MYNT3D Professional Printing 3D Pen with OLED Display

This is so great, I recommended it to my friend and they got it too. I have a 3D printer, but some things are better suited freehand. This allows you to break free of restraints of build plate restraints and allows you to do things that may fail on a printer because you can vary the control yourself, like a vertical standing string.There is a learning curve, you will definitely need more filament. I really like that this allows temperature settings for abs and pla. I can make 2 flat objects and then join them at off angles which I really like to create true 3d objects with ease. This of course comes at the cost of it only being as accurate as your hand moves. I suggest starting with the speed at the lowest level. Play with the temperature if needed. I suggest buying a roll of 20$ Pla filament for 3d printers like hatchbox unless you want the color variety. Then buy a 3d pen variety kit, but it will be more expensive. I was nervous about the temperature, but in reality, I can touch the filament as it just came out of the tip. I made a stand as my first project to hold the pen, but it turns out, letting sit flat on the silicone mat worked fine. The fresh pla was hot but wont leave a burn. The speed control, temperature control, and ease of use is amazing. Beware the chord is kinda short, i used it about 4ft from the plug, you may need an extension chord. The box it came in was packaged so nice! You’ll want a pair of tiny precision wire snips to cut off excess drool from your print, since as you pull away it will leave strings. I also got the myint doodle pad which was nice but not necessary to make precise shapes.I found the prints sometimes cooled and peeled off my surface. Using masking tape helped it adhere better, as is the same with 3d printing. If its an issue for someone, I wonder if some sort of mild heated bed would work, like a beverage heater..?I find in my use, the nozzle gets covered in the filament as I rub it around, so I bought a brush set from the dollar store and it works perfect to brush off the filament while the tips hot to keep it clean.I had to switch from red to green and it was very easy to change filament, both by unloading and by just following up. Be sure to read the little manual. I have never got a clog yet. By loading directly, I did get a weird color, with red and green it wasn’t pretty, but I could see this being useful in applications to change colors often and create beautiful effects, although that is likely not recommended since it could cause clogs.The pen fits nicely in my hand and is easy to manipulate. I was worried it would be big, but it is just right.

I'm writing this review after one day of use and with no basis for comparison, because this is the first pen I have like this. After I buy a few more to review, I may or may not update this as needed.I got this for my mom and decided to "learn" it so I can help her if she needed it. Here's my list of findings:I am giving 5 stars at this point because the pen does what it advertises and comes as described. Personal opinions are denoted as such.TL;DR- I like it. It works. It's as described, and it's fun.Who's this for?:Everybody really. Children, with supervisor, can easily and safely use this pen to get creative. Also, it's not just for art related things, it can be used for household tasks of repairing plastic items. The end result of the plastic is hard and depending on how much filament is used, it can be brittle or tough. I would not call it bendy or pliable.Pros:COST- very affordable, including replacement heads, plastic filament, and 3rd party itemsEASE OF USE- Extremely easy to use with a small learning curve. Not as dainty or fragile as I thought it would be. Really detailed projects will take practice, but I believe really creative people will have a blast making all sorts of things with this. I did make a 3D box, including "writing" vertically, and it was easy enough as to not require extraordinary patience. I made several written scripts with this and a couple of 2D things like a butterfly and a heart. I'm not creative at all, so I was just making stuff up to see how it worked and show my mom. It was so easy that I kept trying to find things to do. I also ended up fixing the end of a broken plug by filling in the gaps and repairing the break. So it's not just for art that this might be of use to some.QUALITY- Nice box presentation, and most importantly SIMPLE. The pen feels good, it's plastic and light. Even with the squared sides, it does feel comfortable in the hand and does not get in the way of the project.SETUP/OPERATION- I was up and running within 3 minutes of opening the box. It's fairly self explanatory, but there are many videos available to help. Setting the temperature and waiting for warm up took less than a minute, then loading the filament took a few seconds and I was ready to start pushing plastic.I went through the red spool pretty quickly just messing around, but I'm not bothered by that as replacement spools in larger sizes are available. Might have been nice to include more plastic as I'm sure it's not very expensive to produce, but I understand sample packs and residual income.CONS: (disclaimer: I had to think REALLY hard to find cons about this thing)The power cord is short. Too short. You can use a power brick with this, but it has to put out 2A continual power. That's probably more useful depending how close your desk is to a plug. Obviously you can use an extension cord too, but I think the power adapter should have been a touch longer.I do think more filament should be included in the sample pack, but this is understandable since the company would want you to go buy more, so this is just an opinion.I think it should ship with a carrying case. (subjective)

I bought this one as a replacement for the 3Doodler and though it costs a little less, it actually has more value for the money. It does not overheat generally, so I don't need to wear gloves. The pen transitions easily from one color of PLA to the next and, as of today, has not jammed at all unlike the 3Doodler which jams quite often.This pen isn't the cheapest nor the most expensive, but works well and is easy for a first time user to determine how to use. The extruder does get quite hot though, so I suggest parental observation when used by children to prevent burning.Unfortunately, here we are at day 32 since delivery and it no longer works at all. The mechanism that pulls the PLA through no longer works.It is customer service garbage that I can no longer return it after just 32 days. Total waste of money! Don't buy it.

Surprise gift that my 11 year old loves. Small and fun for his creative mind. A little messy if he doesn't clean up, but still worth the fun.

Great fun activity. With a little bit of practice, she will be making great designs.

Pretty great honestly! Throw some 20$ 1.75mm Pla filament in your cart and have fun. I takes a bit of a learning curve but just think of yourself has a magical hot glue gun and look up tutorials and it’s actually pretty fun. Crack and door or window for ventilation. Don’t touch the tip of the pen- it’s hot. Try drawing a template on paper and covering with scotch tape for a good surface to work off of. If you want to make things but clay always either feels like melted butter or a rock- and your work always gets squished in your hands (me, this was me lol) you may really like this. No issues so far