Mistakes 3D Pen Users ALWAYS Make

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Absolutely the best introduction to 3D doodling. He expressed my beginning concerns and challenges that I’m having with a wonderful pace, excellent diction, clear examples, and I even appreciated the incorporation of other medium like aluminum foil to help us achieve our design goals. Really thanks a lot! I’ve watched lots of 3D doodling videos, but you’re also my first subscription just from a this video alone. Looking forward to your channel 😊

A HUGE thing to remember that I just found out the hard way is that different colors can cause the filament to react differently. Have to adjust temperatures. You can actually feel the filament, and tell that some colors are harder than others. My metallic bronze kept cracking until it completely shut down my pen. Wasn't from the heat either since it was breaking before it reached the tip.

Also, another great tip when using wax paper is to actually pick up all the paper, then bending it away from the filament so that you're not bending the filament at all if it's thinner/fragile

I've been using a 3D pen for almost 3 years and this video is spot on! But I think the biggest mistake people make is that they don't embrace the more organic/imperfect results a 3D pen uses, while smooth surfaces are possible through a few techniques, making things like trees and organic creatures look so good when modelled with a 3D pen rather than stuff like Xwings and other structures that need to be smooth

I always find that printing lines in the air kinda pointless and time consuming.
Drawing lines on pad and fuse them later is way more faster method.

Looks like lesson 1 for me is to get a new pen. I bought the first generation 3Doodler and it definitely doesn't control that well. (I added your video on picking one to my queue for later.) I have my own pile of those triangular pyramids from my early attempts to do it as advertised...
One of my successes with it was in plastic "welding". I was making fake welds on plastic to then paint over with plastidip, automotive primer, and metallic paint, then weathering with blackwash and hand-painting some acrylic "rust" color patterning to make them look like metal welds on a metal surface. The 3Doodler portion of it came out very well and the layers adhered to it well, giving the right raised structure to look like welding. A Dremmel can grind down bad spots, but honestly the problems with 3D pens are very similar to welding problems, so a bad 3D pen job looks like a bad weld after painting.
The other success was replicating an anime prop (Mate Chopper from Sword Art Online) which I used a template to make both halves, then bridged them to make the gold "ivy" bade decoration work like a clasp so I could paint it separately and slip it on. PLA is just flexible enough that it worked perfectly without needing adhesive.

YES! Wax paper was discovered by my 3D printing son a couple years back when he had a pen. It works wonders and can be reused several times... and it's cheap.
Great video, Ali.

I would love to see you showing what “too fast” and “too slow” look like (much like you did in this video but even more in depth.) This was fabulous though. Mixing media and materials is part of my belief system too!

Thank you for this tutorial! I haven't started experimenting with a 3D pen yet, but I'm getting ready to dive in and this was very helpful

Excellent suggestions and demos. Thank you!

Great video mate love how clear your videos are and you are so on point with your information

I don't even use a 3D pen (only just got a 3D printer) but this was a really fun video to watch! Might get a pen now 😂

I know I'm kinda late, but I use card stock paper to print on, doesn't stick to the creation, but holds it down so it doesn't curl at the ends. You can also throw it into a printer to directly print out your template and then draw on it.

Thank you I've been dealing with over extrusion and also thank you for the tips

Thank you so much for your videos! My first 3D pen arrives Tuesday and your videos have not just inspired me with a ton of ideas bit probably saved me allot of time and money!

i alkso love that i cant seem to find anyone that talks about using a 3d pen to repair, add to, and surface 3d prints, and no one seems to talk about using the same surface cleanup tips from 3d prints on 3d pen stuff

So helpful and well-presented. Thank you.

Best tutorial I have found. Thank you ❤

Very good explanation of the basic technic !

I only have a 3d printer and I was already thinking about getting but now I am going to get one.

Thank you for these videos, i wanted a 3D pen for a while and finally got one and i needed help with using it, i love to draw and paint and i wanted to branch out in my art

it was really helpful!! A lot of tips and tricks that I never imagine. Thanks for sharing!!

Tysm for the tips. I will definitely use all of them someday when I get a 3D pen

Thank you for your suggestions. I thought I had to use the pen for every part of my project.

This has actually helped me so much tysmmmmm ❤❤

Lots of great info here. Thanks for sharing Ali!

Thank you, this is awesome!

Thank you, this was very helpful!

I got a 3Doodler for Christmas, this is something I thought about getting but just couldn't bring myself to spending money on. Now that I have one there are several things I will be using it for, such as welding my 3D prints together and filling in recessed text with a contrasting color.
I have several 3D printers and the only one that I have had any success changing filament for different color text is my original Monoprice Select mini so I think this will add a new level of enjoyment to my hobby.

Thank you for these tips. This is one field I wouldlike to explore and this video is a sure fire way for me to avoid some of the mistakes.

No joke this video appeared in my recommended feed at the perfect time. I had been wanting to look for 3D pen videos that might confirm if it’s possible to go mixed media and pen over forms made from foam or aluminium foil. I’m all for mixed media so this was music to my ears.

thank for all the tips!!

Very helpful. Thank you.

Thank you so much man!

Yess thank you!!

Helpful video! thank you!

Super helpful insight. Thank you.

Thank you!

Very useful tips. Thank you so much :)

Great video, I just got one for Christmas and had no clue. The Grinch was what I had imagined making. Ty.

You have inspired me to show my 3D pen! Thank you!

Thank you. This is helpful

thank you!

Just started this stuff recently, Wish i watched this before making my videos XDD
awesome stuff! Definitely helped

Excellent video mate! Gravity is also your friend, I find I make a lot of my stuff upside down to get good straight lines

Been printing for years and never knew penning was such a big hobby. Cool!

Glad you included googly eyes because they make everything better. 👍😁

Thank You!😀

I just liked, sub and commented on your vid mate. Waiting for my first 3d pen delivery. Got some clear filament as well to work with.

This is a great video I just bought one and interested in it and thanks for the advice

Just got my first pen as a printer person to help salvage my failed prints. Appreciate this

The ultimate combo 3d pen + 3d printer

[I just got a dinky little 3d pen for beginngers]
For that first mistake regarding drawing in the air:
I f*ckin knew it!

very informative, thank you

thank you! got a 3d pen for christmas and my first lil cube was a blob disaster when i tried to add the sides together haha. made 3 cranes so far and im delighted :>

I just bought a 3d pen thanks for the advice

Pretty solid and informative presentation. Aluminium foil infill would be great for large minis.

I just ordered a 3D pen and I'm glad I found this video before it got here. ^^

I'm getting a 3d pen soon and I found out today and I already watched like every video abt it

Show us more how to use a 3 D pen.

Please don’t tell me I’m the only one who has this in their recommendations and decided to watch it even though they don’t have a 3D pen, and have never used one before?

Brilliant!

I found that really helpful

231 comments, and none about his incredibly relaxing voice?!

I have 40 3D pens in my classroom. My students make bridges with them and then we break them to see who held the most. I have a video on my channel called, Crushing my students "hopes and dreams" in slow motion with sad piano music.
I always need to tell my students to make sure they are not using a piece of filament that has a small string or blob on the end. It will jam the pen. Cut the end of the filament so it is perfect before loading it into the pen.
When we build the bridges we never print up. Build all 4 sides separately and then weld them together.

I am currently awaiting my pen and filament in the mail. I love your videos, one technique I have seen just a 2 second clip of is, taking raw filament stacking it like a bamboo mat then cover it with wax paper. Using a clothing iron they smoothed the whole mat, allowed it to cool. Seemed an easy way to make large flat sheets to shape and work with after. Have you tried the ironing method?

This is the type of channel you never think you'd watch, and then are on your 50th video

I’m planing to do a 3D pen creation so this was very helpful

Fantastic :)

Got my pen today, made some doll house sized furniture freehand and then found your vids, definitely helping loads

thanks for your tips. I tried a sphere the other day and drew half over a plastic ball. The problem was that I hardly could take the plastic out since it was sticking too much. I had to break the plastic instead. Is it due to a too high temperature I used or because of the material? I haven’t tested it out yet with the painter tape. I suppose it doesn’t stick as much on the tape?

Thank you

Thank youuuu

I have my students use the clear leftover pieces from things I've laminated. If I don't have any, I'll laminate nothing to get some clear pieces to use. I also use the clear pages used for the old-school overhead projectors used in classrooms. Both of these can be used multiple times.

Great video!

This was very useful thank you. I'm having trouble finding a good pen that won't burn out after a couple of hours, can you recommend one?

I love these tips and I do have a 3D pen but it’s a very cheap one and it doesn’t have any of the features u gave tips about any tips for that?

Really nice

This is the first time seeing a 3D pen. I came across your video after watching videos for 3D printers. This is very cool and definitely something I want to get. Question: You mentioned various things to use as fillers (tin foil, styrofoam, etc). Does the filler stay in or does it get removed once the piece has cured so the end result is a hollow piece like 3D printers can do. Great video. Thanks for taking the time to make it.

Nice video👍👍👍

Спасибо за ценный опыт!!!)

i juat got one and this vid helped alot!

Such a great video, Thank You!

Very informative. Thank you very much. I want to get started on using a 3D Pen on some old models.
Just to ask, can you get clear plastic for the pen and does glow in the dark paint stay on the plastic that you paint.
Thank you.

Thanks for this video ! Untill now I was just doing with stencils also could you give the stencil of the butterfly you got on this video ?

Cool stuff

We have a 3doodle start pen and it's gotten clogged such that I had to disassemble the pen and clear the filament tube.
Do you have suggestions for avoiding clogs?
Thank you for the great videos!

I love your videos

Thx ur underated

I just got a 3D pen like 5 mins ago and this is great!

thanks a lot

Hi I will get my 3D pen soon so I want to know how to use so I saw your video and I like it.

I just got one this Christmas

This is so helpful I am going to get a 3D pen and now ik how to use it ty so much hope u get 100k subs

I got a 3d pen and getting the speed right when filling in my welding skills helped me completely avoid that problem I never had that problem just only problem I got is I got aggervate trying to dray up in space like commercials show common sense should have told me that's not practical and wax paper great idea. Another tip is trace over objects that already are made for what your making but use it as a base. Like my gf wanted to make a huge elaborate mask that looks like day of the dead with flowers and stuff and Mardis gras shape mask mixed in and she traced sunglasses and started out with 3d pen made sun glasses as her base using real sunglasses and built off that then pulled the sun glasses off and boom huge mask fit your face perfect

this is so helpful thank u so much!!! I just got mine this weekend and I am excited to use it :) hopefully i have wax paper lmao

Thanks

Just bought a Polaroid 3D pen!

For drawing up into the air, couldn't you just flip it all over. You would tag it to the bottom side of the paper and let gravity pull it down as it hardens.
Wouldn't that work better?