What Is A 3D Pen?

Before we look at specific designs and possibilities, let us first briefly go over the principle of how a 3D printing pen actually works. The device is an electronic unit that is shaped similarly to a mechanical pen, typically a bit larger and heavier, though.

On the inside of the 3D pen is a heating element which melts the printer filament, such as PLA, PCL or ABS material to then extrude it through the tip and allow the user to “draw” their designs. The filament quickly cools down and solidifies, making it possible to quickly create several layers on top of each other.

Many people use lineart on paper or printed designs to help them follow a pattern, but you can also “freehand” draw with the 3D pen in order to let your imagination dictate what object you create with your designs. This allows for total freedom, and is thus great for children and adults alike.

What 3D Printing Materials Can Be Used by 3D Pens?

In general, the most common types of filament for 3D pens are PLA, PCL and ABS filaments, but it will all depend on the specific model and type of 3D pen you have. For instance, the popular Geeetech TG-21 supports 3 different types of filaments: PLA, PCL and ABS. And for the dimensions, it works with 1.75mm filament.

For beginners who are unsure what type of material to go for, it is often recommended to start with PLA filament as it uses a relatively low temperature, is environmentally friendly, does not have any bad smell and is also easy to use in the 3D pen.

PCL filament has an even lower melting point (about 60°C), making it a decently safe and great choice for children. The material is also quite soft, which makes it possible to create curves and other unique design features.

ABS filament is another filament that can be used in 3D pens, typically used by more advanced users. This is due to the strong odor it releases, and the high printing temperatures. Therefore, you will need good ventilation when printing with this material, although it does provide the properties of ABS which makes it great for certain objects.

How to Do 3D Printing with a 3D Pen?

The basic principles of most 3D Pens are quite simple to learn and understand. The first step is generally turning on/plugging in the 3D pen depending on the model. Next up, you will need to insert the 3D printer pen filament of your choice, and then set a temperature for heating accordingly. After a short wait, you are ready to start “drawing”.

How to Use a 3D Pen?

Since the different 3D pen models have slightly different instructions, we will use the Geeetech TG-21 3D pen as our example for this guide. This model is easy to use, and supports different filaments for you to experiment with.

1. In order to start, you should first turn on the power and connect the 3D pen to your power adapter.
2. Next, you need to select which material you wish to draw with for the session. The LCD screen has different options so choose the one that matches.
3. Once you have selected your filament, click on “Load Filament” in order to begin preheating the material.
4. The LED light will be red while preheating, and once it turns green you can then insert your chosen filament through the loading hole, then click “Load Filament” once more in order to complete the process.
5. Now you can select your specific print settings, such as temperature and speed in order to get the best results. This is up to you and can require a bit of experimentation to get perfect.
6. Once you have been using the 3D pen for a while, you will likely run out of filament or wish to stop. In both cases you need to click the “Unload Filament” button for at least 3 seconds, this will begin an automatic procedure that releases the remaining filament.

Here is a tutorial video:

How to Conceive and Design 3D Pen Templates?

You do not have to be a professional modeller or artist in order to use the 3D printing filaments with your 3D pen to great effect. All you need to do is draw. If you don’t have any inspiration at this moment, there are many free templates available online that are worth discovering. Below, we are sharing some tips and samples for design.

1. Achieve a 3D Object by Stacking Two-Dimensional Shapes

For example, draw a circle, stack the circle with many layers, and finally, a hollow cylinder is formed. You can use this to design a pen holder or other objects with depth.

2. Utilize the Existing Objects as a Tool

Let us imagine that you want to print an earphone protection shell. In order to begin this project, first extrude the filament directly on the surface of the Bluetooth earphone case, and then wrap your filament around the case. Once it has cooled down, you can demold and complete your protective shell case.

3. Breaking down the Photographed Sample Object into Multiple Flat Components for Printing, and Assembling Them

In the example below, we have a more complex shape. In order to create this with your 3D printing pen, it is a good idea to break down the wooden house in the first photo into multiple flat shapes and then draw them on paper. Once that is done, you can squeeze the wood filament along the lines and fill the shapes. Finally, assemble the shapes.

Conclusion

Using a 3D pen can be a great way to quickly print models that can be used for decoration, spare parts or prototypes for your inventions and ideas. It is relatively cheap and effective to do, and is a great addition alongside the traditional FDM 3D printers for anyone interested in the hobby. Using 3D pens for kids can also lead to fun and games, but we recommend supervising the younger ones while they are working. Have fun printing!

Was ist ein 3D Stift?

Ein 3D Stift ist im Prinzip die handliche Miniversion eines 3D Druckers. Der 3D Stift benötigt ein Filament, welches erhitzt wird und dann an der Stiftspitze herausgedrückt wird. Das weiche Filament erkaltet direkt und ermöglicht so einen relativ präzisen 3D Druck. Man könnte das Filament der 3D Stifte mit der Tinte eines normalen Stifts vergleichen. Jedoch mit dem Special-Effekt, dass man nicht nur auf Papier, sondern auch in den Raum malen kann.

Wie verwendet man einen 3D-Stift?

Ein 3D Stift ist wesentlich einfacher zu benutzen als ein 3D Drucker. Man benötigt zum Beispiel keine Software und somit auch keine Computer-Kenntnis.

Man kann mit einem 3D Stift Starterset in wenigen Minuten beginnen zu drucken. Grundsätzlich kann man verschiedene 3D Druck Filamente verwenden. Beliebt sind PLA Filament, ABS Filament und PCL Filament.

Diese Schritte solltest du befolgen:

1. Drücke den Anschaltknopf
2. Wähle auf dem Screen das Filament aus, das du verwendest (zum Beipsiel das PLA 3D Filament)
3. Drücke den Knopf “Lade Filament” um den 3D Stift vorzuheizen (rotes LED wird angezeigt)
4. Sobald das Licht grün ist, drückst du erneut „Lade Filament“, sodass das Filament in die Nozzle transportiert wird.
5. Nun kannst du Drucken! Du kannst die Temperatur und die Geschwindigkeit während des Druckens anpassen.
6. Stelle sicher, dass du alles Filament verwendest und keine Reste im 3D Stift zurückbleiben. Hierzu verwendest du den „Entlade Filament“-Knopf (Halte den Knopf 3 Sekunden gedrückt)

Hier sind ein paar wichtige Tipps, die du beachten solltest:

• Die Druck-Spitze ist heiß, vermeide Hautkontakt
• Vermeide Kontakt mit Wasser (Elektroschock)
• Stecke Netzkabel direkt nach Verwendung aus
• Der 3D Stift ist für Erwachsene und Kinder ab 5 Jahren geeignet
• Nach einer Stunde Verwendung sollte eine 15-minütige Pause gemacht werden

Verwendest du Geeetech Filament kannst du dich an die Temperatur- und Geschwindigkeitsempfehlungen der Anleitung halten. Verwendest du ein anderes 3D Drucker Filament solltest du dich an die Herstellerinformationen halten.

Häufige Probleme mit 3D-Stiften und deren Lösungen

Wir haben die häufigsten Probleme und deren Lösungen für euch zusammengeführt:

• Filament wird nicht ausgeführt

Mögliche Probleme: Düse verstopft, Filament falsch eingelegt. Temperatur zu niedrig

Lösung: Düse mit Reinigungsnadel säubern, Filament korrekt einführen, Temperatur entsprechend des Filaments anpassen

• Filament staut sich im Inneren

Mögliche Probleme: Rückzug des Filaments bei niedriger Temperatur, Abrieb durch häufigen Richtungswechsel

Lösungen: Gerät auf Betriebstemperatur bringen, bevor Filament gewechselt wird, regelmäßig reinigen

• Unregelmäßiger Fluss und Klumpen

Mögliche Probleme: Verunreinigtes/feuchtes Filament, falsche Druckgeschwindigkeit

Lösungen: hochwertiges Filament nutzen, Geschwindigkeit anpassen

• Düse überhitzt oder bleibt kalt

Mögliche Probleme: Defektes Heizelement/Temperatursensor, Stromversorgung instabil

Lösungen: Netzteil prüfen, Gerät zurücksetzen und gegebenenfalls professionell warten

• Filament bleibt im Stift stecken

Mögliche Probleme: Wechsel bei zu niedriger Temperatur, Filament wurde schnell/ mit Gewalt entfernt

Lösungen: Stift aufheizen und Filament vorsichtig zurückziehen, bei Bedarf Reinigungsfilament verwenden

Egal, ob es ein 3D Stift Kinder ist oder von Anfängern verwendet wird; die meisten Probleme können selbst behoben werden, sodass ohne größere Herausforderungen gedruckt werden kann.

Was kann man mit einem 3D-Stift machen?

Wir klären hier die Frage: „Was kann man mit einem 3D Stift machen?“. 3D-Stifte sind sehr unkompliziert in der Verwendung und benötigen weder technische noch softwarebezogene Kenntnisse. Hält man sich an die Empfehlungen des Herstellers, so kann man mit einem 3D Stift jegliche Ideen in Wirklichkeit umsetzen.

Hier sind ein paar Beispiele:

1. Kreatives Gestalten: Freihandzeichnungen, Dekorationen, Kunstwerte
2. DIY & Bastelprojekte: Schmuck, personalisierte Geschenke, Modelle und Miniaturen, Spielzeuge
3. Reparaturen und Funktionales: Kunststoffteile reparieren, Teile nachbauen, Oberflächen ausbessern
4. Lernen und Bildung: technisches Verständnis fördern durch Modelle, Schulprojekte, Motorik und Konzentration fördern

Es gibt 3D Stift Vorlagen zum Ausdrucken, verschiedene 3D Stift Vorlagen und 3D Stift Ideen, die man als Inspiration und Anhaltspunkte nutzen kann. Dadurch ist der 3D Stift für Kinder als auch für Anfänger ein großartiges Werkzeug, um in die Welt des 3D Drucks einzusteigen.

Für erste Versuche des 3D Drucks empfiehlt es sich, einfache Zeichnungen zu machen, sodass man sich langsam an das Verhalten des Stifts gewöhnt und die Druckprinzipien versteht. Ist man bereits sicher im Umgang mit einem 3D Stift, kann man sich an komplexere Objekte und 3D Stift Ideen wagen.

Für Kinder und auch Anfänger sind Vorlagen eine große Hilfe, da sie ermöglichen, erste 3D Druckerfahrungen zu sammeln. Es gibt eine große Auswahl an 3D Stift Vorlagen zum Ausdrucken, die tolle 3D Stift Ideen umsetzen und gutes Übungsmaterial bieten.

3D Stifte sind nicht nur ein Spielzeug. Sie sind ein Werkzeug, das die Kreativität und die Problemlösungsfähigkeiten von Kindern fördert. Durch das räumliche Gestalten entsteht ein tiefes Verständnis für Formen und Konstruktionen. Das 3-dimensionale Zeichnen mit dem 3D Stift fördert das räumliche Denken und ermöglicht es Kindern ihre Kreativität voll auszuleben. Sie können ihre eigenen Ideen in verschiedenen Formen und Farben sowie in verschiedenen Größen ganz individuell und selbständig umsetzen. Das Zeichnen mit einem 3D Stift stärkt die Fähigkeit, an Herausforderungen mit Kreativität heranzugehen.

Fazit

3D Stifte sind ein umfangreiches Tool, mit denen Kinder ihre Kreativität voll ausleben können.
Man benötigt kein Vorwissen und kann mit einem 3D Stift Starterset ohne lange Vorbereitung direkt erste Formen und Zeichnungen machen. Es gibt eine Vielzahl an Vorlagen, die den Einstieg in die Nutzung des 3D Stifts erleichtern.

Neben den Objekten, die entstehen, fördert die Nutzung des 3D Stift den Intellekt von Kindern. Problemlösungsfähigkeiten werden ausgebaut, Kreativität wird gefördert und räumliches Denken und Verständnis werden gestärkt.

For a beginner, a 3D printing pen is something like a handheld magic wand. With filaments of various colors, it helps you to bring every possibility into reality. Breaking through the limitation of flat surfaces or 2D drawings, 3D printing pens allow you to make your creation out of paper. In that case, you can apply it to create any form or shape you want to draw in the air.

How does it work?

Like almost every FDM 3D printer, a 3D printing pen is also equipped with a heating head and requires filaments as its main material for any 3D printing creation. By heating the filament, the material will just be melted and can be extruded from the pen’s nozzle. As the melted filament comes out from the head of the pen, it will cool down quickly and harden and hold whatever shape you have worked it into.

Two Ideas for Your 3D Printing Art

• Unique 2D Sketches Making
• Make 2D Sketches and Assemble Them to DIY Your Creation!

Unique 2D sketches making: The simplest and easiest way to apply this 3D printing pen should be using it to make 2D sketches out of filaments. First, you can download and print some 2D models you want on paper. Then use your 3D pen to outline the paints according to their contours. Once you’ve done the process, you can just take the 2D sketch out of the paper and make your 3D art.

DIY assembling of 2D sketches (“welding” process): The 2D sketches, as the most basic piece that a 3D printing pen can produce, are quite perfect for any DIY assembling creation. For instance, if you’re going to build a gadget of a complex structure, such as buildings, bridges, and so on, you have to learn how to draw pieces of components and then try to assemble them. With this process, you can surely enjoy the most joyful fun of the pen. Make sure that the piece will have enough strength to hold together.

Here are some tips for joining 3D-printed pieces together:

※ By planning upfront, you have to preset and arrange how the printed pieces will be assembled and how they will go together while making sure that your 3D pen can physically fit into the tight corners and spaces.

※ To use existing parts as stencils or templates to get the size right of mating pieces you are creating.

※ Control the speed while you are applying to extrude the filament, do not extrude too much filament for welding the pieces. Too much filament might cause the finished piece to melt again and lose its shape.

A Handheld Tool to Create Your 3D Novelties

Have you ever conceived any scenario of using a pen to draw something in a 3-dimensional shape? Well, since the first publication of the 3D printing pen, this seemingly fairy-tale-like gadget has come out of nowhere and the market in this area boosted most recent years. The ability to make freehand drawings in space is probably the most interesting feature of the 3D printing pen, and yet it is also the most difficult part of using it. In doing so, you have to practice a lot before you can make a nicer shape of the finished product out of it.

For a start, you have to select a solid anchor point on the paper or a specific template, and then make a large dot of extruded filament on the platform for a foundation and lift the pen in the air while extruding the filament out of the nozzle at a slow speed. Use the pen with your drawing tempo.

Finished Products Display

As 3D printing beginners accessing the first use of a 3D printing pen, we have created a bunch of gadgets as the pictures shown above. The process required us only some simple steps and it was quite easy to assemble, weld, and build the finished products.

With a smoothly ergonomic touching experience, our Geeetech TG-21 printing pen brings you a far more fluent and smooth operation, while never bothering and impeding your time for any DIY ideas. Why not get one to start your wonderful journey to this wonderland full of creativity?

DEBUT OF GEEETECH TG-21 PRINTING PEN

In pursuing the greatest performance of the printing pen effect, we have officially launched our latest 3D printing pen– TG-21. Sleek, dynamic, and user-friendly, the newly released Geeetech 3D pen is an advanced printing pen that is compatible with various filaments such as ABS, PLA, and PCL. It will surely offer you every possibility with the flexibility to get an approach to the easy-to-use technology. A highly recommended and perfectly go-to 3D printing solution for your every creative thought with just a pen IN HAND.

Eager for more details? Let’s just take a precise look at it.

• Designed With Comfort | ART OF MINIMALIST

In this newly launched 3D printing pen, we adopt a far more concise and delicate appearance. From its outermost shell, we design it with a frosted material to pursue the best touching experience of its gripping feelings. From its colors, three hues of minimalist are included in this series, namely White, Grey, and Black.

• LCD Display | REAL-TIME MONITORING

Equipped with an LCD screen for displaying printing information, this latest 3D printing pen allows you to intuitively observe the current working status of the printing pen, updating every single detail of the working status. Meantime, the visual digital statistics deliver the feedback in time revealing real-time monitoring.

• Eight Speed Modes | ADJUSTABLE LOADING SPEED

As every 3D printing lover knows, the loading speed of the filament will directly influence the thickness and the even heat of the extruded filaments. Because printing speed is one of the most crucial factors in the 3D printing process, an adjustable speed gear should be a must-have function in a 3D printing pen design. This new Geeetech 3D printing pen possesses 8-speed modes, which allows you to adjust and control the whole printing process in real-time without pausing. In this function, you can select a suitable speed mode for your models of variant shapes and complex structures.

• Adjustable Temperature | OPTIMAL FINE-TUNING

For SMOOTH PRINTING Experience. As another one of the most crucial factors in 3D printing, the temperature adjustment function will always be an essential part of most 3D printing machines, and, of course, 3D printing pens require it as well. With this Geeetech TG-21 printing pen, you can adjust the printing temperature and speed without pausing your drawing process. And it will surely bring you fluent and smooth operation, while never bothering and impeding your time for any DIY ideas.

• Smart Sleep Mode | AUTO-PROTECTION MECHANISM

Adopting an automatic protection mechanism, the product will automatically turn into its sleep mode if it hasn’t been working for 1 minute, or, if it has continuously been working for 8 minutes. In this mechanism, it will protect the pen to the largest extent, ensuring the service life of itself. So if your Geeetech 3D printing pen is going to shut down, don’t worry, it is not going on strike but just wants to take a break.

• Excellent Ergonomic Design | SLEEK AND SMOOTH CURVE

This Geeetech 3D printing pen adopts an excellent ergonomic design with a sleek and smooth curve, which, as we promise, will offer you the most comfortable touch feelings when you are applying it. With a superb outfit of delicate craftsmanship, it gives you a smoother usage, and in the meantime, allows you to enjoy the creating time as well as the delight the technology brings to you. In addition, it is equipped with an easily detachable pen tip with a ceramic nozzle, and is quite easy for the users to exchange the partial components.

Geeetech TG-21 will be sold at ONLY $42.9 on our official website and can be shipped to worldwide countries. It will be displayed in 3 different colors: grey, black, and white. To know more about our newly released 3D printing pen, please check out our website for further details.