The Ben Heck Show

Hosted by Ben Heck. New episodes Sundays.

Join master hacker, engineer, and conjurer of cool stuff Ben Heck as he tackles new projects each week. Want to see him transform an Atari into a handheld system? Stuff an Xbox into a Macbook? Construct a Gary Oldman pinball machine? Submit YOUR idea for what Ben should build next at... Read More

Double Decker 3D Printer Part 3

Sunday, December 16th, 2012 – running time 17:30

More episodes:

Ben continues to work towards building the ultimate 3D printer that can print two objects at once! In today's episode he finishes building the printer and shows it in action!

Ben continues to work towards building the ultimate 3D printer that can print two objects at once! In today's episode he finishes building the printer and shows it in action!

Ben News - Serial Switches For Pinball Games

Ben shows the serial switches he wired for Ghost Squad pinball.

00:47 | Play

Review - What's Left to Do

Ben shows what he's already built and what he'll work on today.

01:28 | Play

The Plan - The Final Steps

Ben uses the whiteboard to show the parts he'll build.

01:40 | Play

The Z Frame - Cutting and Assembling the Z Frame

The parts of the Z frame are cut and put together.

01:56 | Play

Assembly - Putting the X Carriages Together

Ben begins to builds the X carriages.

02:18 | Play

Attaching the Z Frame - Adding the Z Frame to the X Carriage

Ben adds the threaded rods as well as attaches the Z frame to the X carriage.

04:55 | Play

The Y Axis - Building the Y Axis

Ben assembles the Y axis.

06:26 | Play

The Y Carriage - Attaching the Y Carriage to Rest of the Printer

Ben assembles the Y carriage.

09:26 | Play

The Finished Y Carriage - Showing the Assembled Printer

Ben shows how all the pieces come together.

12:06 | Play

Reveal - Printing Two Objects at Once!

Ben adds the filament and tests the printer.

12:30 | Play

Rants and Raves - 3D Printers

Ben rants and raves.

15:39 | Play

Viewer Question - Portable N64

Ben answers a viewer question.

16:28 | Play

Connect with The Ben Heck Show

  • about 2 hours ago

    @UCFH Haha, nice one!

  • about 2 hours ago

    When I see movie trailers, I always imagine the pitch session: "It's Godzilla, with robots!" "It's Twilight meets Dawn of the Dead!"

  • about 2 hours ago

    @ryanteck http://t.co/IJL0GgwVGM

  • about 7 hours ago

    Working on some "Gaming Cubes" for Ben Sawyer of the Games for Health Foundation. Using my new AVR embedded boards, too.

  • yesterday

    @VariablePenguin I thought that was because Krypton was imploding? Or the Steadycam operator was drunk.

  • yesterday

    @TheJonesCode Ouch. That's a helluva headache considering he was thrown through a good 30-40 buildings, killing God knows how many.

About the Show

Details
Show Title:
The Ben Heck Show
Description:
Season 3 premieres November 5th with brand new episodes each week! Tune in to join master hacker, engineer, and conjurer of cool stuff Ben Heck as he tackles all new projects. Submit YOUR idea for what Ben should build next at BenHeck@Revision3.com.
Categories:
How-To & DIY, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Sep 12, 2010
Episodes:
Credits
Ben Heck (Host)