@@STEVE-ob5ru since then mine have broken in other places sadly. I finally gave up on them but at least my old hesh 2's still work. Seriously the lifespan of the hesh 2's lasted wayyy longer than the hesh 3's, in my experience
Was watching plastic welding vids & read a comment about 3D pens. Until then I didn't know they existed. I think it'll be a much better option for dirtbike plastics ....I'm getting one.
Good choice on plastic repair. The fact that the part is partially structural really shows that it stuck. I tried this on the plastic handle of my soldering iron but the plastic was high temperature resistant so the ABS wouldn’t stick.
I've use the 3-D pen as a welder also, it works with everything! At my work station I attached a Metal 3 pen/pencil holder to my metal lamp, using the exact same technique, making sure that you surround, or encase the two parts. Yes, use ABS
Please don't think I'm bashing the video but I'm just curious how much was the glue holding the arm together, would it still have worked without the 3d pen because super glue can hold alot with only a little amount of glue, well I think it may have flushed once or twice but then broke again with out the 3d pen, I'm looking at getting a 3d pen and I was just curious about the strength of the what you did with the 3d pen, great video by the way
I've tried using superglue to repair a toilet flush mechanism broken at that exact same spot. It worked for 1 flush and then cracked. Super glue is not the right adhesive for this type of repair IMO as it's too brittle.
Well to tell you the truth 3dpen is like welding metal. If you use a 3dpen with the same type of plastic it should be able to in theory hold the material together and even be stronger
@@ragnorockcookie2868 no it's not - welding with metal melts the base peice also ecause of the fire coning out the end of the welder in addition to the wire feed So they fuse together This one won't melt the plastic shaft and fuse like welding does
If you want to do more of these reparation, you may want to invest in a soldering jig (also known as a third hand). You may need to change the alligator clips that come with it as it is generally for holding pcb and wires but it would help a lot.
Someone Awesome Someone Awesome Same, but recently after first learning about this channel, I modified mine a little so that I can still use it. If it jammed the same way, I could tell you what I did. It may help?
Combined with a $20 plastic welding iron, you can really fuse parts back together with a pen. I bought one for experimenting with welding bumper covers. Haven't had a chance to try it yet. I got a Scribbler V3 though. The one you have looks like it could fit in smaller places.
I'm planning on trying this on a polypropylene 'foot locker' lid. My plan is: Prep: Use my Exacto and Dremel to open crack. I'm also going to drill some holes along each side of the crack. I'm going to mostly fill in one side of the crack with a clay specifically leaving a small channel right at the crack. I'm taking the time to match the PP hoping to encourage them to melt and bond together. ^I never thought I'd write that sentence, but there it is.^ Procedure: First 'push' the extruded plastic from the side opposite of the clay into the channel so it becomes the 'bridge'/center layer on both sides of the expanse. Go ahead and lay in the second layer on the same side. Remove the clay support. It's done it's job mushrooming out the 1st layer from the far side. Then apply the 1st layer to that side. I'll continue alternating layers until I'm back flush with the original material. Then I'll encircle the work area at a distance twice as far from the crack to the holes I drilled and bead in until I have a plate. I'll repeat that process on the other side of the material, but as I come to each hole I'll fill it in. Finally I'll build up a few more layers by putting a bead around the perimeter and then going into parallel lines to fill in so when I do the next layer I can use lines that are perpendicular. I'm going to try limiting how much material I add to the exterior of the lid and instead add extra layers on the inside where they'll be less noticeable and can give the plastic more support than originally designed. I'm also going to use a trowel tip I have on my soldiering iron to do a final smoothing on the exterior surface. Even if my materials don't get the level of bonding I hope to achieve, its the effect of haven't both a custome sized plastic rivet, 'sewn' and flanged supports to keep the material from moving that I hope will make the repair last.
It certainly looks like a great fix. I once had to fix my own toilet with epoxy putty and a plastic sheet, but if there is a filament on par with plumbing ABS and PVC's strenght, one might just create a whole new part instead
Nice, I was jut talking about whether or not you could use a 3d soldering technique (since I don't have a 3d printing pen) to weld pieces together, seems like it would work fine. I'll definitely be trying it, seems like a better option than glue.
I bought one just for repairs lol. It will be here tomorrow. But I had a thought. I wanted your opinion on. What about using a heating gun to heat the plastic up a bit before using the 3d pen to fuse them together ?
I’m really interested in getting a 3D pen soon and I’m trying to find out if the filament might stick to different thermoplastics such as poly ethylene terathalate. This is because using a heat gun ive been experimenting with the sort of basic forms I can turn PET packaging waste into and I’m thinking if filament can stick to it well it could be a possible replacement or compliment to using aluminum for the make up of a form to pen over. Googling it and looking on UA-cam hasn’t given me much to go on so far. It just seems like something nobody has tried yet, maybe I’m wrong and just haven’t found something in that ballpark just yet.
What's good about this is the stress the lever endures every time you flush. This will tell how strong the bond is during its lifespan. Who gently flushes the toilet anyway.
hey Devin, i love your vids and when i saw a giveaway i knew i instantly wanted to get in on it just because i love your videos that much. Keep up the good work and keep making awesome videos. Getting a 3d printer would be so cool then i could make cool videos like you.
I tried this method using PLA and like he said will not form a proper bond even though it looks like it sticks using the 3D pen. I did however get a better bond using acetone (nail polish remover) to fuse the broken parts on my Mansfield handle. But that lasted only about 5-8 flushes. I’ll get the ABS and try again!
Ive never played with these. Does the tip of the pen get hot at all? If not do you know of one that does? If the tip gets hot enough to melt the plastic part to be fixed even just a little while its spitting out the new plastic it would help the bond. If they dont do that you should get with a company that makes 3d pens and suggest that tonthem. It would combine the best of both worlds. It would create and build as well as repair. The applications would be unlimited. 10 years ago id build one.
this is cool, the 3d pen has no limits. i was looking arround for 3d pens online and i foun sone tools for it, the one that got my atention was this pen that smoths the object you created, maybe you can try that some say :)
I bought the 3doodler and some random abs on Amazon, the abs was marketed as for 3D pens but it's too thin and won't feed through? It only feeds through the pen if I push the filament through the back constantly. Am I just doing something wrong or should I buy thicker filaments? I'd really appreciate if someone could answer this
Hello! What 3D pen would you recommend for a complete beginner? I'm more of a traditional/digital 2D art person, and I plan on using this pen as a complement to clay sculptures. (I know, clay and plastic aren't exactly best friends, but I'm not particularly skilled in working with most 3D mediums and paper clay seems to be my strongest choice for now.) I'd use this pen as a bridge between 2D and 3D for me, so I can draw details for the clay sculptures with more freedom that I'd get when making it out of clay. Although I have a 3D sculpting software (more accurately, I have access to it but I don't actually own it) it's not ideal for my intents and purposes, not to mention my ineptitude with most computer softwares and just computers in general. Thank you! (Also, nice that these pens have more than one functionality. That's a lot of fun.)
Awesome. Another couple techniques to use: drill through each piece and push the plastic through for a more secure bond, bevel/chamfer each side to be able to build it up to the original size, depending on the properties of the original plastic, use a 3d pen that uses uv curing ink with the uv light obscured to get the liquid ink into the cracks through capillary action, uncover the uv light and print on top, exposing the uncured ink to the uv light.
Thanks! This fix did give out eventually. Other 3D pens let you set temperature manually, and I suspect extruding at a higher temperature could have helped.
I use my 3D pen for everything from my hobbies like my 124 scale show model cars where I used to add like plug wires and stuff like that to make it easier on me or fixing stuff around the house as well that breaks his plastic like fixing a toilets and then run out and go buy some special fitting and spending 6 hours of locate one or just sealing up holes or stuff like that I use it for everything around the house I'm 29 don't have much how's yours but still I use it to fix whatever just to get by until I can go to the store have time to order the part so I can use whatever broke in the meantime until my part comes in or until I got time to go to Lowe's and not working all the time to fix it properly
ok so off topic like way off topic but like were u actually cool guy or did u just create cool guy bc i just found out u were part of that and also cool guy is still my favorite video thanks bye
I was wondering would you ever make a model for someone? My brother recently moved out taking the computer with and I've needed to make a cookie cutter that no one on thingaverse has.....
Years from now someone is going to fix that toilet and be like "wtf?"...and there will be stories when we're 80 to our grand kids, about how back in our day we fixed everything with plastic!
And the reason super glue breaks guys is cuz it's too brilliant epoxy that flexes if the part you're trying to repair doesn't need the flex or move yet super glue is perfect but if it's flexible or it's got to move or anything I would use an epoxy like a 15 minute epoxy would have worked better and I don't think the 3D pen is doing much I use mine the weld stuff but it's just a thick stuff temporarily until I get to Lowe's and get the part that day so I don't have water leaking all the floor or whatever
Does not work because you are using a diferent plastic mixed with air and contaminants , even if you have a weld it is of bad quality. It is safer to use super glue.
*I love how you turn everything into a project!*
Life is a project, comrade ;)
I fully repaired my hesh 3 headphones that broke with my 3d pen after watching this. Thanks man!!!
Iwas literally looking at these videos for that reason lol
@@STEVE-ob5ru since then mine have broken in other places sadly. I finally gave up on them but at least my old hesh 2's still work. Seriously the lifespan of the hesh 2's lasted wayyy longer than the hesh 3's, in my experience
Great job Devin. You can see the built in obsolescence in that flush lever design - it probably stronger now than the original.
This was *_awesome_*. I always get interested in your showcases and videos in general!
Was watching plastic welding vids & read a comment about 3D pens. Until then I didn't know they existed. I think it'll be a much better option for dirtbike plastics ....I'm getting one.
Very well explained and recorded! Just what I was looking for, a repair video of the 3d pen. thanks
Good choice on plastic repair. The fact that the part is partially structural really shows that it stuck. I tried this on the plastic handle of my soldering iron but the plastic was high temperature resistant so the ABS wouldn’t stick.
3D printing is pretty amazing. Can’t wait to get my machine and pen
I've use the 3-D pen as a welder also, it works with everything! At my work station I attached a Metal 3 pen/pencil holder to my metal lamp, using the exact same technique, making sure that you surround, or encase the two parts. Yes, use ABS
That seemed to work way better than I expected.
Please don't think I'm bashing the video but I'm just curious how much was the glue holding the arm together, would it still have worked without the 3d pen because super glue can hold alot with only a little amount of glue, well I think it may have flushed once or twice but then broke again with out the 3d pen, I'm looking at getting a 3d pen and I was just curious about the strength of the what you did with the 3d pen, great video by the way
I've tried using superglue to repair a toilet flush mechanism broken at that exact same spot. It worked for 1 flush and then cracked. Super glue is not the right adhesive for this type of repair IMO as it's too brittle.
Epoxy would have been much stronger
Well to tell you the truth 3dpen is like welding metal. If you use a 3dpen with the same type of plastic it should be able to in theory hold the material together and even be stronger
@@ragnorockcookie2868 no it's not - welding with metal melts the base peice also ecause of the fire coning out the end of the welder in addition to the wire feed So they fuse together
This one won't melt the plastic shaft and fuse like welding does
Glue 😂
this is one of the reasons I bought a 3d pen. I thought it would be fun to make little things to make life easier.
I can so relate to not anticipating having the nut fit over everything. Never knew about 3D pens until now, gotta check it out.
5 years later. How's it doin?
If you want to do more of these reparation, you may want to invest in a soldering jig (also known as a third hand). You may need to change the alligator clips that come with it as it is generally for holding pcb and wires but it would help a lot.
Bonus?? I'm buying one JUST for plastic repairs! Thank you!
Your 3doodlee doesn't jam? Cause both of mine jammed like 2nd day of usage
Someone Awesome mine clogged from the moment I opened the package but we returned it
My 3Doodler has worked great from the day I got it
Someone Awesome yes mine did to and mine extrude plastic with the button off
Someone Awesome Someone Awesome Same, but recently after first learning about this channel, I modified mine a little so that I can still use it. If it jammed the same way, I could tell you what I did. It may help?
My 3d pen dosen't jam
Combined with a $20 plastic welding iron, you can really fuse parts back together with a pen. I bought one for experimenting with welding bumper covers. Haven't had a chance to try it yet. I got a Scribbler V3 though. The one you have looks like it could fit in smaller places.
How do you say your gonna weld it with that and use glue??????? Kinda beats the point
I'm planning on trying this on a polypropylene 'foot locker' lid.
My plan is:
Prep:
Use my Exacto and Dremel to open crack.
I'm also going to drill some holes along each side of the crack.
I'm going to mostly fill in one side of the crack with a clay specifically leaving a small channel right at the crack.
I'm taking the time to match the PP hoping to encourage them to melt and bond together. ^I never thought I'd write that sentence, but there it is.^
Procedure:
First 'push' the extruded plastic from the side opposite of the clay into the channel so it becomes the 'bridge'/center layer on both sides of the expanse.
Go ahead and lay in the second layer on the same side.
Remove the clay support. It's done it's job mushrooming out the 1st layer from the far side. Then apply the 1st layer to that side.
I'll continue alternating layers until I'm back flush with the original material.
Then I'll encircle the work area at a distance twice as far from the crack to the holes I drilled and bead in until I have a plate.
I'll repeat that process on the other side of the material, but as I come to each hole I'll fill it in.
Finally I'll build up a few more layers by putting a bead around the perimeter and then going into parallel lines to fill in so when I do the next layer I can use lines that are perpendicular.
I'm going to try limiting how much material I add to the exterior of the lid and instead add extra layers on the inside where they'll be less noticeable and can give the plastic more support than originally designed.
I'm also going to use a trowel tip I have on my soldiering iron to do a final smoothing on the exterior surface.
Even if my materials don't get the level of bonding I hope to achieve, its the effect of haven't both a custome sized plastic rivet, 'sewn' and flanged supports to keep the material from moving that I hope will make the repair last.
Ah yes, the "cutting away" rule. Before I knew it I remember cutting myself between my thumb and index finger with a sharp knife as a kid.
PurpleLizard 23 I remember when I was younger I did know the rule but *still* cut my thumb in half by being stupid while using my pen knife
@@aidanfuge2108 damn....respect thats a lot of pain 😂
It certainly looks like a great fix. I once had to fix my own toilet with epoxy putty and a plastic sheet, but if there is a filament on par with plumbing ABS and PVC's strenght, one might just create a whole new part instead
Nice, I was jut talking about whether or not you could use a 3d soldering technique (since I don't have a 3d printing pen) to weld pieces together, seems like it would work fine. I'll definitely be trying it, seems like a better option than glue.
I bought one just for repairs lol. It will be here tomorrow. But I had a thought. I wanted your opinion on. What about using a heating gun to heat the plastic up a bit before using the 3d pen to fuse them together ?
Great idea! It also makes fixing things fun. 😁
I really like your videos. Keep up the good work!
I’m really interested in getting a 3D pen soon and I’m trying to find out if the filament might stick to different thermoplastics such as poly ethylene terathalate. This is because using a heat gun ive been experimenting with the sort of basic forms I can turn PET packaging waste into and I’m thinking if filament can stick to it well it could be a possible replacement or compliment to using aluminum for the make up of a form to pen over. Googling it and looking on UA-cam hasn’t given me much to go on so far. It just seems like something nobody has tried yet, maybe I’m wrong and just haven’t found something in that ballpark just yet.
What's good about this is the stress the lever endures every time you flush. This will tell how strong the bond is during its lifespan. Who gently flushes the toilet anyway.
hey Devin, i love your vids and when i saw a giveaway i knew i instantly wanted to get in on it just because i love your videos that much. Keep up the good work and keep making awesome videos. Getting a 3d printer would be so cool then i could make cool videos like you.
I LIKE HOW YOU ARE SOOO CREATIVE
This is a great idea that d like to test out too. I have plastic stuff that crack or break. Guess I'll have to bite the bullet and get one!
I tried this method using PLA and like he said will not form a proper bond even though it looks like it sticks using the 3D pen. I did however get a better bond using acetone (nail polish remover) to fuse the broken parts on my Mansfield handle. But that lasted only about 5-8 flushes. I’ll get the ABS and try again!
I really enjoy your channel and content so keep it up and could you do more stuff with you 3D printer pls thanks
BTS_JIN 16 .
Ive never played with these. Does the tip of the pen get hot at all? If not do you know of one that does? If the tip gets hot enough to melt the plastic part to be fixed even just a little while its spitting out the new plastic it would help the bond. If they dont do that you should get with a company that makes 3d pens and suggest that tonthem. It would combine the best of both worlds. It would create and build as well as repair. The applications would be unlimited. 10 years ago id build one.
I actually used mine to fix the handles on my couch to open the legs on the recliners
Hi!
Can I use this pen for creating plastic details for home. Want to hang the load on it. Is it suitable for this?
I click'd on da vid and it ain't had no views and it loaded and dem 800 views lemme tell ya this is nuts dawg.
from where did
you get this pen
this is cool, the 3d pen has no limits. i was looking arround for 3d pens online and i foun sone tools for it, the one that got my atention was this pen that smoths the object you created, maybe you can try that some say :)
depents also on wich plastic type, not only the heat generated
I use JB Weld for stuff like this but I may try a 3d pen and see how it goes.
JB weld creates a chemical bond, so that's hard to beat. But in certain cases this gets the job done!
I bought the 3doodler and some random abs on Amazon, the abs was marketed as for 3D pens but it's too thin and won't feed through? It only feeds through the pen if I push the filament through the back constantly. Am I just doing something wrong or should I buy thicker filaments? I'd really appreciate if someone could answer this
would adding a lot of super glue have the same effect as the ABS? I'm just not familiar with the tensile strength of super glue
Hey,
Can you also make toys with your 3D-printer? Something like K'nex or so?
Can you use 1.75mm plastic with the 3doodler create?
I believe this technique is more equivalent to soldering than welding. In welding you are melting the base material and adding to it (filler rod).
Great video 👌
Hello! What 3D pen would you recommend for a complete beginner? I'm more of a traditional/digital 2D art person, and I plan on using this pen as a complement to clay sculptures. (I know, clay and plastic aren't exactly best friends, but I'm not particularly skilled in working with most 3D mediums and paper clay seems to be my strongest choice for now.) I'd use this pen as a bridge between 2D and 3D for me, so I can draw details for the clay sculptures with more freedom that I'd get when making it out of clay. Although I have a 3D sculpting software (more accurately, I have access to it but I don't actually own it) it's not ideal for my intents and purposes, not to mention my ineptitude with most computer softwares and just computers in general. Thank you!
(Also, nice that these pens have more than one functionality. That's a lot of fun.)
+Sapphire Indigo Angellia (Sapphire-Skye Rose) check out my pen comparison video for details about the different pens, it's hard to go wrong though!
Sapphire Indigo Angellia I got a 3Doodler, but you have to use 3 mm filament and that's usually more expensive..
Awesome. Another couple techniques to use: drill through each piece and push the plastic through for a more secure bond, bevel/chamfer each side to be able to build it up to the original size, depending on the properties of the original plastic, use a 3d pen that uses uv curing ink with the uv light obscured to get the liquid ink into the cracks through capillary action, uncover the uv light and print on top, exposing the uncured ink to the uv light.
just ran across this vid.. big fan BTW ,.. is that part still working.. keep up the great vids
Thanks! This fix did give out eventually. Other 3D pens let you set temperature manually, and I suspect extruding at a higher temperature could have helped.
I use my 3D pen for everything from my hobbies like my 124 scale show model cars where I used to add like plug wires and stuff like that to make it easier on me or fixing stuff around the house as well that breaks his plastic like fixing a toilets and then run out and go buy some special fitting and spending 6 hours of locate one or just sealing up holes or stuff like that I use it for everything around the house I'm 29 don't have much how's yours but still I use it to fix whatever just to get by until I can go to the store have time to order the part so I can use whatever broke in the meantime until my part comes in or until I got time to go to Lowe's and not working all the time to fix it properly
good to welding print parts.. =D great projects...
IVE REALLY WANTED TO TRY THIS WITH MY PEN THATS SO COOL
I really need you to bring a 3d pen to sweden and fix everything in my car!
How long did it last ?
Hey by any chance are you going to sell the "skully" 3d print on Etsy
I will.... at least the one print of it I have right now
Ok thank you
Thank you, wish you the best.
did the part last decently?
lol now the inside of your toilet has been doodled with haha
Hi really love your videos can you experiment with pinting a SKATEBOARD on your 3D printer! Xx think that would be really cool just an idea 💡 xxxx
I'm curious. One year on. Is it still working?
+j3ngel I did have to reinforce it once and it's been good since :)
ok so off topic like way off topic but like were u actually cool guy or did u just create cool guy bc i just found out u were part of that and also cool guy is still my favorite video thanks bye
this is hard to answer because, well... cool guy IS cool guy. But let's just say we're very close ;) Thanks!
Make Anything // 3D Printing Channel amazing...thank u so much
which pen is your favorite
hi i love youre creative vids
I was wondering would you ever make a model for someone? My brother recently moved out taking the computer with and I've needed to make a cookie cutter that no one on thingaverse has.....
Can you print i 3d spinner with ball bearings.
TheRockyTea yes you can, but probably wont be as badass working as with real ball bearings
Late to the party but I just want to say great use case (and video)!
Can you do a review for the mynt3d pen?
Plzz 3D print, 3D pen a unicorn! Btw love your vids!!!!!!!!!!
Party Unicorn omg you are persistent😂👌
Hey, I was just wondering what you think is the best 3D pen? I've been thinking about getting one but I don't know what pen I should get. Thanks!
I’m gonna fix my broken Gundam with this
You're so smart and I love it❤
Years from now someone is going to fix that toilet and be like "wtf?"...and there will be stories when we're 80 to our grand kids, about how back in our day we fixed everything with plastic!
I feel like i've heard that intro song somewhere else. Could it be true? Someone help.
Nope, I made it!
Awesome! Keep up the good work!
Wouldn't friction welding be stronger than this?
That ending was boss
I wonder how useful this would be on leaking pipes...
BrokenLifeCycle not very, for everyday use.
A leaking pipe would be wet,this plastic nigga will not stick.
Duct tape is the best lmao
LMAO
Hi ur channel is amazing
which pen is it?
Creddills Soundcloud 3doodler create, I think.
Did I hear you say "3d Doodler" as to the name of the pen you were using?
THE FUCKING BACKROUND MUSIC STRESSESS ME SO FUCKING HARDCORE I CAN'T WATCH ANY OF HIS VIDEOS WITHOUT A HEADACKE!
ayy my flushing handle broke in that exact same way the other day. lol
Well if you have a 3d pen, your in luck!!
but devin wasn't this a 3 minute and 30 second fix?
Gabrielle Virrey the whole video wasnt the ACTUAL fix so... no.
Ok thank you
You should have used brown
Charlie f sis it your color 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😳🤓🤗🤠🖕🏿👅
Mowus Muwus what?
Creative!
Make a bowling set!!
Hey, can you print out a doll?
Ailin Ell it depends what you mean by that. you can print something like a dolls head, arms and legs, for those dolls that have fluffy bodies
I think it's safer to say you can fix just about anything with superglue than it is to say you can fix anything at all with a 3d printing pen.
You think a bond from glue is better than fusion of materials? Especially if one makes sure to use the same, or compatible type of plastic.
And the reason super glue breaks guys is cuz it's too brilliant epoxy that flexes if the part you're trying to repair doesn't need the flex or move yet super glue is perfect but if it's flexible or it's got to move or anything I would use an epoxy like a 15 minute epoxy would have worked better and I don't think the 3D pen is doing much I use mine the weld stuff but it's just a thick stuff temporarily until I get to Lowe's and get the part that day so I don't have water leaking all the floor or whatever
review soyan 3d pen
Does not work because you are using a diferent plastic mixed with air and contaminants , even if you have a weld it is of bad quality. It is safer to use super glue.
He said 5 minute fix yet the video is 3 minutes and 31 seconds long 🤯🤯🤯 mind blown.
crazy glue works
So... you superglued it back together
seems more like soldering than welding
Cool video. Though epoxy might work better.
you should youse the srate plastic as it is what the 3 doodler is meant to use and thay do say not use it and I'm not being mean it just the true
Good old designed to fail components :D
Who would've thunk?