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The comments on this thread are ridiculous. This product is awesome. Who cares that they call it a 3D printing pen? I'd like to see you try to make one...

largehotcoffee 14y ago
But... it's a glue gun.
- coldarchon 14y ago
  But, I don't care, take my money guys!
- simias 14y ago
  It looks like a bit more than just a glue gun because of the way the plastic seems to cool almost instantly. I suppose they need to control the temperature very precisely. That being said, in their video the actual "3D" drawing (i.e. in the air) seems extremely imprecise and for their eiffel tower demo they just make 2D sides that they glue together, so in this case it's probably fair to call it "just a glue gun", or rather a "stand-alone 3D printing head/glue gun".
- smackfu 14y ago
  If a glue gun has no glue, is it still a glue gun?
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laumars 14y ago
Sometimes I think it's easier for people to pick faults with other peoples products than it is for them address the inadequacies in their own output.
andrewfelix 14y ago
Awesome product, but ridiculous product description. Also; "I'd like to see you try to make one..." is a silly counterpoint. If we applied that line of thought to everything we wouldn't be able to critically analyse anything. There would be very little discussion in HN comments. I'm sure you've made criticism of products or services in the past that you personally would be unable to produce or deliver.
- laumars 14y ago
  His point was more regarding those who have made silly criticisms for the sake of making criticisms rather than those who have found genuine faults with the product. To use a practical example, in the New Scientist link for this product (which also made the front page), one commenter stated how the structures drooped a little and then commented that perhaps some kind of magnetic field could be used to hold the plastic in place while it cooled (he was more specific than that, but I can't recall the details). That guy spotted a flaw and offered some of his own insights which subsequently sparked an interesting discussion based off that. Where as "this isn't 3D printing" and "this is just a glue gun" are unconstructive and, quite frankly, just nitpicking for the sake of nitpicking. The latter comments are as if people want to be seen as knowing better than the designers of the "3D pen" yet without risking their own reputation, money nor time. And that's why some of us get annoyed when we see some pessimistic comments (not all pessimistic comments as you do also need constructive negative feedback to improve) and just wish those guys would focus their own frustrations into something constructive instead of knocking everyone else down.

largehotcoffee 14y ago

But... it's a glue gun.

coldarchon 14y ago
But, I don't care, take my money guys!
simias 14y ago
It looks like a bit more than just a glue gun because of the way the plastic seems to cool almost instantly. I suppose they need to control the temperature very precisely. That being said, in their video the actual "3D" drawing (i.e. in the air) seems extremely imprecise and for their eiffel tower demo they just make 2D sides that they glue together, so in this case it's probably fair to call it "just a glue gun", or rather a "stand-alone 3D printing head/glue gun".
smackfu 14y ago
If a glue gun has no glue, is it still a glue gun?

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laumars 14y ago

Sometimes I think it's easier for people to pick faults with other peoples products than it is for them address the inadequacies in their own output.

andrewfelix 14y ago

Awesome product, but ridiculous product description. Also; "I'd like to see you try to make one..." is a silly counterpoint. If we applied that line of thought to everything we wouldn't be able to critically analyse anything. There would be very little discussion in HN comments. I'm sure you've made criticism of products or services in the past that you personally would be unable to produce or deliver.

laumars 14y ago
His point was more regarding those who have made silly criticisms for the sake of making criticisms rather than those who have found genuine faults with the product. To use a practical example, in the New Scientist link for this product (which also made the front page), one commenter stated how the structures drooped a little and then commented that perhaps some kind of magnetic field could be used to hold the plastic in place while it cooled (he was more specific than that, but I can't recall the details). That guy spotted a flaw and offered some of his own insights which subsequently sparked an interesting discussion based off that. Where as "this isn't 3D printing" and "this is just a glue gun" are unconstructive and, quite frankly, just nitpicking for the sake of nitpicking. The latter comments are as if people want to be seen as knowing better than the designers of the "3D pen" yet without risking their own reputation, money nor time. And that's why some of us get annoyed when we see some pessimistic comments (not all pessimistic comments as you do also need constructive negative feedback to improve) and just wish those guys would focus their own frustrations into something constructive instead of knocking everyone else down.