Opening cardboard boxes that arrive via courier, peeling off shipping labels and throwing them away, clipping half-eaten bags of candy, etc. An item that helps with such small daily tasks has appeared on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.
Australia-based Sleepy Planet’s “MiniCraft pen” is a multi-functional pen equipped with a knife, sealer, and rapid heating technology. With just one bottle, you can easily open boxes, seal bags, and fill in shipping labels.
Open boxes and bags with a self-retracting safety knife
MiniCraft pen is equipped with functions that make daily life more comfortable, such as knife and sealer, personal information protection, foil stamping and sticker pasting.
For example, a self-retracting safety knife can easily handle tasks such as opening delivery boxes and snack bags.
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You can also protect your personal information by blacking out the shipping label. This will save you the trouble of peeling off shipping labels.
Sealing food bags with rapid heating technology
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MiniCraft pen can easily seal food bags with its 3-second rapid heating technology. It can seal half-eaten sweets bags, half-used food bags, etc. with heat to keep them fresh.
It’s cordless, compact, and easy to carry, so it’s likely to be useful in outdoor situations where you don’t have airtight clips or zippered food storage bags on hand.
Easy foil stamping and pasting of stickers and patches
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The MiniCraft pen’s rapid heating technology is not only useful for sealing food bags, but also for creative purposes.
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Users can choose between “High (130°C/266°F)” for heat transfer and “Medium (110°C/230°F)” for foil printing to print clothes, hats, shoes, stuffed animals, etc. It is possible to add accents to items.
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For example, it can be used to stamp smartphone cases with foil, attach stickers and patches to clothes and bags, and attach heat transfer vinyl (HTV) to T-shirts.
Built-in 500mAh battery with overheating protection
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The MiniCraft Pen has a built-in 500mAh battery with overheat protection and a cordless design. With a total heating time of 15 minutes, you can stamp 30 cards with foil or iron stickers on 5 T-shirts on a single charge.
The MiniCraft Pen not only supports detailed work but also stimulates the creative spirit, and will be useful as a time-saving item and a companion for artwork.
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(Written by Haruka Isobe)
