Help! I have a glob of filament stuck to my hotend.

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 […]

SAFETY FIRST! Replace those bad XT60 Connectors – Ender 3 Fix

how to replace xt60 connectors on the creality ender 3 or creality ender 3 pro

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Brace yourself! CR-10S / CR-10 Support Rod Installation.

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! 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 […]

Speed up your printing by going with a bigger nozzle – 0.6mm

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! 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’m military so I get to tell the story how I want.. and military stories start out like this.. So no shit, there I […]

Other Great Creality Printers!

There are several other Creality Printers on my radar I figured I would share.  I am a huge fan of Creality printers, they have great reviews, simple setup as assembly is near complete.  Customer support is top notch.  If you are just getting into 3D printing, start here!   I highly recommend any of these […]