plastic can be drawn
over almost any surface, including other plastic
There are two temperature settings so users
can switch between the different melting
points of ABS and PLA, and two main speed
control buttons allow for the heated plastic to
flow quicker or slower. This makes it possible
to create large items with a size able area to fill.
ABS(Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
One of the most common plastics around today is ABS,or Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene. Made of oil-based
resources, it’s much stronger and less likely to snap
when bent compared to PLA, and has a higher melting point at 225 to 250 degrees Celsius (437 to 482 degrees Fahrenheit) for the 3Doodler.
PLA(polylactic acid)
PLA, or polylactic acid, is a biodegradable polymer, so it is considered better for the environment when properly recycled compared to ABS. It also comes in a huge variety of colors and can even be translucent. However, due to the lower melting point of 190 to 240 degrees Celsius (374 to 464 degrees Fahrenheit) for the3Doodler, PLA is more prone to overheating and can droop if it gets too hot.
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