3D pens receive great demand for their easy use, especially from kids and teenagers. However they have shortcomings like all products; the cost of filaments. Presented on Kickstarter, ‘Renegade 3D pen’ offers a solution to this.
One of the most popular products of personal 3D market is 3D pen. This device is very suitable for small productions like vase, small gifts and designs. Even though it is very easy to use, 3D pen requires great amount of filament which is negative for a cost saving and eco-friendly manufacturing. However, Renegade promises to get rid fo these problems.
Renegade, which has been under development for the past year and a half, was created by London-based Daniel Edwards. Edwards, who himself was frustrated with the amount of money he was spending on plastic filaments for his 3D printing pen while simultaneously seeing the waste problem in our world, decided to take action. So while the pen is “not the smallest, thinnest, lightest or cheapest 3D pen in the world”, it could help makers in both saving money and recycling their own plastic waste.
Renegade uses a powerful drive motor and gearbox, eliminating well-known issues in plastic material feeding that most 3D pens currently face. The temperature is adjustable from 50°C to 320°C using a single controller and the speed is also controlled by a single button. The device, which is available in either black or white, also comes with a mini spool attachment that can secure your plastic ribbons for easy feeding into the pen. Additionally, users have the option of purchasing a specially designed stand, which can house up to 6 cartridge spools of plastic strips, regular filament sticks.