This happens infrequently these days but it does happen. If it happens to me, it is probably going to happen to someone starting out. Here is a walk-through on how to clear your hotend that has a blob, glob, mass, molten ball of plastic or whatever you might call it. This process will help you […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sticker Polycarbonate, Magnetic or Borosilicate The fixed build surface is a pain when your print gets stuck to it. Here we are going to look at a couple options and upgrade to a Magnetic Build Plate. 24V Replacement Hot Plate for Ender 3, Ender 3 Pro, CR-20 – https://ebay.to/2TuVdaL 12V Replacement Hot Plate for […]
