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Display for displaying parameters. Automatic plastic feed. Mains powered and via USB. Auto power off after 2 min. inaction. Roulette for winding the cord.
Product Typehot printinghot printing
Filament MaterialABS + PLAABS + PLA
Min thread diameter2.85 mm1.75 mm
Nozzle Diameter0.6 mm0.6 mm
Print Speed65 mm/s
Features
Temperature Adjust
Number of Speeds4
USB powered
Display
General
Tip Materialceramics
Country of brand originUSAChina
Dimensions137x36x41 mm175x18x18 mm
Thickness36 mm18 mm
Weight90 g55 g
Added to E-Catalogjuly 2017november 2016

Min thread diameter

The smallest diameter of polymer thread with which the pen can operate effectively; with a smaller thickness, the device will not be able to properly pass the material through the feeder. Usually, this diameter also corresponds to the regular thread diameter the device is designed for.

The most popular option for modern 3D pens is 1.75 mm; occasionally other values barely found — for example, some "heavyweight" high-performance models are designed for 3 mm threads.

Print Speed

The material feed rate provided by the pen. The higher this speed, the faster you can work with this model; on the other hand, the rapid supply of material requires increased accuracy and serious skills. The maximum value of this parameter in modern 3D pens is about 40 mm/s. Models with adjusted speed is also available (see below); for them, usually, the highest speed of operation is given in the specs.

Temperature Adjust

Possibility to adjust the heating temperature of the pen with a "hot" type of operation (see "Product Type").

Most devices with this feature capable of working with different types of plastic — both ABS and PLA (see "Filament Material"). These types of plastics have different softening temperatures, and temperature adjustment is used in order to adjust the pen to a specific material. However, this function can also be found in models designed for one type of plastic. In such cases, adjusting the temperature allows you to prepare the device for threads of different thicknesses (the thicker the thread, the more intense the heating should be), as well as change the fluidity of the material (the higher the temperature, the more liquid the plastic coming out of the nozzle).

Number of Speeds

The number of fixed speed settings provided in the pen. This spec is specified only if there is more than one such setting.

The speed control allows you to adjust the mode of operation to the circumstances: for example, a low speed will be convenient for fine work, and a high speed is so for large elements. And the more speed settings there are in the pen, the wider the choice for the user to configure the device more accurately. In the most advanced models, the number of speeds can reach eight.

Note that the speed adjust can be not only stepwise, but also smooth (see above).

Display

The availability of a built-in display. Usually, these are the simplest single-colour screens that display the basic operating parameters — speed and/or temperature. However, even such a display makes the pen more convenient and allows you to get important information about its operation.

Tip Material

The material of the pen tip.

— Ceramics. Usually, high-durability varieties of ceramics are used in 3D pens, which also have low thermal conductivity. The latter has a positive effect on the quality of work, and also reduces the risk of getting burned. Theoretically, ceramic is a fairly brittle material, but practically, to damage such a tip, a very strong impact is needed, and the plastic body of the pen is more likely to crack than the ceramic nozzle. Thereby, most of the modern 3D pens use ceramics.

— Metal. Metal tips are considered more reliable and impact resistant than ceramic ones, and are somewhat cheaper. However, in fact, these differences are usually not noticeable. But the thermal conductivity of metal is significantly higher than that of ceramics, which is why such a tip heats up quite strongly during operation and requires additional care. Thereby, this material is much less common than ceramics.

Country of brand origin

The country of origin indicated in the specifications of the device. Note that this is far from necessarily the place of actual manufacturing: frequently the “homeland” of the brand or the location of the manufacturer’s HQ is indicated as the country of origin of products. Additionally, giving the importance to this parameter, it should be taken into account that many “national” stereotypes are unfounded: in the modern world, the quality of a product depends not so much on its country of origin, but on the price category and the overall reputation of the manufacturer. So, paying attention to the country of origin makes sense only if you fundamentally want (or do not want) to support a brand from a certain country.
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