Ender 3 / Pro XT60 Connector Replacement on YouTube!

8/13/2019  – USED ENDER Printers back in stock!  I’ve bought 3.. they help you fix ’em! Ender 3 Pro  $185.00 OBO! Ender 3 $155.00 OBO! Ender 5 $249.00 OBO! CR-10 259.00 OBO! For those who prefer a video!   This is a walk through on how to replace your faulty XT60 connectors on your Ender 3 or Ender […]

3D Printing 101: Change your filament mid-print – Before it runs out!

How to change your filament before your roll runs out.

A Tale of Eight Enders – Aluminum Extruder Upgrade

8/13/2019  – USED ENDER Printers back in stock!  I’ve bought 3.. they help you fix ’em! Ender 3 Pro  $185.00 OBO! Ender 3 $155.00 OBO! Ender 5 $249.00 OBO! CR-10 259.00 OBO! See how I stencil! https://makersteve.com/2019/04/16/up-your-3d-printing-game-with-stencils-and-a-vinyl-cutter-go-cricut-go/ The Creality Ender 3 is a great utility printer but if you print a lot you are going to need to […]

Dehydrate your PLA Filament, FTW!

FOR THE WIN!  –  This really works! Difficulty: Ultra Easy, 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Tools required:  Filament Cutter And a Round Food Deyhrator Presto Food Dehyrator: Amazon, eBay Least expensive solution 4 trays. Presto Digital Food Dehydrator: Amazon, eBay Can set timer for auto-shutoff 6 trays, holds two rolls of filament. Presto Food […]

Maker Steve Ultimate Guide – Creality Ender 3 Pro

8/13/2019  – USED ENDER Printers back in stock!  I’ve bought 3.. they help you fix ’em! Ender 3 Pro  $185.00 OBO! Ender 3 $155.00 OBO! Ender 5 $249.00 OBO! CR-10 259.00 OBO! Upgrade your stock extruder to Plastic sooner rather than later: https://makersteve.com/2019/03/19/a-tale-of-eight-enders-aluminum-extruder-upgrade/ Check out my walk through on Dehydrating PLA Filament – IT WORKS! https://makersteve.com/2019/02/03/dehydrate-your-pla-filament-ftw/ Video is […]

How, and WHEN, to change your 3D Printer Nozzle

Here is how I change out my 3D Printer Nozzles for perfect repeatable printing.  This will probably help some beginners and some frustrated veterans. And a walk-through on changing out your bowden tubing: A Tale of Eight Enders: Maker Steve’s Bowden Edition – Compression Fitting Fix Shop my Artillery Shell designs on eBay  Say thanks! https://ko-fi.com/O5O4K7N6 […]

A Tale of Eight Enders: Maker Steve’s Bowden Edition – Compression Fitting Fix

8/13/2019  – USED ENDER Printers back in stock!  I’ve bought 3.. they help you fix ’em! Ender 3 Pro  $185.00 OBO! Ender 3 $155.00 OBO! Ender 5 $249.00 OBO! CR-10 259.00 OBO! UPDATE! Ender 3 Fix – Aluminum Extruder Upgrade I have 8 Ender 3’s, all pretty close in age, I have upgraded several with Aluminum Bowden Extruders. […]

A tale of Five Enders: Vertical Lines Fix

Yup we are up to Five (with 3 more on the way) Ender 3’s.  Best little utility printer on the market IMHO. Amazon: https://amzn.to/2QXsiO0 Here are my two “honey holes” for Creality Ender 3 and CR-10 Parts. Creality-3D-Direct 3D-Printer-Online Pretty sure they are the same people in the background. So I print nearly continuously and […]

Which Build surface to use?

You may have some questions when it comes to build surface.  To help you out, I break down all the choice and let you know what is Maker Steve approved. See my video walk through here: What build surface should you get for your 3D Printer? BOTTOM LINE UPFRONT: I highly recommend Creality’s Borosilicate, Polycarbonate and […]

How to clear a blocked hotend on a 3D Printer

Here is a relatively quick drill every Maker of 3D Printing will need to know. Blocked hotends, also known as under extrusion, plugged, jammed, or mucked, can happen from poor quality filament but, often happen because of movement of PTFE away from the nozzle creating a void. This causes a plug to build up and […]