Earlier in January we had a very interesting discussion with the chief geeks at Evil Mad Scientist Labs. They’ve been doing similarly-unique DIY as Solarbotics for a good long time, but they had now found themselves in the position of shuttering their operation to take some lead rolls with Bantam Tools. This meant moving from […]

Introduction: Bare-bones Essentials for the Beginners What’s it all about? Here are the key take-away points: Material (Filament) : PLA – “Polylactic Acid” There are other materials that can be used for 3D printing with different physical properties. Typically these are harder to print with or have drawbacks that make them not ideal for an […]

K1 and K1 MAX Printer Overview Click on the images to enlarge. Creality K1: Creality K1 MAX: Creality Print Configuration For preparing files for the K1 and K1 Max, we currently recommend using the software Creality Print. It is available to download from the Creality Website. Creality Print was made for the K1 and K1 […]

It’s time to put away shovels, and clean up! We’re making space in the warehouse, so we’re moving out these big boxes of 3D printers! While supplies last, in-store only, final sale! Small, tidy, and lots of really good features – the Sermoon v1 Pro – 32% off! Super high detail printing with a Creality […]

Autumn! Time to gather your nuts, seeds and berries and hunker down for the winter, and warm yourself by the warmth given off by your …new 3D printer. Either as a tool to build your holiday decorations & cookie cutters, or as a gift to your favorite geek or geeklet, NOW is the time to […]

From sparklebarf to foam, what else is new from the world of eSun 3D filaments?

Looking forward to a bit of recharge time after the holiday rush! While being in that mindset, here’s our holiday schedule for both Solarbotics and the Active-Tech Calgary Storefront: December 24th – 9:30-1:30pm December 25th – Closed (HO HO HO!) December 26th – Closed (Whooboy… leftovers and toys!) December 27th – Closed (Moar leftovers… and […]

We know, we know. It’s more of a “Grey Wednesday” than actually Black Friday, but we couldn’t help ourselves. We have over 25 items on sale for you, with discounts ranging from a handy lil’ 5% to a whopping 30% off. What kind of items? We’re glad you asked! Kits Marble Machine Kit (Battery, Solar, […]

An awesome catalog of wire for all of your project needs! We now have a good selection of stranded wire, solid wire, as well as multi conductor cable. If you have any wire requests that are not available online please reach out to [email protected] and we will see what we can do.