Steve Builds a 3D Printer

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...

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 went through a few more revisions on the design of the bump stop switches before landing on this one that I'm pretty happy with. ...

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...

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. ...

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...

After building the Rostock MAX V3, one of the first prints I made was a Raspberry Pi case.  As you can see, I don't have the printer fu...

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...

The build plate, also known as the print bed, is the flat surface that the printer prints objects onto.  In most cases it is made from eithe...