Brutus, the 3D Pen

Kez · July 14, 2023, 3:54pm

Hey peeps,

Brutus is a pink 3D pen who lives on top of the west work bench.
Last time I tried to use Brutus, he didn’t work.

Could someone take a look at him and see what the problem is? If it’s user error, call me out on it. cuz there’s a highly likely possibility it is. There’s an equal possibility that he wouldn’t power on no matter what I did.

Please don’t let the answer be the trashcan. I have a project I want to use him for.

Happy Friday!!

Tagging for awareness (or cuz I think these people are around a lot and could maybe fix him…): @james.a.seymour @supercritical @rustin.atkeisson @Christian

Moon_Goddess · July 14, 2023, 4:03pm

I have a dead blue 3d pen that I will contribute for organ transplants for Bruce.

gemma · July 14, 2023, 4:33pm

Think I have one of those 3D pens sitting around somewhere that was never really used. Pretty sure it works. Do you want it as a donation?

Kez · July 14, 2023, 4:55pm

Yes please! That would be great. Thank you!!

We’ll still attempt to fix Brutus, cuz learning experience, but having one that works would be really nice.

Does yours already have a name, or shall we meet it and name it?

gemma · July 14, 2023, 4:58pm

Once I release him from whatever dark closet he’s sitting in, he’d probably love a name.

gemma · July 14, 2023, 5:00pm

Although I have been told that you should never anthropomorphize electronic devices, because they really don’t like it

xrunner · July 14, 2023, 5:34pm

I want to joke that I thought most pens are 3D. Do I need to call my pens “Bic, the 2D Pen”?

james.a.seymour · July 14, 2023, 6:00pm

I have a picture of a pen, is it a 1D pen?

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supercritical · July 14, 2023, 6:02pm

I plugged it in, and it seems to work. It was able to melt PLA filament, and its display shows the correct temperature.

Kez · July 14, 2023, 6:12pm

Interesting. Thanks Eric. I did that last week and it didn’t work.

Next time we’re in the lab together, you’ll have to show me your magic.

Kez · July 14, 2023, 6:13pm

Well, they’ve never told me they don’t like it, so name them we must.

Kez · July 14, 2023, 6:13pm

Oh what can of worms have I opened?

Kez · July 14, 2023, 6:14pm

I would say yes, but what about the shadow? Doesn’t that make it…4d?

Moon_Goddess · July 14, 2023, 6:22pm

The purposeful misunderstanding of dimensions is hurting my brain here.

picture of pen, 2d representation,

Bic, 3d object that is used to make 2d representations.

Bruce, 3d object that is used to make 3d representations

Obhathrh’itraxz 5d object that is used to make 4d representations

james.a.seymour · July 14, 2023, 6:38pm

Ah but the 3d pen is actually 4d because how fast you draw is key. So a 4d pen draws in 3d, the 3d pen draws in 2d so obviously the 2d pen draws in 1d and the 1d pen in 0d and the 0d pen in -2,147,483,648d.

Time is an illusion, tea time doublely so

Moon_Goddess · July 14, 2023, 6:43pm

I know you were referencing Douglas Adams, but you said tea, and my brain went here

This taught me SOOO much about physics

Kez · July 14, 2023, 6:45pm

Time might be an illusion, but tea time is not. Tea time is the only constant in the universe.

james.a.seymour · July 14, 2023, 7:04pm

Relativeisticly, both are correct depending on where you sit about it.

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gemma · July 17, 2023, 2:11am

@Kez I found it! I’ll bring it up on Tuesday.

And in the same box there was this button from Bluebird Arthouse. How about that for nostalgia!

Kez · July 21, 2023, 5:48pm

Thanks Gemma!!
I saw it yesterday and put it on a shelf. Gonna see about getting it set up/a home very very soon.

Thanks a million!!