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 […]

Go magnetic! Replace your old build surface

I created a video on YouTube that shows my build process (if there is one) and the Ender 3 upgrades I do out of the box. Maker Steve Ender 3 Build Part 1 Maker Steve Ender 3 Build Part 2 Maker Steve Ender 3 Build Part 3 Just finished another Ultimate Guide on building the […]

Silence your Ender 3! With Vibration Dampers

how to silence your creality ender 3 printer with vibration dampers

A School of Octopi: Hexa-Bramble-Berry-Octopi!

Watch Makersteve.com Episode 1! on Youtube showing the difference between the new support rod system and Frame Braces for Imagine That Titian, Creality CR-10, and Afinibot A31 by RebelRousingProps https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2123233 If you like what I am doing, please click like.  If you are ready to start your Black Friday/Cyber Monday start here!  I get a little […]

Ultimate Build Guide for Creality CR-10S / CR-10 – Step by Step – A MakerSteve Special Report

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! I just completed a video on CR-10 Support Rod features and a Step-by- Step how-to guide … Check it out.. If you like what I am doing, […]

A Tale of Three Enders: Bare Bones Upgrades for the Ender 3

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/ I still love my Creality CR-10 and I put a lot of upgrades into it but the Ender 3 is a […]

A Tale of Three Enders: Going 220V in the United States

This upgrade is not for everyone.  If you don’t have an existing, unused 220V circuit, it probably isn’t for you.  If you do, it will walk you through the steps to make the conversion from 110V to 220V. I’ve got 6 3D printers and one inbound in the mail.  I was running out of 110 […]

A Tale of Two Enders: Gantry Alignment

The saga continues. In the previous episode I covered how to stabilize your print bed. Determined in my quest to solve why Ender Alpha can’t print and then print again without adjustment I believe I have found the source of my problem.  My gantry seems to sag a bit.  For those unfamiliar, the gantry is […]

A Tale of Two Enders: Bed Level Ender 3 Fix

8/13/2019  – USED ENDER Printers back in stock!  I’ve 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! REPLACE those bad XT60 Connectors before your Ender 3 catches fire! https://makersteve.com/2019/04/16/safety-first-replace-those-bad-xt60-connectors-ender-3-fix/ See how I stencil! https://makersteve.com/2019/04/16/up-your-3d-printing-game-with-stencils-and-a-vinyl-cutter-go-cricut-go/ […]