Open-source development logs, printer builds, and 3D printing knowledge from NorthForge3D.
Tuning filament means calibrating your slicer + printer parameters so each spool flows, melts, and deposits material as cleanly and consistently as possible. The result: stronger, cleaner, more accurate prints — with fewer failed prints and far less wasted filament.
3D Printing – Where the Z Axis get Techinal. Trade-offs for ultra Precision. Why We Slowed It Down to Speed It Up In 3D printing, the Z axis is rarely the star of the show. People obsess over toolheads, hotends, belt paths, and accelerated motion on X/Y — all the flashy parts of a high-performance […]
Dual Gantry Trident – Coming Soon The forge is officially lit. Today marks the start of active development on the NorthForge3D Trident — our dual-gantry proof-of-concept platform and the machine that will shape the engineering foundations of the upcoming NorthForge3D Deuce. This isn’t a kit, a mod, or a remix.The Trident is our motion laboratory: a place to […]
2020 is ubiquitous.
We can order it from any supplier on the continent and evaluate their quality before asking them to retool an entire production line
Today, we placed our first official component order for The Deuce — and it wasn’t just any order.
It was for a set of custom 0.9° ultra-precision stepper motors, built exactly to our
specifications and paired with fine-lead screws
When 3D printing first entered the mainstream, open-source projects were the mainstream. RepRap-inspired machines dominated the scene, and building your own printer was a rite of passage…
When designing a next-generation 3D printer, every engineering decision matters.
Motion systems define print quality, reliability, noise levels, accuracy, resonance behavior,
and how far you can push a machine before quality begins to fall apart.
Because 0.9° motors provide twice the steps per revolution, the controller can position the toolhead with finer mechanical precision.