Steve Builds a 3D Printer

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 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...

I thought this would be a good time to collect all the parts I've acquired so far and lay them out and sort of take an inventory of w...

I printed out some test parts for the set of trucks I designed last week , and there were a number of things I didn't like about them. ...

To make a magnetic effector mount, you need 12 magnets (3 sides x 2 push-rods on each side x 2 ends on each push-rod) and you need 12 s...

I finished the OpenSCAD design for the push rods last week, and ended up adding "rocket fins" to provide stability during the pri...

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...

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...

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. ...