The power of creating your own products and tools seems even more relevant, in a time of general scarcity. 3Dsimo’s taken it upon themselves to show users how to use their MultiPro pen’s variety of tools to craft their own PPE using basic materials.
The MultiPro is a versatile $109 pen with the ability to cut, engrave, drill, etch, solder, and even 3D print using a variety of interchangeable heads that snap right onto the pen’s body. The pen, along with a bit of skill and 3Dsimo’s tutorials, enables you to repurpose everyday household items into quality wearable masks, and face-shields.
The nose and mouth mask just requires a piece of cotton cloth that you can cut accurately with the pen’s cutting head. Switch to the 3D printing head to add dabs of plastic that help seal parts of the mask together creating a finished product that you can tie right around your face to filter out any particulate matter as you breathe. The face shield requires a fair bit of expertise, but 3Dsimo’s ever-expanding channel of YouTube tutorials and downloadable templates are more than sufficient to guide any novice through the process of building the shields from scratch. The 3D printing module allows you to sketch out your ideas in plastic, building the frame for your face shield which you can mount the transparent sheet onto. The drilling tool lets you perforate the rim of the transparent sheet, allowing you to snap it onto its plastic frame.
The MultiPro’s true talent isn’t quite the fact that it can cut, engrave, drill, etch, solder, or 3D print; it’s the pen’s ability to let you create anything you want or need. The pen’s interchangeable head system and handheld ability puts a veritable workshop in the palm of your hand, making the act and art of designing affordable, and something that can happen at home… both which seem pretty congruous with the fact that we’re all under lockdown for a while now. The guys at 3Dsimo are even running an Easter sale with free shipping to help get their multi-capable creative-tools out there to an eager community of makers and creators – who are ready to collectively fight this pandemic with their ability to now make their own PPE at home! With every order get 60 ml of disinfection gel and 1x Face Mask.
Use the 3Dsimo MultiPro to create your own medical mask, respirator or face shield, that can help you or your loved one survive these trying times.
How to Make the Face Mask
– Download template/tutorial Face Mask. – To create the medical mask, you will need a piece of cotton, ruler and 3Dsimo MultiPro. – Measure the cotton cloth and cut to size using the MultiPro. – By using the burning tip, you are able to cut the cloth easily, without fraying it. – Then, fold the face side several times into finger-wide strips, while gluing them together with filament.
How to Make the Face Shield
– Download template/tutorial Face Shield. – Use the handy tutorial to create the main part, which will hold the shield on your head, and smooth the surface using the burning attachment. – The smoothing process not only makes your creation look better, but also helps strengthen the part. – Then, get a PET soda bottle or laminating sheets (you can find in office supplies). – Cut them to size using the burning attachment and create small holes to attach the shield to the headband. – Attach those two parts together with some filament and voila, you have successfully created your own face shield.
How to Make the Functional Respirator
Make a functional respirator with a replaceable filter. All created with 3Dsimo MultiPro.
Imagine taking a pen and changing the refill to write in a different color, except the pen is the 3Dsimo, and the refills are modules that let you build, engrave, drill, solder, and do a bunch of other things. 3Dsimo is a pen with detachable modules, featuring everything from a plastic filament extruder to a rotating drill bit, soldering iron, foam-cutter, motorized screw-driver, and even a heat-engraving tool.
All these parts snap to the working end of the 3Dsimo’s pen-shaped handle, like a drill bit snaps onto a drill’s tip. The 3Dsimo pen then turns into whatever you plug into its front, giving you the power to draw in 3 dimensions, cut foam using a heat-tool, carve/engrave or smoothen out your sculptures to add details, pull apart and put together products using the screwdriver, perform home-DIY using the drill, and even work with electronics using a soldering module. Whether you’re building, repairing, or even customizing products, everything conveniently exists within the realm of the 3Dsimo, a tool that’s small enough to replace an entire workshed of instruments. The 3Dsimo is compact, convenient, and with its special Cyber Monday discount, you can grab the entire 3Dsimo kit at a special price of $199. Scroll down to look at how the 3Dsimo pen-tool can be used to print models, carve or cut materials, fix broken products, solder together electronics, and customize the things you own!
Make a painting using the burning tool to wood, and forget about using pen and paper again.
Foam cutting attachment for 3Dsimo MultiPro is very handy. Imagine what you could do if you had a bigger one? Now you don’t have to. Check out different sized foam cuttings we made to allow you to work on bigger projects.
How to make a God of War sword (it glows, and it is really sharp).
Customize your shoes and wallet with 3Dsimo MultiPro.
They say the pen is mightier than the sword, and the 3Dsimo MultiPro is living proof of that. This pen-shaped tool is literally a designer’s best friend, helping them prototype, and create in ways never envisioned before. The 3Dsimo MultiPro is basically a pen-tool with interchangeable heads. What do these heads allow you to do? Well, they let you drill, engrave, burn-etch, solder, 3D print, screw-unscrew, and even cut (like a hand-held jigsaw blade). The 3Dsimo MultiPro was designed to be the smallest workshop ever made. No more power tools, clunky gadgets, wires, and plug-points. 3Dsimo’s interchangeable heads let that one hand-held tool practically do everything you’d do at a workshop. From drilling to Dremel-ing, from soldering to foam-cutting, and from 3D printing to repairing, 3Dsimo MultiPro and its extensive kit of interchangeable heads allow you to do it all.
The 3Dsimo MultiPro is the wet dream of every designer/creator who just wants to go wild with creating and not be limited by the availability of prototyping or workshop tools. Designed to cut down on expensive gadgets that otherwise collect dust in your workshop, 3Dsimo MultiPro helps democratize creation, with its pen-shaped tool and detachable head system that works much like a hand-held power tool. Its detachable heads let it instantly transform into a drill machine, an electric screwdriver, a jigsaw, a foam-cutter, soldering iron, heat-etcher/engraver, and even a 3D printing pen (like the 3Doodler).
Each element has its own internal flexibility too. The 3D printing pen works with practically any plastic filament, and can be temperature-adjusted too, while the drill-extension can be used with a wide variety of bits, letting you drill, engrave, carve, or even grind materials like wood, plastic, carbon fiber, fiberglass, aluminum, brass or even copper. The burning/heat tool lets you work with materials like wood, leather, and even your 3D printed parts, letting you alter and modify them with your own artwork. Similarly, the jigsaw and foam-cutter tools let you achieve absolutely new possibilities with your designs, all in the same device, and if you’re working with circuit boards and electronics, the soldering, and screwdriver tools come in handy.
Everything is centered around the 3Dsimo MultiPro base, which fits right in your hand. The handheld device is practically designed to be a veritable workshop, letting you snap on and snap off components based on your need, and the fact that the entire Pro kit is affordable, means you can literally set up your own assembly line, or your prototyping station in one go! And it’s portable too!
3Dsimo has even partnered with artists around the world to explore the pen’s abilities. From installations showcased below to an actual working pinhole camera, creators like Messac.thibault and Trimaliny have used the 3Dsimo MultiPro to go instantly from idea to prototype, and that’s honestly what the versatile handheld tool hopes to inspire in creators. In fact, you can even get your hands on 3Dsimo’s project guidebook that helps you build everything from cookie cutters to chess sets, and even that functional pinhole camera Trimaliny built. The book has over 40 projects for you to warm your hands on, experimenting with the pen’s printing, engraving, foam-cutting, and soldering features. Go ahead and grab your copy as well as your 3Dsimo MultiPro now!
3Dsimo Multipro – The Most Versatile Mobile Workshop
The Multipro fits in your pocket and is able to substitute 3Dprinter, soldering station, plastic welder, resistance wire cutter, jigsaw, small drill, and electric screwdriver. All of them included in one 3Dsimo Multipro – 7 in 1.
3D Drawing
3D drawing tool works using the same technology as FDM 3D printers, so you can create 3D objects without any knowledge of 3D modeling. Just start creating or repairing.
Create – phone covers, models of buildings, cosplay parts, jewelry, statues, action figures, household items, toys and much more.
Repair – 3D printed objects, toys, delaminated cables, electronic devices and much more.
You can start creating using any 3D printing filament currently on the market (ABS, PLA, HiPS, Flexi, Fluorescent, Wood, Metalic, Thermochrome, Conductive, e.t.c.) thanks to easy to set temperature and feeding speed.
Burning Tool
Using the Burning tool, you can burn-in designs into wood, leather, plastic, and repair damaged plastic objects (chargers, phone covers, e.t.c.).
Leather Burning – customize your leather wallet, belt, shoes or your pet’s collar with the Burning tool.
Wood Burning – customize wood jewelry, cutting board or even desk of your table. And if you are a skilled artist, you can try even more exotic wood.
Repair and Finishing Touches – Whatever you create with the 3D Drawing tool, you can finalize with the Burning tool. Also, you can easily repair your 3D printed objects, cracked phone cover or any other plastic device. There is no easier way to repair damaged things than by heating up the broken pieces and connecting them back together.
Soldering Tool
For the electrical engineer in you. There is no need for the purchase of an expensive soldering station anymore. 3Dsimo Multipro can substitute it fully. The soldering tip can heat up to 490°C within 20 seconds, while your hand will stay the same.
Foam Cutting Tool
Resistance wire cutting tool is an awesome tool for model builders, architects, designers and makers. Now you can create building models, RC models (cars, boats, planes), art pieces and much more.
Thanks to the high temperature of the wire, you can cut polystyrene, plastic boards, plexiglass, balsa wood and cork with ease. Another great feature is the angle platform, which allows you to set desired angle of cutting for a precise and clean cut.
Jigsaw Tool
Jigsaw tool is used to cut wood, fiberglass and other materials. This tool in its standard form if big, heavy and expensive. The tool in this kit is small, light and powerful for a great price. Thanks to the fine teeth, it makes clean and precise cut. The saw can be used to cut into wood, fiberglass, carbon, plastic or even aluminum. Make yourself a wooden butterfly, glasses or quadcopter frame.
Drill Tool
Thanks to microclamps of the Drill attachment, you can use drill bits (0,3 – 3,2mm diameter), engraving bits or grinding bits.
Engraving – engrave glass or metal, create custom designs into glass as a present, or a custom ring Drilling – drill into wood, plastic, carbon fibre, fiberglass, aluminum, brass or copper Grinding – choose correct grinding wheel to grind any material, the Drilling attachment can reach upto 20 000 RPM Cutting – by using circular saw blade, you can cut thin wood or glass
Screwdriver Tool
The screwdriver is small and very capable. Its peak torque is 4,5 Nm at 200 RPM. It is a great tool for precise work, for screwing in self-tapping screws into wood, plastic or soft metal.
3Dsimo Kit2 – World’s First Open Source Multifunctional Tool
All its plastic parts are 3D printed out of PLA, which is ecologically recyclable material made out of corn starch. All of the hardware and software is Open Source, available on their Github here.
3Dsimo Kit 2 capabilities:
– 3D drawing – user friendly temperature and feeding speed settings – Soldering – soldering electronics and creation of 3Dsimo Kit 2 upgrades with ease – Burning – burn into wood and leather or finalize 3D printed parts – Foam cutting – great tool for cutting 3D printing supports, for cutting plastic or polystyrene
They say the pen is mightier than the sword, and the 3Dsimo MultiPro is living proof of that. This pen-shaped tool is literally a designer’s best friend, helping them prototype, and create in ways never envisioned before. The 3Dsimo MultiPro is basically a pen-tool with interchangeable heads. What do these heads allow you to do? Well, they let you drill, engrave, burn-etch, solder, 3D print, screw-unscrew, and even cut (like a hand-held jigsaw blade). The 3Dsimo MultiPro was designed to be the smallest workshop ever made. No more power tools, clunky gadgets, wires, and plug-points. 3Dsimo’s interchangeable heads let that one hand-held tool practically do everything you’d do at a workshop. From drilling to dremel-ing, from soldering to foam-cutting, and from 3D printing to repairing, 3Dsimo MultiPro and its extensive kit of interchangeable heads allows you to do it all.
The 3Dsimo MultiPro is the wet dream of every designer/creator who just wants to go wild with creating and not be limited by the availability of prototyping or workshop tools. Designed to cut down on expensive gadgets that otherwise collect dust in your workshop, 3Dsimo MultiPro helps democratize creation, with its pen-shaped tool and detachable head system that works much like a hand-held power tool. Its detachable heads let it instantly transform into a drill machine, an electric screw-driver, a jigsaw, a foam-cutter, soldering iron, heat-etcher/engraver, and even a 3D printing pen (like the 3Doodler).
Each element has its own internal flexibility too. The 3D printing pen works with practically any plastic filament, and can be temperature-adjusted too, while the drill-extension can be used with a wide variety of bits, letting you drill, engrave, carve, or even grind materials like wood, plastic, carbon fibre, fiberglass, aluminum, brass or even copper. The burning/heat tool lets you work with materials like wood, leather, and even your 3D printed parts, letting you alter and modify them with your own artwork. Similarly, the jigsaw and foam-cutter tool let you achieve absolutely new possibilities with your designs, all in the same device, and if you’re working with circuit boards and electronics, the soldering and screwdriver tools come in handy.
Everything is centered around the 3Dsimo MultiPro base, which fits right in your hand. The handheld device is practically designed to be a veritable workshop, letting you snap on and snap off components based on your need, and the fact that the entire Pro kit is affordable, means you can literally set up your own assembly line, or your prototyping station in one go! And it’s portable too!
3Dsimo Multipro – The Most Versatile Mobile Workshop
The Multipro fits in your pocket and is able to substitute 3Dprinter, soldering station, plastic welder, resistance wire cutter, jigsaw, small drill, and electric screwdriver. All of them included in one 3Dsimo Multipro – 7 in 1.
3D Drawing
3D drawing tool works using the same technology as FDM 3D printers, so you can create 3D objects without any knowledge of 3D modeling. Just start creating or repairing.
Create – phone covers, models of buildings, cosplay parts, jewelry, statues, action figures, household items, toys and much more. Repair – 3D printed objects, toys, delaminated cables, electronic devices and much more.
You can start creating using any 3D printing filament currently on the market (ABS, PLA, HiPS, Flexi, Fluorescent, Wood, Metalic, Thermochrome, Conductive, e.t.c.) thanks to easy to set temperature and feeding speed.
Burning Tool
Using the Burning tool, you can burn-in designs into wood, leather, plastic, and repair damaged plastic objects (chargers, phone covers, e.t.c.).
Leather Burning – customize your leather wallet, belt, shoes or your pet’s collar with the Burning tool.
Wood Burning – customize wood jewelry, cutting board or even desk of your table. And if you are a skilled artist, you can try even more exotic wood.
Repair and Finishing Touches – Whatever you create with the 3D Drawing tool, you can finalize with the Burning tool. Also, you can easily repair your 3D printed objects, cracked phone cover or any other plastic device. There is no easier way to repair damaged things than by heating up the broken pieces and connecting them back together.
Soldering Tool
For the electrical engineer in you. There is no need for the purchase of an expensive soldering station anymore. 3Dsimo Multipro can substitute it fully. The soldering tip can heat up to 490°C within 20 seconds, while your hand will stay the same.
Foam Cutting Tool
Resistance wire cutting tool is an awesome tool for model builders, architects, designers and makers. Now you can create building models, RC models (cars, boats, planes), art pieces and much more.
Thanks to the high temperature of the wire, you can cut polystyrene, plastic boards, plexiglass, balsa wood and cork with ease. Another great feature is the angle platform, which allows you to set desired angle of cutting for a precise and clean cut.
Jigsaw Tool
Jigsaw tool is used to cut wood, fiberglass and other materials. This tool in its standard form if big, heavy and expensive. The tool in this kit is small, light and powerful for a great price. Thanks to the fine teeth, it makes clean and precise cut. The saw can be used to cut into wood, fiberglass, carbon, plastic or even aluminum. Make yourself a wooden butterfly, glasses or quadcopter frame.
Drill Tool
Thanks to microclamps of the Drill attachment, you can use drill bits (0,3 – 3,2mm diameter), engraving bits or grinding bits.
Engraving – engrave glass or metal, create custom designs into glass as a present, or a custom ring Drilling – drill into wood, plastic, carbon fibre, fiberglass, aluminum, brass or copper Grinding – choose correct grinding wheel to grind any material, the Drilling attachment can reach upto 20 000 RPM Cutting – by using circular saw blade, you can cut thin wood or glass
Screwdriver Tool
The screwdriver is small and very capable. Its peak torque is 4,5 Nm at 200 RPM. It is a great tool for precise work, for screwing in self-tapping screws into wood, plastic or soft metal.
3Dsimo Kit2 – World’s First Open Source Multifunctional Tool
All its plastic parts are 3D printed out of PLA, which is ecologically recyclable material made out of corn starch. All of the hardware and software is Open Source, available on their Github here.
3Dsimo Kit 2 capabilities:
– 3D drawing – user friendly temperature and feeding speed settings – Soldering – soldering electronics and creation of 3Dsimo Kit 2 upgrades with ease – Burning – burn into wood and leather or finalize 3D printed parts – Foam cutting – great tool for cutting 3D printing supports, for cutting plastic or polystyrene
