Here are the lengths of aluminum rails I used for building my 3d printer.My final dimensions were 315x290x295 I could probably get the full cubic foot by adjusting end stops on my machine, but if you want the full bragging rights you may want to tweak these lengths. This the rail I used: http://openbuildspartstore.com/v-slot-linear-rail/ Cuts for…
While I enjoy using my 3d printer there’s one chore that I hate doing over and over again. Leveling my print bed and adjusting the print height! I even have an auto bed leveling setup with an inductive probe, but I still find it necessary to tweak the height of the bed to get the…
After using my C-bot for a while I’ve always been a little frustrated that I can’t keep the mini V wheels all tightly aligned to the rails. Usually I can freely turn one of the four wheels which means that every wheel is not tight against the rail. The original C-Bot printer design uses little…
I wanted to add some lighting to my 3d printer so that I could see the status of the bed heating and to shed some light on the build platform. I went with these RGB strip lights from Amazon.com, they can be driven by a 12v power source and have a convenient adhesive backing which…
The first step I took in building my Core Bot was printing out all the parts for the machine. I was fortunate that my friend was traveling for 3 weeks and lent me his Makerbot Replicator 1 so that I could start print all the pieces I needed to build the printer. My family was…
I’ve been dabbling in 3d printing at work for the past year and now I’m addicted. I have two friends who own 3d printers and I’m constantly impressed with the many different creative projects they create with them, everything from bird houses to artistic sculptures to belt buckles! You can see much of this work…
Hello, I’m Mason and this is my blog. I’m a 3d technical artist and I have been working in video games for the past decade. I’m currently working at the incredible Activision studio – Sledgehammer Games. Sledgehammer created Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 and we are working hard to make more of the best…