Anyone ever used one of these? I wanna 3D print one but I need

>>2936872
Pen nibs? I use them occasionally, but I prefer technical pens just because they're more convenient. I don't know if a 3D printed nib would work very well, since it's the flexibility of the metal nib that lets you draw with varying line weights. They aren't that pricey either, a 10 pack of G pen nibs only costs around $15, is there any reason you want to 3D print them instead of just buy them?

>>2936874
It's an assignment for a class, I'll give her a shot anyhow. Thanks

>>2936872
Dip pen nibs are make of springy metal. See that oval hole on the top? It collects and holds a droplet of ink due to the adhesion properties from the surface tension of water molecules. There is a slit running from that ink-droplet reservoir hole. When the tip of the pen nib runs across paper, the slit flexes open a little and through capillary action runs down it onto the paper.

>>2936872
just buy one lol. they are pretty cheap. and they last a good while if you get a pack of them. i have had the same nibs for over a year now.

>>2936872
Because of the extrusion printing, Your 3D printed nib will have weird wicking problems into the plastic, but could have desired effects.

Print the holder instead of the nib

>>2936872
I did this whole project with two different nibs.
Drawings are only about 3x5ish in reality.

https://jorionblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/06/40-peanuts-in-the-desert/

Current project is on 11x17 so they aren't so fun with that. They seem to shit out on me a lot. Technical pens are quickly becoming the norm but damn I cant be buying them that often. Fucking Pigma microns, man.

Anyway, 3D printing is probably a no-go on that one.

Is this real life?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9srD5CxeOWU&

might want to take a peek at that

>>2936872
i'd be interested to see if a plastic nib would actually work, seems to me that it'd fail pretty quickly, but would still be cool

>>2936872
What kind of printer do you have, and what filament? If you have an SLS machine I don't hink it would be that much of a hassle.

>>2937319
Not OP but thanks, just watched through the video. It answered a lot of what I didn't know about different pens.

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I'd suggest buying them, they're fairly cheap.
As for how they work, you can get really nice expressive lines, but I personally found them hard to get used to. It's very easy to make a fuck up, but I'd say once you get used to them they're amazing.