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3Doodler Flow review

A heated 3D pen from 3Doodler for teens and adults, with an LCD temperature display and eight colors of plastic spools totaling 80 feet.

Who it is for

3Doodler aims the Flow at older users, with a heated nozzle and an LCD showing the temperature in real time.

The kit

Eight colors and 80 feet of plastic, plus a stencil book and a guide. That is a real start, and it reduces the need for a separate refill pack.

The value question

Compared with the SCRIB3D P1 and MYNT3D Super here, you pay more for the name. Both cheaper pens have more ratings and higher scores.

Where it earns its place, and where it falls short

Strengths

  • Comes from an established 3D pen brand
  • A generous 80 ft of starter plastic
  • LCD shows the temperature

Compromises

  • Rated 4.1 out of 5, the lowest of the pens here
  • Costs about twice as much as the SCRIB3D P1
  • Heavier than most pens here

Specifications

ForTeens, adults and creators, stated
DisplayLCD with real-time temperature
In the box8 colors of plastic spools, 80 ft total, stencil book, guide
Weight15.8 oz
Amazon ASINB0C2L54Q9H

Questions makers ask before buying

Is the Flow for children?

The listing aims it at teens, adults and creators. It is a heated pen, unlike the Start+.

How much plastic comes with it?

Eight colors of spools, 80 feet in total.

What this bench machine does its own way

Taken against the median of its own bench on this site — not against the whole of the maker market.

  • In the box8 colors of plastic spools, 80 ft total, stencil book, guide+167 % against the median of this bench
  • Weight15.8 oz+32 % against the median of this bench

Our score

7.5/ 10

A solid kit, but the premium over the SCRIB3D and MYNT3D pens is hard to justify on the published figures.

This one against the other workshop machines

workshop machines from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.

Model Price In the box
3Doodler Flow $73 8 colors of plastic spools, 80 ft total, stencil book, guide
MYNT3D Professional 3D Pen $60 3 colors of PLA, A/C adapter, pen
SCRIB3D Advanced $60 5 colors, 15 m (about 50 ft) of PLA, power adapter, manual
3Doodler Start+ Essentials Set $50 Pen, DoodlePad mat, plastics, USB charger, activity guide

What sets the models apart, in workshop machines

  • If price decides: 3Doodler Start+ Essentials Set, at $50.

What use this one answers, among workshop machines

A teenager or adult who prefers the 3Doodler brand and wants a kit that is ready to go.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for maker machines and tools and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

What we judge these workshop machines on

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