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. ...

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,...

Midwest RepRap Fest is the biggest 3D printing festival in the Midwest. Its free to attend, and there's always really cool stuff to see...

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

Once I got the Rostock MAX V3 fully built, it was time to attempt the first print.  Initially I had a ton of trouble getting the printer to...