Andrew Soderberg

Hero Me Video and Documentation Bundle - Save $5

For just $10, you get all three Hero Me support files: The Hero Me Parts Selection and Assembly Instructions (56 page PDF) along with two videos, the Hero Me Parts Orientation video (24 minutes) and the step by step Hero Me Assembly video (28 minutes). This is a $5 savings! Hero Me Gen7 Parts Selection and Illustrated Assembly Manual • This is a detailed 56 page manual on how to select your pa...

Exhibiting at Mid West Rep Rap Festival

If you live in the greater South Bend/Goshen/Fort Wayne area (or will be visiting there), be sure to attend this year's MRRF at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds this Friday through Sunday 6/23 thru 6/25 midwestreprapfest.org.

I will be exhibiting the...

Hero Me Gen7 Release 4 Available Now for All!

Attached below is the ZIP of Hero Me Gen7 Release 4, along with change log and printer-component supported docs. There are 187 new STLs and 50 updated STLs since Release 7.3 and a total of 328 new and updated STLs since Release 7.2.

As of Release 4 the Hero Me Gen7 now supports:

• 115 3D Printer models
• 47 Hotends
• 37 Extruders (over 50 mount options)
• 39...
  2023-06-14 20:45:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Hero Me Gen7 Parts Selection and Illustrated Assembly Manual

Hero Me Gen7 Parts Selection and Illustrated Assembly Manual This is a detailed 56 page manual on how to select your parts and how assembly a Hero Me printhead assembly to upgrade your 3D printer from stock to a fully custom setup. Including: Hotend, Direct-Drive, ABL, Fans, Accelerometer, and other options. This is version 4, dated 6-12-2023. Updates are made several times a month. If you want...

Hero Me Gen7 Printhead Assembly Video

Hero Me Gen7 Assembly video (28minutes) • In this video I take you step by step to build a custom Hero Me printhead assembly with hotend, extruder, ABL, fans, accelerometer, etc. • This is the second of two Hero Me Gen7 videos. Patreon currently does not have an option for us to sell sets of media. Everything is currently À la carte. This video is included free for Patrons at the H...

Hero Me Gen7 Parts Orientation Video

Hero Me Gen7 Parts Orientation Video (24 minutes) • This video Introducing you to all the printed part types and how they are used to upgrade your 3D printer. • This is the first of two Hero Me Gen7 videos. Patreon currently does not have an option for us to sell sets of media. Everything is currently À la carte. This video is included free for Patrons at the Hero Me All Access tier and ...

3D Printing Nerd interview at RMRRF!

Here is the YouTube video interview from none other that the 3D Printing Nerd himself, Joel Telling. This is a great 10 minute overview of the Hero Me Gen7.

Happy Printing,

Andy

CNC Kitchen covers Hero Me at RMRRF!

Above is a clip of Stefan from CNC Kitchen covering the Hero Me at RMRRF. No, not the chocolate, although that was cool too! Here is a link to the full video where he covers:

10 AMAZING 3D Printing Projects: Rocky Mountain RepRap Festival 2023

https://youtu.be/ZXg_Ml6xJGU?t=130

Hero Me is the first in hi...

2023-05-13 18:19:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Hero Me Gen7 Part Selection & Assembly Instructions

Updated 6-14-2023: Minor update to coincide with Hero Me Gen7 Release 4.

May Release: All existing chapters have been improved with additional details and corrections

Four new sections to help orient readers to the Hero Me parts, what hotends and extruders are not supported. Full organization of the latest STL library, and completely revised the que...

Crosslink - MediaMan3D Interview

Daniel of Crosslink interviewed me about Hero Me Gen 7, Hero Me Pro, the Rocky Mountain RepRap Festival.  Here is the link to the interview: https://youtu.be/8vhpul_HE9c 

Check out Daniel's many 3D printing videos on his YouTube channe...

Crosslink Interviews MediaMan3D this Friday 4/28

Daniel of Crosslink and I will have a Q&A using your questions about Hero Me Gen 7, Hero Me Pro, the Rocky Mountain RepRap Festival, and more this Friday, April 28th.

Please submit your questions in this Google form: https://forms.gle/EikiV9yRFZt2d...

Why is the Hero Me Gen7 a better printhead solution?

Besides providing the best part cooling possible (see this 45 second video clip).

The Hero Me Gen7 is all about choice and personal preference. If you have been upgrading your 3D printer, you've made choices about what is important to you, Your choices are likely going to be different in some way from everyone else. When choosing a hotend, extruder, and ABL combo (not to ...

Hot Makes visits Hero Me at RMRRF

Here is the first minute (or so) of a 3 minute segment of the live Hot Makes stream at Rocky Mountain RepRap Festival. 

I will be posting again a little later a report on how day two went for us!

RMRRF Day One is a Great Success

We have an 8' table at Rocky Mountain RepRap Festival in Loveland Colorado this weekend.

Day One had well North of 2,500 attendees, and hundreds and hundreds of them stopped by to learn about the Hero Me.

Joel the 3D Printing Nerd came by to learn about the Hero Me and we ended up recording a 5 minute video that he will post on YouTube in the coming days.

Stephan from CNC Kitc...

Hero Me Gen7 Release 3.2 Available for Patrons

This release has 144 new STLs and 48 Updated STLs since Release 2.1.

• 2 New Base STLs
• 17 New 3D printer models Gantry Adapter sets of STLs
• 18 New Hotend mount and Skirt STLs
• 18 New Extruder mount STLs
• 3 New ABL sensor mount STLs
• 2 New ADXL345 mount STLs
• 11 New optional STLs
• 2 New Part Cooling Duct STLs
• 9 Updated ...
  2023-04-21 02:51:22 +0000 UTC View Post

PSA - Hotends Not Supported by Hero Me Gen7

UPDATED 6-8-2023: Updated the attached PDF with all the latest details on hotend and 3D printer support.

UPDATED 5-26-2023: Updated the attached PDF with all the latest details on hotend support. Also added information regarding intergrated extruder/hotend combos.

The following hotends are NOT supported by the Hero Me Gen7:

• Haldis Red Li...
  2023-04-13 19:50:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Beacon3D Support Comes to Hero Me GEN7

The HMG7.3 Beacon3D mounts support both the normal and low profile versions of the Beacon3D sensor. Note that this sensor requires Klipper.

The Bottom of the sensor plate needs to be between 2mm-2.6mm above the nozzle when the nozzle is touching the bed. So, with different sized (heights) hotends, the stand-off mount needs to be adjustable.

The five mount STLs give you default spaci...

Hero Me Gen 7 Release 3.1 - Now Available

Linear Rails Galore!

All of the new Linear Rail Box X carriages provide mount options for CanBUS breakout boards. A new 5015 part cooling dual duct unique of these Box X carriages that feeds from the backside of the X carriage.

• Hero Me Gen7 Assembly Guide has been updated.
  
• Ender 3 Style (all Enders) – BLV upgrade – Box Linear Rail X Carriage 2023-04-05 02:15:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Introducing the Hero Me Pro at RMRRF 2023 in April!

Over the past few years I have had many requests from patrons and other makers online, for me to create pre-printed kits of the Hero Me.

So you, my patrons, are the first to hear about my new kit. The Hero Me Pro.  (everyone else won't know about it until RMRRF 2023 mid April)

To make this possible, I needed to make the Hero Me easier to assemble. So, the Hero Me Pro base is fr...

Hero Me Gen7 Release 3 - SUPERSEDED

This post is now obsolete. See this post instead:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/hero-me-gen7-3-2-81821299

Release 3 contains 55 New STLs and 36 Updated STLs.

Hero Me Gen7 now supports over 90 3D printer models, 31 hotends...

I'm Back to Work!

Dear Patrons,

Thank you very much for your patience with me these past two months, allowing me to focus on taking care of my family after our loss.

I am now back to working full time on the Hero Me! I am focusing on answering all the backlog of questions here on Patreon and Discord, as well as getting the Hero Me Gen7 Release 3 posted here on Patreon (30 days before going to Printab...

Hero Me Gen7 Release 2.0 NOW AVAILABLE!

I am proud to present to you the latest, greatest version of the Hero Me Master Suite... Gen7 Release 2.0!

Download  the Attached ZIP containing organized folders with all the STLs of Hero Me Gen7 Release 2.0.

All the remaining Gen6 Gantry Adapters and ABL mounts have been converted to Gen7 format.

There are 84 new and/or updated STLs  in Re...