iLifeSmart 3D Printing Pen,3D Intelligent Pen 3D Drawing Pen 3D Pen with 3 ABS 1.75mm Free Filament Refills (Blue)

 I cannot really make up my mind about this fun little gadget. It works in a similar way to a glue gun but with a much finer nozzle. The speed control works a little counter intuitively although the graphic does make sense, pull the control up for fast and push it down towards the nozzle for slow. You will need it on fast to load then slow to min as soon as the filament appears, Cut of the bit that is hanging out and start to build up your model. You will need to increase the speed slowly until you get it right. I tried to start with something quite small, this was probably a mistake, the pen is not a 3D printer you are not going to get a totally smooth finish but with a bit of practice you will start to have fun.My first effort was a bumble bee a bit fiddly with colour changes etc but my wonder wife thought it was sweet. Then I made a heart , which she also liked.I found that to load you need to turn up the speed a bit or it takes forever, guessing the right time to turn it down and getting the pen in to position to make a start is a good idea. Once you have started you need to turn the speed up a little or successive layers do not stick together very well. Loading and unloading automatically by double clicking it not a bad idea. I think a single press of the unload button will always stop the feed, I need to test that properly. To unload press load once then double press unload to do it automatically. Turn up the speed. Once the filament is released a single press of unload does stop the feed.On reloading a certain amount of the previous colour will be fed. To avoid waste try to plan for this. As with other 3D printing equipment the medium will stick to the base better if it is heated, I have not experimented with this yet but eh makers of the ABS media suggest a heated bed of around 80C, this is very hot so if you try it make sure you do not touch the base.The instructions say only to use the manufacturer's own filament, however I have not found any made by iLifeSmart yet. Im understan though that Rigid Ink is the recommended type to use its an ABS material and here is the link rigid.ink - The Best, Pure ABS Filament for 3D Printers and Pens *0.03mm+/- Tolerance* (1.75mm - 10m, Black) I also tested with some PLA filamentsHere is the link for them: 3D Print Filament, Homecube 12PCS 1.75MM 32.8ft / 50G / PCS ABS 3D Printing Filament Refills For 3D Printer Pen Rapid Prototyping No Peculiar SmellI had withheld 1 star because of the lack of guidance on recommended filament to use but not that the supplier has got back to be with their suggestion I have rated this 5 star. Its as good as any other 3D pen, just be aware of the current limitation of this type of device.

 I've been waiting for these to become more readily available and affordable for some time. I've never used a 3D pen so couldn't really compare it to anything else, all I can say is that it's not as easy as it looks!You get a nice little kit with this purchase and I believe it to be everything needed to get started.I've found the best temp to use with the supplied plastic is about 210c - this I found out with a quick google search.The pen loads very easily and actually it's just as easy to remove the plastic to change colour.The pen has all the features of the other brands, speed control, temp control and the ability to continually feed or eject the plastic.You get a good selection of colours to start off, I've bought 20 more coils the same as supplied for about £6You don't need a hotbed for this as you can print straight on to plain paper. I've found that actually there are plenty of templates online for printing.Lots of YouTube videos to look at for ideas too. As you can see from the video... I have a lot of learning to do!!!

Not top of the range but for the price it is good. I have enjoyed using the pen. The nozzle is smaller then the average 3D pen which gives you a nice detailed work.

Used this pen for about 4 days and then it stopped working very disappointed

Looks OK, but bought as a gift so can`t comment on use.

Wasn't good at all

Bought for my granddaughter's 9th birthday. I think she will love it