Penstruder Full color ABS, PLS printing head project

thingiverse

The project involves designing a 3D printable nib head that can be attached to a drive system for a customizable marker pen. The marker pen, which is available as a printable file at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5592, was inspired by another design found here. The designer aims to create a four or five-headed coloring mechanism, with the current preference being for four heads due to proximity issues and drive system requirements. The marker pen will use standard ink jet ink in black, magenta, yellow, and cyan cartridges. A drive system is planned, which will convert the 180 degrees of motion a servo produces into fine nib pressure control. An Arduino board will be designed to store calibration data, interface with the Makerbot Motherboard and computer via USB for calibration and color changes during printing. The project timeline includes designing the 3D printable nib head, creating a marker pen, designing the drive system, building the control board, designing a GUI for computer control, and integrating the entire system with the Makerbot Motherboard. Collaboration is encouraged to bring this ambitious project to success. The designer is eagerly awaiting their Thing-O-Matic arrival to continue development.