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Bogon07
April 29th, 2014, 04:39 PM
Maybe this should be in the art & calligraphy section :)

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/04/lix-the-worlds-smallest-3d-printing-pen-lets-you-draw-in-the-air/


LIX (http://lixpen.com/) is the latest contender in the handheld 3D-printing field. Launched just a few hours ago on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lix3d/lix-the-smallest-3d-printing-pen-in-the-world), the developers claim the super compact design is smaller than any other pen on the market and it can even be powered by the electricity from a USB port. It takes less than a minute to heat up and you’re ready to start creating vertical illustrations. Via LIX:
LIX 3D printing pen has the similar function as 3D printers. It melts and cools coloured plastic, letting you create rigid and freestanding structures. Lix has a hot-end nozzle that is power supplied from USB 3.0 port. The plastic filament ABS/PLA is introduced in the upper extremity of Lix Pen. The filament goes through a patented mechanism while moving through the pen to finally reach the hot-end nozzle which melts and cools it down. An interesting fact about this light-weight, engineered pen is that these structures can be formed in any imaginable shape.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/projects/831176/photo-main.jpg?1397863902
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pen-1.jpg

VertOlive
April 29th, 2014, 05:52 PM
Speechless...!

Brisboy
April 30th, 2014, 05:48 AM
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude! That is way cool!