While cleaning up the warehouse, we tripped across this cache of Openbeam aluminium 15x15mm construction extrusion, in various colors, various lengths (from 1M down to 240mm). This is beautiful, and useful. We’ve built a few machines using it using both ABS and aluminum brackets with 3mm hardware, including the bulk wire-winder, wire cutter, robot chassis, […]

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Bringing more value to you, we’ve added a 3rd Party shipping option! Traditionally, you get better rates from the courier companies by shipping more. Not shipping much? Expect to pay more. BUT with the advent of small “last-mile” delivery companies leveraging their agility, they can offer more competitive rates to smaller companies like ourselves, which […]

Watching pallet-jacks moving a bazillion units of filament through snow is a Canadian thing. Well, for us at least. Now that our warehouse is restocked, and with our new shipment, comes new colors! eSun BASIC The eSun basic formulations are just that – simplified and less expensive. Ideal for lower-speed printing not needing the qualities […]

AHA! We’ve found the CSS bug that made the mobile-experience fail on the menu pulldown. All better now! Tis the season to reap what we’ve sown, and in that spirit, here’s what we’ve been doing with our summer students this year, fulfilling the following tasks: Incorporating Active-Tech Calgary Store Inventory This has been a long-desired […]

Mechanics Software / Interface Creality Filament System (CFS) Creality Print – Configuration Although there are some excellent slicers, we suggest starting with the Creality Print slicer, from the Creality Website. Setting up your printer with Creality Print is easy as the software contains all the needed profiles and machine definitions with the install. If you […]

These are thermal, not Infrared cameras, returning temperature data in a tight and tidy bundle that can be plugged into Android, IOS, and other USB devices (like Raspberry-Pi SBCs!). What use is it? Here’s what we’ve done with it over the last month: And it’s small. The basic unit starts at just over $220, and […]

Some of our favorite vendors reduced their offerings in thermal paste, so we searched out replacement inventory. We came across GD-2 being reviewed as a cost-effective alternative to more premium thermal pastes. So we’ve brought in some stock in 1, 7 and 15gram volumes. At 7.5W/MK, it’s almost twice as effective as our budget thermal […]

Let’s play “Spot the differences”! We received some new inventory, and one of these things …was not like the other (Sesame alumni, we are!). FYI, here are some differences between the K1 series of hot-ends. I don’t believe them to be “OMG!” differences, but just worth noting. We’ve had good results with both styles, but […]

We’ve been busy cataloging stuff we’d love to blow out, and we’re offering great discounts. 3D printing, tools, kits – take a look and come on in! It’s in-store only at our Active-Tech location here in Calgary! Sale starts Friday November 22 2024!