Selpic S1 Review // Print on (almost) Anything

Selpic sent me this very intriguing bit of tech: The S1 handheld printer. It's like a labeling machine, but it prints directly onto all sorts of different surfaces, including fabrics! Enjoy this review to see what this handy printer will and won't do.
Selpic S1 is now on Amazon : amzn.to/3cY1hSS
A newer version of the app has been released. Custom images and more fonts are now supported!
You might also like to back the Selpic S1+ Kickstarter campaign : bit.ly/selplus
Thanks to Selpic for sending me this printer for review.

[@make.anything]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, thanks for following along and supporting my making! I've been told that the next version of the Selpic app released Dec. 6 will add the ability to use custom images and other improvements for both the S1 and S1+. Great news :)

[@blackhawk2788]

Make Anything happy thanksgiving

[@ak_fx]

Thank you for all the work u put into this channel, honestly from the bottom of my hearth thx. I literally wait for you videos to come out especially after school.

[@3Dbert]

Would love to see a video about that!

[@kwinzman]

Can I use it with a Windows laptop instead of a mobile phone app?

[@ssdboi349]

Has base to set it down, lays it down on its side

[@blackhawk2788]

That no custom images I feel is a bit of a deal breaker in my opinion

[@make.anything]

I agree.. I hope they stick to their word and make that update next month

[@blackhawk2788]

Make Anything if they make that update are you going to do a video on it?

[@make.anything]

@@blackhawk2788 if I come up with some cool ideas I'll be sure to share :)

[@janhavel8208]

$200 is a lot for me as an end user. Buying it for company and not being able to use at least company logo is useless. There is similar product COLOP e-mark, you can use custom images and even colors.

[@IOxOI_art]

@@make.anything You can still do ASCII art ;)

[@rarbiart]

not printing user definined images is more like a "make something", not "make anything".

[@leorusnac]

The only label machine that can’t label itself

[@AkashKumar-px7rw]

"Sending successed"

[@MichaelMaj5]

Sounds Chinglish

[@linuxinside6188]

@@MichaelMaj5 Indlish

[@MichaelMaj5]

@@linuxinside6188 lol

[@False_Divinity]

Someone's gonna be real confused finding the entire story of Darth plagueis the wise in small lettering at the back of a bathroom stall

[@TheSpinbeast]

If you could add custom images I see this being used for signatures at events/conventions

[@you_just]

TheSpinBeast at that point, you might as well print out a signature from the internet

[@theberrby6836]

Yeah!

[@MrSpaceWeaselTV]

Devin, is "losing your underwear" a common problem for you? Lol

[@varukasalt]

He parties hard!

[@RomanoPRODUCTION]

In California they do strange things. You know wildfires

[@Krmpfpks]

Didn’t that ever happen to you? I usually notice I lost my underwear when closing my zipper and things get stuck...

[@LeifNelandDk]

I'd rather put serial numbers on my socks to enable easier matching.

[@sethroy4318]

looking like that? probably

[@AndrewAHayes]

A registration jig would be nice so you could make larger prints kind of like a mosaic print

[@AndrewAHayes]

A registration mark on the side showing the print position is something that should have been applied from the start, this is something simple but 100% necessary, registration marks is printing 1-01

[@willierants5880]

I agree. My thought is to add registration marks to the edges of the printer so you can properly line up multi-line prints.

[@g43s]

14:48 Everybody: ah right, he'll make the "Make Anything" logo in ascii art Devin: Print all the G code!!!!!

[@TechyBen]

"Just about as good as your standard inkjet printer". To be honest, the quality looked about as good as a dot matrix. Looked poor, but ok for shop labelling print out work.

[@fuumax7969]

I mean printing a full on a4 piece of paper probably isn't its normal use case, it's a lot faster and wip as well I'm excited to see what happens with that in the future

[@thesweetembraceofnonexiste3740]

Honestly, I'm surprised things like this actually work; the first time I saw something of this sort advertised, I was certain it was just one of those vaporware Kickstarter scams. That this even partially lives up to expectations gives me a ton of hope for the future of similar devices.

[@Philafxs]

Definitely not the first of its kind. These kind of quick-dry rolling printers have existed and been available on Amazon and AliExpress for years.

[@FishSnackems]

What would i search for to get one?

[@Philafxs]

@@FishSnackems For example Handjet. There is also a recent Kickstarter by EveBot called the PrintPen, which reminded me of something very similar a couple of years before, as does this Selpic product.

[@antonybasta1591]

And those are multicolored too.

[@SianaGearz]

Probably an industrial HP printhead/cartridge combo, intended for factory flying marking systems.

[@EvileDik]

Been available in industry for decades, that's how they print best-before-dates on eggs.

[@dextrodus]

That thing is perfect to make a joke of hiding QR codes everywhere!

[@Hilarycar]

Does it print on skin? How long will the 'tattoo' last if it does?

[@N.M.E.]

Yes. I want to see that!!

[@Studio7g]

@49jubilee .... Tattoos dont get into the blood... not even close

[@aartadventure]

Peter Draws used a similar device on his arm. It was a printer pen. It does shapes and art, not just words.

[@aimee-hyj]

Hilary Cardozo i saw an ad for this, and they say it does print on skin!

[@percaros]

@@Studio7g it does. The ink gets in your vessels but it is a very tiny amount, thats why you cant donate blood before a year passes

[@wktodd]

,This could really use an optical mouse style motion sensor directly under the print head.

[@lollandster]

Doesn't work well on glass though, but the compromise might be worth it.

[@danielprimostuart]

@@lollandster sensors with laser diodes actually work.

[@lollandster]

@@danielprimostuart I have one of those and it is true that it works on glass, but not all glass (cleanliness doesn't seem to be the factor). But as I said I think the compromise would be worth it, especially if the sensor was in-line with the printer head or at least very close.

[@golkralifal]

Adding two of them would compensate for the rotation of text:))

[@Kaliphate]

I just saw ads for basically the same thing under a different name called Princube and another one called Printbrush. This is the first one I got to see with an actual review so thats nice. I could see these becoming more practical as time goes on

[@microdesigns2000]

Legend has it that nothing in his life has remained unprinted. Nothing.

[@gordo8189]

Sounds like an open-source project using a standard inkjet cartridge filled with quick-drying ink, a 3d-printed enclosure and a raspberry pi could be winging its way to a Github near you

[@PurpulPancakes]

What if you uploaded an image with the same color pallet and size. And just to be extra sure. Replace one of the images by naming it exactly like it is in the file?

[@ΓιώργοςΝανούρης-β3σ]

A) can you wash this shirt without any problems ? B) can you print something on a 3d printer's bed and then 3d print something on that area ?

[@AquaticSCP]

Γιώργος Νανούρης with B probably not just like if a logo is on a print bed it will sometimes stick to the bottom of prints

[@MrGTAmodsgerman]

Why do you want to print someting on the printers bed?

[@superfly2449]

Note to self: buy tequila to clean Selpic printer. Also get limes, for vitamin C.

[@katemw6890]

“I’ll go ahead and wipe it down with these soggy cotton balls that Selpic mailed to me. I’m not exactly sure what they’re soaked in but it smells more like tequila than isopropanol” 14:30 😂

[@1stWorldProblemsSolved]

You consistently deliver great videos. Thanks!

[@v.Nakamura]

22:06 If Devin make a secondary channel called “Label Everything”, l would definitely watch it!

[@mj2068]

wow, that macro lens shot of the shirt looks so... so... what's word i'm looking for, looks so surreal... so cool!

[@j_quyatt]

Why don't they use laser mouse sensors to measure distance moved instead of the rotation of the wheel?

[@danthepyroman1]

Jake Wyatt $

[@bb.cute.channel]

When you washed the printed t-shirt, did any of the printed text come off?

[@leejs5356]

I wanna know this info tooo..

[@seafax]

Oh so that's the look you've been going for. Nice to finally get the reveal Devon! ;-)

[@TechsScience]

Quite amazing is it available on Amazon?

[@ViviansCrafts]

Peter Draws did a video on a printing device like this one too! I see people saying that it should print photos you choose, and the ones peter reviews actually does. But i didn't know there were more printing devices like this, thanks fo rthe video!

[@nathanriddle1663]

The coding thing, thinking about it, would be really cool for bands for tour shirts with all the locations on the back. Also, what happens when you wash the clothes? Does the shirt keep the ink? Will the glass wash off in the dishwasher?

[@0calvin]

If you can get access to the font folder of the app, you might be able to substitute your own font made from images (like a wingdings font).

[@Inventorsquare]

0Calvin This guy exploits ^

[@EduCrossHands]

THE HAIR! Great video as aways!

[@BLBlackDragon]

The hardware looks pretty solid. Maybe some registration marks to align multiple lines. Other than that, it looks like all the problems are limitations in the app. Would love to see a re-review after a couple of software revisions.

[@ogorangeduck]

I wonder how permanent the ink is on the fabric (does it need to be additionally heat treated lest it wash off)?

[@frogstair]

"endless possibilities" 200 bucks No custom images

[@kkulriot]

Its a 300 for me

[@venicenotlikethebeach1081]

Great video! Did the shirt wash well?

[@kojoedc]

I saw a crowdfunding campaign for such a printer. Looked good and seems interesting

[@SaturdayXIII]

I'm currently waiting for a PrintPen by Evebot. Their campaign suggests that it allows uploading of custom images out of the box. I don't know what I plan to do with it, but I'm excited.

[@ludoviclequevre9143]

I use the same ink cartridge at work and they tend to dry but you can wash them with aceton

[@Inventorsquare]

I’ve 100% been dreaming of GCode a shirt like that for months, but for a vertical mill program! I would 100% get a Marlin based Make Anything shirt immediately upon availability. Now that’s cool.

[@Staggger]

7:35 If that's the case, you could do a soft mod and replace one of the files with your custom image. All you need to do is make sure the new image is the same resolution, name, and file type as the old one.

[@roidroid]

If you print directly onto metal foil (copper, aluminium, etc) you could perhaps use it as etch resist for lithography. To make circuit boards or art designs. You'd need to test the ink to see if it can protect from any of the common etchants.

[@MakotoKamui]

Neat piece of tech! I think I'll wait on the next version to be sure it can do the images properly, but a label maker has always been one of those things I wanted because it is useful.. and a toy. This could be exactly what I want for my prop packaging. I'd probably set up an image template on the computer so I could just completely customize the print beforehand and avoid any kerning problems on the device - which makes me wonder about size restrictions for the image data. It'd be neat if it let you store multiple prints so you didn't have to keep using the app to change out every line (or three lines) of the printing, but I'm guessing we mostly won't be doing lots of gcode shirt prints...

[@ben_1]

Doesn't the box say you can use it with a Windows / Mac as well? Seems easier to me than doing everything on the phone.

[@TheAMadMan]

I'm digging the beard. It's a good look on you!

[@ChauHuh]

Can you load custom fonts? If you can, you could embed an image into a font.

[@alisonmary1443]

Definitely the start of something great 👍

[@lohmann9226]

Digging that old school jacket.👍

[@irfanaliraza4626]

Where did we buy from

[@insanedragon69]

when printing on fabric does the print withstand washing?

[@RegebroRepairs]

Metal and glass is impressive. If they fix the kerning issues and support custom images, I might want one.

[@partsdave8943]

What about cleaning off the surface printed on, if it's a washable surface normally? So that you try again if you dislike the results or placement?

[@uhwaste3583]

Always so creative

[@respinoza89]

What’s the difference between this one and the S1+ that’s being released on 01/03/20

[@o1ecypher]

i won't spend money on something like that, there are better ones on the market that let you use your own pics. this one is a waste of money as is

[@ak_fx]

Ur my favorite channel and im getting my first 3d printer sooo thx And btw first!!!

[@zanecatalano3716]

Hi I got the anycubic Delta kossel liener plus was wondering how did you set it up in cura

[@_Piers_]

...but does the ink cost more than gold?

[@Chronosonder]

Hey Devin, You should make a jig to make it go straight on the x axis and moves at a constant speed for this. Happy Thanksgiving

[@Pixels_and_Points]

Thanks for reviewing and saving me $200!

[@generrosity]

Does the tshirt wash well?

[@Bobster986]

If I only had that back in high school, there wouldn’t be a bare spot on the walls. LOL

[@AlexOctav]

Thanks for the review! I’ve been looking into these for some personalization and a small side business I have im interested in seeing this go head to head with the princube. Not sure if you heard of it but it looks just like this one but comes with more tools that can help with glass and uses a laser guide instead of the guide wheel. Would be awesome if you could get a hold of one and do a review!

[@FrootNinja]

How's the wash on the shirt after you printed ?

[@mmcc2852]

does it use in app fonts or system fonts? if system font works, you can make custom image as a custom ttf and install that on your phone!

[@IraQNid]

No mention of an indicator for ink or charge time remaining? How about a wash test until it fades off that shirt? Or a wear test to see how durable the inks are? When it does support graphics can it be used on human skin? Temp to long term (not permanent hopefully) tattoos would be a cool and profitable use for this type of handheld mobile printer. Also useful at clubs or other events instead of UV stamps, bracelets, printed paper tickets, etc.

[@melcudesign]

What do you think about Tevo Tarantula PRO 235 * 235 * 250 mm ?

[@johnkean6852]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON A CAKE 🎂

[@NickWeiner]

Try printing on a Teflon pan!

[@Hawk1966]

There's a black variant on Amazon for $299.99. It's not the + and was first listed yesterday. One thing I did notice was the ink cartridges supposedly have just a six month shelf life. Maybe they're trying to clear out stock of the older, smaller models. It's clever, needs an alignment tool so you can keep adding to something such as the shirt you did. There's a 3D printing project for you! In all honesty though, for the price it should work with any true type font you can throw at it. Four fonts with weird kerning? I don't get the reason for the limitations.

[@willierants5880]

A suggestion for Selpic. Add some registration marks on the edges of the printer to help line up the prints.

[@Skovjuul]

I backed the PrinCube on Indiegogo - looks like the better option imho. With that you can do custom images and multiline-printing and on-skin printing as well.

[@DJJAW11]

... Has it been updated for importing imagines,and are there white cartridges ?.

[@make.anything]

Yes it supports custom images, no to white ink, though I agree that would be nice!

[@JonnyRocket77777]

i worked at a place that had an industrial version of this. looked like someone made in there basment but it had the exact same functionality and it used an hp laser jet cartridge.

[@francescocasertano9510]

on average how many prints can you make with a cartridge? Is there a possibility to recharge it?

[@TruthificationChronicles]

I wonder if it would work on polymer clay.

[@braydoncollins7405]

I love your background music

[@zortraxtheprotogen881]

Can you upload custom images now?

[@make.anything]

Yes

[@zortraxtheprotogen881]

@@make.anything Cool!

[@scolveldynasty]

Where can I get one of those jackets bro.

[@Grubbet]

You could maybe 3D print a Jig for aligning the printer?

[@MrGTAmodsgerman]

The next generation of the marker that people use on one guy after a heavy party.

[@DarthUmbreon]

Imagine if they made a bigger one of those that could print anything you want on an entire page, now that would be cool...

[@Sly25]

How's it compare to the PrintBrush XDR

[@ullascheik173]

wow this is the contraption ive always wanted

[@quentincampbell5865]

Devin, I'm watching this and I keep on thinking what your real thoughts were? Sure, you need to do some odd stuff to keep the channel going. But you are a creator and artist, not a sales person. And thanks for trying to get the max out of this gimmick, Hope they are happy. :)

[@NicksStuff]

Printing tattoos (guides)?

[@freerepublicusa2064]

Will it print on already inflated potato chip bags? I need to print a code and the bags are already inflated and full of chips. And the bags are glossy. Also, will it print silver color?

[@puneetshrivastava1072]

Whether New Updated version Supports Image Printing?

[@make.anything]

It does!

[@willierants5880]

How durable is the ink? Is it washable? Would toothpaste take it off? What about plain water, soap and water, etc.?

[@alexmontoya7258]

Can you try to print on an egg like the EB eggs?

[@JPerez-mp7zb]

Can i print custom images now ???

[@rdyer8764]

The old Devin is back! :))

[@higuys8154]

I half expected you to make an image by overlapping different texts or punctuation

[@lakeshavallejo7889]

What I want to know is if it can print on a pencil? Pens? How small can the font go?

[@make.anything]

The wheels on the bottom need to make contact the whole time so it would be tricky, but with some kind of rig it could definitely work

[@selenascott7278]

So a newer fancier Label maker? Considering I haven't touched the one sitting in my drawer for the past 5 years. This is not a device for me

[@RiBloody]

Peter draws had a similar video done but I’m not sure if it was the same tool. He got his art working in it so maybe see what he did?

[@s.g.retelj8318]

Does the Ink stays on the surface after washing with soap? Or is the print gone? (glase, shirt, plastic, aluminum)

[@reeerinn]

Actually, this make me amazed