Topic: Creopop UV 3D Pen At Best Buy Now
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I donated to the Creopop crowdfunding campaign ohh back in June 2014 and just got my Creopop 3D pen this week. They are getting the pens to their backers(even if too slowly) and the 3D pen is out at Best Buy as of this week. This 3D pen uses UV LEDs to cure a photo sensitive gel, is wireless and well you can read the rest of specs anywhere.
Since I have the pen physically in my hands finally I though I would give a few comments
- The items you make with this will be rigid and and one layer can be brittle like pasta, multiple layers less so. So decorative objects this is what it is good for. At some point they are supposed to come out with bendy materials but for now, nope. More brittle then ABS or PLA of the same thickness but usually does not fall apart in your hands
- Great for kids since no burning level heat because it uses the UV light and the "ink" is non toxic, fun for kids at heart like me! Just fun to make random things.
- The different colors seem easy to switch out, and they are a lovely semi transparent. I have all the kinds they have out yet regular, glow in dark, temperature, aroma and sparkle. They are working on elastic, conductive and magnetic and more .
- You can use the pen in "fill mode" and "light mode" separately. Allows me to fill an area in and kind of smooth it out before curing it with the light area. Mind you I have never gotten it totally smooth as of yet
- This is my first 3D pen so I can't compare it to others, but this pen is just kind of fun even if it makes crude things like most 3D pens. I would likely burn myself being clumsy and all with a normal 3D pen. Same reason why the wireless is nice, because I would knock over something with the cord.
- I suppose the downside is I can't use any of my 1.75 MM filament that I had from my Solidoodle 2 since the Creopop own "ink", then again most the 3D pens I see use 3mm anyways. Anyone know a 3D pen that is wireless and uses 1.75MM filiment?
Solidoodle 2
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