San Francisco-based startup 3DSimo has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its revolutionary tool 3DSimo Mini, a 3D printing pen with interchangeable tips that can burn designs onto wood and leather, cut foams and rubber-like materials cleanly, and even solder metal with adjustable temperature settings up to 490 degrees Celsius or 914 degrees Fahrenheit.
With its ergonomic and minimalist case design, the 3DSimo Mini is a light and compact 3D printing pen that can melt a variety of materials to form striking sculptures and 3D drawings.
Available for Android and iOS, the free 3DSimo app controls the 3DSimo Mini's temperature and speed via Bluetooth to allow the user to work with different materials. The app comes with preinstalled material profiles for precise 3D printing, printable templates and instructional videos. In the future, 3DSimo will roll out regular software updates for improved 3DSimo printing experience.
Sporting an LED display, the 3DSimo Mini accepts spools of 3D printing materials such as ABS, HIPS, Laybrick, FLEXI, Flourescent, Laywood, PETG, PLA and Thermochrome in string form with the size 1.75mm. Some of these materials are flexible, glow-in-the-dark, hard or shiny. This portable 3D printer pen packs a clip-on battery pack with a 2,000 mAh battery that can last an hour of 3D printing.
For the Early Bird Backer pledging $89, customers will get one 3DSimo Mini and six packs of material, while the Early Bird Advanced Kit worth $159 includes one 3DSimo Mini, one 3DSimo Drawing Plate, nine packs of material (one of each type) and the clip-on battery pack. The normal price for one 3DSimo Mini and six packs of material is $109 while the most expensive School Package costs $1,000, which includes 10 3DSimo Minis, 10 3DSimo Drawing Plates, 20 packs of material and two clip-on battery packs. If all goes according to the company's plan, shipping for early birds will start January 2016 and normal orders will ship February 2016.
Aiming to collect Kickstarter pledges of at least $70,000, the 3DSimo team has 283 backers already with several days to go until its target date of July 25, 2015.
Check out the demonstration of the 3DSimo Mini below:
