Yes indeed! I have my Platypus Pen in my hands! Mine is a royal blue but the same model as yours. I haven't inked it yet, but it will be inked in the next week or so! Thanks for the shout-out and another cool review!
Cool, want to check out your colour combo. Been using it as a daily carry for a week or so & I enjoy it quite a bit! I'll keep my eye out for your take on it 👍
If you like texture, wait until I finish getting the new terracotta pen together. It has texture and the terracotta gives a completely different (in a good way, I think) feel to the grip. (Yes, real terracotta in the PLA plastic.)
My grandfathers were machinist and foundry workers, fabricating these types of parts. Their minds would be BLOWN with this technology- very, very interesting!
Just wanted to thank you for this video. I watched it the day you posted it, immediately contacted Michael and purchased a pen as a retirement gift for our family doctor. Our family hadn't been able to agree on a pen before seeing your video. You helped us find the perfect gift.
Wow ! 3D printed pen ! Didn’t realize that making a 3D printed pen is so involved ! Of course unsung heroes in making a 3D pens are the makers of the printer and the software ! Those white bands and collar are an eyesore to an otherwise gorgeous pen !
LOL, there are other color combinations as well. The black and yellow/gold band looked really sharp. The bands are required for the threading as different "plastics" are required for strength and other reasons as well. I didn't know what to think of the pen at first, but after using it for a bit I really like it!
Great video. I’ve a couple of 3D Titan Fountain Pens by William Shakour here in Nottingham UK, and they’re huge but lovely writers. Size 8 Bock titanium nibs. Interestingly William Shakour was able to 3D engineer an unobtainable obsolete part for an Omas fountain pen which enabled it to work again.
Just got the Model 10 with a broad JOWO. I love this pen. The craftsmanship is excellent; the nib was tuned by the creator Michael Lew the owner. It is literally one of my best, if not THE best writing nibs I have. I have looked for every opportunity I could today to write with it! The Aussie post is slow, but Michael kept me informed- great customer service . I would like it to be a little heavier if I had anything to suggest- maybe he can include more ballast in the future. Feels great in the hand, especially the texture. I think Mr. Lew is on to a successful future with his creation.
Good to hear you've very pleased. Its very different from "traditional" pens, but variety is the spice of life. I really enjoy this one, its one of my daily carries for the week right now!
Quite a few innovative features incorporated in this pen. You can tell Michael really thought this through not only for function but also for aesthetics. 3D printing may sound easy but there are a lot of technical issues to overcome. Look forward to more of his designs and owning some of the pens. Michael Lew: You have to come up with some interesting names for these though! ;-)
Model 1 for size #5 and model 10 for size #6 nibs. Not interesting? There are plenty of interesting Australian animals and plants to name things after, so maybe I should re-stragise.
@@michaellew1297 There you go. Design and make like an Engineer, but market them like an Artist! I really like some of the patterns and textures you came up with. That black and yellow combination looks stunning. Beautiful country, Australia. Had a great time on a holiday there a few years back. Lots of options for names. I suggest well known landmarks eg. The Outback, Uluru, Bondi Beach, etc. If you decide to produce a pocket pen, call it the 'Roo if you go after animal names. Have fun with them. Cheers and success.
Hi Doodlebud. I have a very vague understanding of 3D printing. While you concentrated on the engineering aspect of this pen my thoughts are about putting such a product into production. From what I've seen 3D printing is a slow process and unless you have several 'slave' printers linked together you are going to have to make one pen at a time. Such a time consuming manufacturing process together with the possibility of some rejects must impact the price of this pen. I do like the pen. Was this example a prototype or pre-production sample? I ask because there doesn't seem to be a company name or logo anywhere on the pen (the white cap band being the obvious choice I would have thought). I like the innovation of fitting a unique roll stop that actually works. The pen writes nicely but I wonder what the price would be and what are the immediate competitors to this pen.
David, yes, 3D printing is slow! Each of these pens takes about 6 hours of printer time, so volume production is not going to be easy. The parts could be printed much faster, maybe 10 times faster, except that the helical vase mode style would mean that there is not enough time for the extrusion to cool between successive layers. Some places do have arrays of printers running all at once to make parts in bulk (see this video for a huge 'print farm' making 3d printer parts ruclips.net/video/qqQzTvvrXo8/видео.html ). Often a 3D printer is used at the prototyping stage and then injection moulding is used for production, as you suggest, but I do not plan to make a huge number of pens and so I am sticking with slow production. See my website for more (PlatypusPens.com), and my first blog post for links to a few other 3D printed pens. There is more to come on the website, as it is not yet 24 hours old!
If it was printed on a liquid resin printer, several cylindrical parts could be printed at once, and that process could be scaled up, if viable. But I don't know what method these are printed with.
@@gertahnstrom784 The resin printing method (SLA) has a few advantages but, for me, a major disadvantage that the resins are not nearly as interesting and pretty as the myriad of PLA filaments that can be had.
I wonder if you can get a laser head fit to the printer & adjust depth of focus to image a design inside of a resin? Print the pen, then image an internal design afterwards.
@@michaellew1297 you should monitor the suppliers and even mention that you are looking for interesting colours. The manufacturers are always coming up with new colours. It's amazing how fast things change. 😀😀
Yes indeed! I have my Platypus Pen in my hands! Mine is a royal blue but the same model as yours. I haven't inked it yet, but it will be inked in the next week or so! Thanks for the shout-out and another cool review!
Cool, want to check out your colour combo. Been using it as a daily carry for a week or so & I enjoy it quite a bit! I'll keep my eye out for your take on it 👍
That roll weight was something else, it is quite cleaver. Thanks for reviewing this pen! If I had one, I’d be enjoying that textured finish.
If you like texture, wait until I finish getting the new terracotta pen together. It has texture and the terracotta gives a completely different (in a good way, I think) feel to the grip. (Yes, real terracotta in the PLA plastic.)
@@michaellew1297 Thank you! Great job on the design! If you have a website, can you share that to track that terracotta?
@@michaellew1297 A maki-e pen?
My grandfathers were machinist and foundry workers, fabricating these types of parts. Their minds would be BLOWN with this technology- very, very interesting!
Yeah, the process couldnt be any more different than casting or forging a part. There are even 3D metal printers available as well.
Just wanted to thank you for this video. I watched it the day you posted it, immediately contacted Michael and purchased a pen as a retirement gift for our family doctor. Our family hadn't been able to agree on a pen before seeing your video. You helped us find the perfect gift.
Oh wow that's a great story. Glad the video helped and Michael was able to make you a great pen for the gift!
Great honest review. Pen looks cool and the history behind it it's awesome. Best of luck to M. Lew on his project.
Thanks Santa. You will be able to find more history in upcoming blog posts...
@@michaellew1297 Looking forward to it!! Congrats on your work
Wow ! 3D printed pen ! Didn’t realize that making a 3D printed pen is so involved ! Of course unsung heroes in making a 3D pens are the makers of the printer and the software !
Those white bands and collar are an eyesore to an otherwise gorgeous pen !
LOL, there are other color combinations as well. The black and yellow/gold band looked really sharp. The bands are required for the threading as different "plastics" are required for strength and other reasons as well. I didn't know what to think of the pen at first, but after using it for a bit I really like it!
I like your engineering and materials angle. I learned quite a bit here. Thank you.
I just talk about the things I notice and the way I look at things. Good to hear you enjoyed it :)
Like the look of that pen!:); JoWo nibs rock!
Thanks again for your precise analysis. I’ve been interested in this type of pen. I have been wanting a William Shakour Titan. It’s very large.
I've seen that one & it's huge. This is one is a very "regular" sized pen, but unique in every other respect
Great video. I’ve a couple of 3D Titan Fountain Pens by William Shakour here in Nottingham UK, and they’re huge but lovely writers. Size 8 Bock titanium nibs. Interestingly William Shakour was able to 3D engineer an unobtainable obsolete part for an Omas fountain pen which enabled it to work again.
Just got the Model 10 with a broad JOWO. I love this pen. The craftsmanship is excellent; the nib was tuned by the creator Michael Lew the owner. It is literally one of my best, if not THE best writing nibs I have. I have looked for every opportunity I could today to write with it! The Aussie post is slow, but Michael kept me informed- great customer service . I would like it to be a little heavier if I had anything to suggest- maybe he can include more ballast in the future. Feels great in the hand, especially the texture. I think Mr. Lew is on to a successful future with his creation.
Good to hear you've very pleased. Its very different from "traditional" pens, but variety is the spice of life. I really enjoy this one, its one of my daily carries for the week right now!
Quite a few innovative features incorporated in this pen. You can tell Michael really thought this through not only for function but also for aesthetics. 3D printing may sound easy but there are a lot of technical issues to overcome. Look forward to more of his designs and owning some of the pens.
Michael Lew: You have to come up with some interesting names for these though! ;-)
Model 1 for size #5 and model 10 for size #6 nibs. Not interesting? There are plenty of interesting Australian animals and plants to name things after, so maybe I should re-stragise.
@@michaellew1297 There you go. Design and make like an Engineer, but market them like an Artist! I really like some of the patterns and textures you came up with. That black and yellow combination looks stunning.
Beautiful country, Australia. Had a great time on a holiday there a few years back. Lots of options for names. I suggest well known landmarks eg. The Outback, Uluru, Bondi Beach, etc. If you decide to produce a pocket pen, call it the 'Roo if you go after animal names. Have fun with them.
Cheers and success.
@@qvisionstudios "The Outback, Uluru, Bondi Beach" I think they're all names of Blackstone inks!
That looks really cool.
Hi Doodlebud. I have a very vague understanding of 3D printing. While you concentrated on the engineering aspect of this pen my thoughts are about putting such a product into production. From what I've seen 3D printing is a slow process and unless you have several 'slave' printers linked together you are going to have to make one pen at a time. Such a time consuming manufacturing process together with the possibility of some rejects must impact the price of this pen. I do like the pen. Was this example a prototype or pre-production sample? I ask because there doesn't seem to be a company name or logo anywhere on the pen (the white cap band being the obvious choice I would have thought). I like the innovation of fitting a unique roll stop that actually works. The pen writes nicely but I wonder what the price would be and what are the immediate competitors to this pen.
David, yes, 3D printing is slow! Each of these pens takes about 6 hours of printer time, so volume production is not going to be easy. The parts could be printed much faster, maybe 10 times faster, except that the helical vase mode style would mean that there is not enough time for the extrusion to cool between successive layers.
Some places do have arrays of printers running all at once to make parts in bulk (see this video for a huge 'print farm' making 3d printer parts ruclips.net/video/qqQzTvvrXo8/видео.html ). Often a 3D printer is used at the prototyping stage and then injection moulding is used for production, as you suggest, but I do not plan to make a huge number of pens and so I am sticking with slow production.
See my website for more (PlatypusPens.com), and my first blog post for links to a few other 3D printed pens. There is more to come on the website, as it is not yet 24 hours old!
If it was printed on a liquid resin printer, several cylindrical parts could be printed at once, and that process could be scaled up, if viable. But I don't know what method these are printed with.
@@gertahnstrom784 The resin printing method (SLA) has a few advantages but, for me, a major disadvantage that the resins are not nearly as interesting and pretty as the myriad of PLA filaments that can be had.
I wonder if you can get a laser head fit to the printer & adjust depth of focus to image a design inside of a resin? Print the pen, then image an internal design afterwards.
@@michaellew1297 you should monitor the suppliers and even mention that you are looking for interesting colours. The manufacturers are always coming up with new colours. It's amazing how fast things change. 😀😀
Vase mode isn't new, its been an option on a few slicers for quite some time now.
Cool pen though ! :)
It's a good looking pen.
Great Video
Thank you 😉
ASMR and a pen... Nice
Thank ya thank ya. Had no idea it was ASMR'ish but cool it was 👍
what the size for the pen
ave!
Except people actually watch his videos 😆
my dad made this lol
He did a good job 👍