Glowforge Review – Independent review of the Glowforge laser engraver covering the Glowforge Basic and comparing against competing laser cutters
Rat Rig 3D Printer Review – V-Core 3- Part 1 – Build
Part 1 of a 3 part series for the Rat Rig 3D printer review. Let’s examine the part sourcing and mechanical build for a V-Core 3.
Sovol Filament Dryer Box Testing
Over the last couple years there have been a few filament dryers that have become available to help with that pesky thing called moisture that may affect your filament. The premise behind a filament dryer box is that it is relatively sealed, provides some heat for the drying process, and better yet, a port for […]
Beginner’s Guide to Blender for 3D Printed Props and Tabletop Gaming (Part 1)
Blender is a fully featured 3D design tool with abilities ranging from regular CAD and sculpting all the way through to fully rendered movie-quality CGI animation. Now, obviously, Z-Brush is highly regarded for sculpting minis, statues, action-figures, and other organic shapes, and I love ZBrushCore ($180~) but if you are looking for a completely free […]
Sienci Mill One CNC Review
Sienci Mill One desktop CNC router is a compact, open-source, partially enclosed CNC machine for hobbyists and learners. Let’s check it out!
Elegoo Saturn Review – Elegoo’s Budget-Friendly Mid-Size Resin Printer
Review of the ELEGOO Saturn resin 3D printer – ELEGOO mid-size MSLA printer with 4k mono screen and larger build area than the ELEGOO Mars
The Parts Bin: 3D Printer Accessory Reviews
Recently, I’ve deviated from full 3D printer reviews and I’ve been given the opportunity to test individual components for some companies. Full disclosure, these parts were provided to test and review, however this is my honest opinion of them throughout the testing I have done. Let’s have a look at these 3D printer accessory reviews. […]
Biqu H2 Extruder Review
Introduction Biqu recently released their new Biqu H2 Extruder. It seems to be targeted towards users of the Biqu BX, Creality Ender 3 and CR-10 style printers where you can swap the stock Bowden setup for this compact and lightweight direct drive extruder. Full disclosure, Biqu sent me this unit free of charge for review […]
New Blog for Retro Gaming Fans
Retro gamers, I have a new retro blog just for you!
Keyboard Control and Character Movement: Coding a Retro Game with C Part 3
In this tutorial we will write a cross-platform, retro C program that accepts keyboard control of a text-based player character on screen.
Getting Started Programming in C: Coding a Retro Game with C Part 2
Programming in C traditionally starts with outputting “Hello World” to the text console/terminal command-line. In the previous C tutorial we looked at that code but didn’t examine it, so let’s do that now, and expand to include input from the user so we can start making useful code. We will also look at the essentials […]