3Doodler pen:-

The 3Doodler is a 3D printing pen developed by Peter Dilworth and Maxwell Bogue of WobbleWorks LLC. 3Doodler began funding in February 2013 on the crowd funding platform Kickstarter. It utilizes plastic thread made of either acrylonitrile butadiene styrene ("ABS") or polylactic acid ("PLA") that is melted and then cooled through a patented process while moving through the pen, which can then be used to made 3D objects by hand. The 3Doodler has been described as a glue gun for 3D printing because of how the plastic is extruded from the tip, with one foot of the plastic thread equaling "about 11 feet of moldable material".

Development:

Kickstarter campaign

WobbleWorks launched a Kickstarter campaign for the 3Doodler on February 19, 2013 with an initial fundraising target of $30,000. The $50 reward level was the minimum needed to receive the product, with higher reward levels of $75 and $99 including more bags of plastic thread, and the highest level of $10,000 including a "membership in the company’s beta testing program for future products" and the opportunity to spend an entire day with the company's founders, along with the backer's 3Doodler being personally engraved. The reward levels were expanded due to demand, with the added tiers of the product shipping in 2014 rather than in September, October, November or December 2013 for the earlier backers. The company also teamed up with several Etsy wire-artists to showcase the abilities of the 3Doodler and to create "limited edition art pieces" for the campaign.

The fundraising target was reached within a matter of hours and many of the reward levels were sold out within the first day, along with all the Etsy art pieces. By February 22, more than $1 million had been pledged. Daniel Cowen, acting Director of Business Development & Marketing, has worked as spokesperson for the Kickstarter campaign and was responsible for strategising and executing the successful Kickstarter launch.

3Doodler, the world’s only 3D printing pen lets you draw Three Dimentional objects in mid air. This 3D printing Pen was developed by the toy and robotics company “Wobbleworks”, the firm which has made the childhood dream possible for many people who wished to create 3D objects just by drawing doodles in the air.

3Doodler Worlds First 3D Printing Pen:

You can start drawing anywhere; the 3Doodler once plugged in the power socket allows you to first begin drawing flat, before going three dimensional. Just like many 3D printers, the pen uses ABS Plastic which works by heating and instant cooling process. A press of a button releases a thin string of self-fed plastic which almost instantly hardens. The 3Doodler pen’s metal tip reaches a temperature of 270 degrees Celsius, making it a dangerous product for kids (for now at least, it’s just in a prototype stage right now).

The 3Doodler can’t yet print intricate objects like the other 3D printers but lets you draw your designs by freely moving it in the air. Since this project is well-funded it is expected to become a popular product in the market, very soon. It’s a fun and compelling product which introduces basic 3D-printing concepts without the use of software programming or CAD.

Wobbleworks recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to try funding the “3Doodler project“. It became an instant hit online and reached its $30,000 goal in just few hours. The firm has since raised more than five times its target amount.

The 3Doodler pen size is about 180 mm by 24 mm and weighs less than 200 gms. Wobbleworks made the pen to make 3D printing more inexpensive and easily reached. While most 3D printers today are priced at thousands of dollars, 3Doodler price will be kept around 75 Dollars and will be available around October 2013.

What is it?

Have you ever just wished you could lift your pen off the paper and see your drawing become a real three dimensional object? Well now you can!

3Doodler is the world’s first and only 3D Printing Pen. Using ABS plastic (the material used by many 3D printers), 3Doodler draws in the air or on surfaces. It’s compact and easy to use, and requires no software or computers. You just plug it into a power socket and can start drawing anything within minutes.

How does it work?

If you can scribble, trace or wave a finger in the air you can use a 3Doodler.

As 3Doodler draws, it extrudes heated plastic, which quickly cools and solidifies into a strong stable structure. This allows you to build an infinite variety of shapes and items with ease! Most people will instantly be able to trace objects on paper, and after only a few hours of practice you will be able to make far more intricate objects.

3Doodler is a brand new way of creating objects and artistic works. Whether you are an artist, hobbyist or 3D printing fanatic, we can’t wait to see what you 3Doodle!

What can I make with 3Doodler?

There are many ways 3Doodler can be used. 3Doodles can be created as flat forms and peeled off a piece of paper, as freestyle 3D objects, or in separate parts, ready to be joined together using the 3Doodler. The creative opportunities are endless, including:

    Basic 3D shapes and 3D models

    Jewellery, pendants and hanging ornaments

    Decorative art and fridge magnets

    Personalization of everyday objects (iPhone cases, laptops, pens, etc.)

    A mini Eiffel Tower or a soccer pitch for your Lego men.

3Doodler works on almost any surface, including plastic, allowing users to personalize items such as iPhone cases, or anything else they feel like 3Doodling on. 3Doodler can even be used for minor repair work.

3Doodler "stencils"

We’re particularly excited about 3Doodler "stencils" - sophisticated print-out stencil kits to help you create awesome objects (like our Eiffel Tower). We'll be making these available online for everyone. Simply print it out, 3Doodle each part according to the stencil and then join them with your 3Doodler. As time goes by we, and the 3Doodler community, will be able to create hundreds (maybe thousands) of stencil kits that can easily be emailed and shared with friends. We’ll be hosting these on our website, the3Doodler.com, for anyone to download and use for free.

2 ft Eiffel Tower Stencil2 ft Eiffel Tower Stencil

We’re looking forward to seeing what people create and supporting 3Doodler communities everywhere.

3Doodler Components & Accessories:

The pen: The 3Doodler pen is 180mm by 24mm. The pen weighs less than 200 grams or 7 ounces (the weight of a typical apple), although the exact weight will depend on the final shell specifications once in production. And we are using a universal power supply, so provided you have the correct adapter for your country, 3Doodler will work just fine on 110v or 240v.

3Doodler is not a toy for children (it's recommended for ages 12+). While the plastic extruded from 3Doodler is safe to touch once it has left the pen, the pen itself has a metal tip that can get as hot as 270C. There is no reason for any user to touch the tip while in use, but safety comes first, and we are creating a video series that will explain how to use the 3Doodler, covering off the different techniques and safety precautions necessary.

The Ink (i.e. ABS/PLA plastic): The 3Doodler uses 3mm ABS or PLA plastic as its "ink" - just like a 3D printer. Each 3Doodler backed on Kickstarter comes with at least one bag of plastic; each bag will contain ten 1ft strands of plastic; and each 1 ft strand produces approximately 11 ft of 3Doodling fun... yes, you read that right, a foot of plastic goes a very long way in the 3Doodler.

Some suitably attractive photos of ABS plasticSome suitably attractive photos of ABS plastic

ABS is one of the most common plastics around. It's used in most of the plastic stuff around you. PLA is what we call a "bioplastic". It's made from corn, is biodegradable and has a lower melting temperature than ABS. We are offering both choices as each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

We plan to offer plastic sold in strands (making it easy to switch colours and create different styles), but 3Doodler-compatible plastic is also available in 1kg spools from between $30 to $55 from a variety of sources... such as here, here, here, here, and here. And for some stunning PLA have a look here. This is no ink cartridge model!

Fun Fact: The average 1kg spool of 3mm ABS contains approximately 360-370 feet of plastic. That's approximately 3,960-4,070 feet of 3Doodling, or 3 Empire State Buildings with enough to spare for several more weeks of doodling.

The Future of 3Doodling: We have a ton of ideas for add-ons and accessories that will make 3Doodler even cooler, more useful, fun, and generally awesomer (is that a word?). We hope that the 3Doodler will be a big success so that we can share all our ideas and offer you even more 3Doodling fun...

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