Steve Builds a 3D Printer

The awesome folks at eSUN hooked me up with a couple of rolls of their new PLA+ filament. What is PLA+?  Its like PLA, only better.  In th...

People often ask me where I get all the cool gadgets like my Android watch or my VR headset, and when I tell them I got the item free for re...

I worked some more on the design of the trucks this week.  I've added mounting points for the magnets and fine tuned the various dimens...

I got a really sweet deal on this floor model end table at Kittles, and its exactly the right size and height for the Godzilla printer...

Some years ago, I saw a jaw dropping TED talk where artist Theo Jansen showed off his Strandbeests, and I've wanted one ever since. ...

Wow, so much has happened recently, where to begin.  I've been working on a top secret project since last fall, to create an ultra-premi...

I needed a good printer to be the flagship test machine for Capricorn Bowden Tubes, and with the Godzilla Printer still a work in progress,...

A five pack of 10*30*30mm fans came in the mail this week from Anycubic on eBay.  I'm going to use these for cooling fans on the e...

I've been working on the extruder design this week.  I ordered a "MK8" type Bowden extruder from eBay last month, but the...

I've decided to try out 3D printed push rods.  Am I crazy? Probably. For the record, this is not the super secret idea that I've g...