{"id":2212,"date":"2014-07-04T10:36:11","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T09:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.feedingedge.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2212"},"modified":"2014-07-04T10:36:11","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T09:36:11","slug":"the-pen-is-mightier-than-the-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.feedingedge.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/07\/04\/the-pen-is-mightier-than-the-sword\/","title":{"rendered":"The pen is mightier than the sword&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=epredator\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;. particularly when you you can make a sword with the pen!<br \/>\nThis week I had a small broadband outage when the cables got cut during some engineering work down the road. I took the opportunity to escape the current project and popped to Maplin to stock up on some bits and pieces.<br \/>\nWhilst there I saw they had the <a href=\"http:\/\/the3doodler.com\" target=\"_blank\">3dDoodler pen in stock<\/a>. I had very nearly Kickstarter backed this one but missed the deadline. So I thought it was high time to get get one and try.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/14370837969\/player\/\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIt is the same principle as a 3d printer, but instead of stepper motors it is controlled by hand.<br \/>\nThe pen has a very hot tip, through that is pushed a thing plastic rod that melts . As the plastic melts it is soft and can be piped around and then hardens very quickly.<br \/>\nMy first attempts with it we note great.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/14371018069\/player\/\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nHowever I checked out the gallery and saw that many of the builds were in fact done by making the various component faces then using the doodler to stuck them together.<br \/>\nRather than make a giant structure I thought I would try the company logo. Feeding Edge as a logo has existing in many forms form its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedingedge.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/03\/02\/do-the-logomotive-moving-brand-identity\/\" title=\"Do the \u201clogomotive\u201d moving brand identity\" target=\"_blank\">early draft on a in game skateboard tshirt<\/a> to virtual world instantiations and decals on cars. So a 3d doodle of the logo was worth try.<br \/>\nIt works really well to print out a stencil and draw around it, which is what I did, the paper does not burn, it cools the plastic and the model does not stick.<br \/>\nI know it&#8217;s July and this looks like a christmas tree ornament but it was fun to do.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vine-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/MUmOge2aigB\/embed\/simple\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><script async src=\"\/\/platform.vine.co\/static\/scripts\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/14372871467\/in\/photostream\/player\/\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nI also tried a Dodecahedron but I think I lost the a piece, however it is a 3d structure.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/14372629770\/in\/photostream\/player\/\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nSo I would say it does what it says. It lets you doodle in space. The 2 speed settings of ejecting the plastic and the freedom of movement give this a very craft maker feel. Working out how and where to solder joins of elements or how to break something down into flatter faces is an interesting thought process.<br \/>\nThe predlets asked if I could do the Choi Kwang Do logo. That may take a bit of work but may give it a go. Though I thing it then needs to be sealed in a casing afterwards.<br \/>\nThe smell of burning plastic was probably not the ideal odour for out new kitchen but us early adopters have to suffer for our art \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\nIn a twist of serendipity I was invited to the twitter UK offices by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/andypiper\" target=\"_blank\">@andypiper<\/a> when I was in London yesterday. Amongst their cool installations there was this neon sign.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/14565116355\/player\/\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe sentiment is one I agree with and many more firms should aim for this. However it did get me thinking I wonder if there is glow in the dark meltable ABC plastic I can out in the 3d doodler. Rather than the stained glass leading window effect of my logo I could have a neon style glow in the dark one \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.feedingedge.co.uk%2Fblog%2F2014%2F07%2F04%2Fthe-pen-is-mightier-than-the-sword%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><div name=\"googleone_share_1\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:5;float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><g:plusone size=\"tall\" count=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.feedingedge.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/07\/04\/the-pen-is-mightier-than-the-sword\/\"><\/g:plusone><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;. particularly when you you can make a sword with the pen! This week I had a small broadband outage when the cables got cut during some engineering work down the road. I took the opportunity to escape the current project and popped to Maplin to stock up on some bits and pieces. 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