Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Workhorse printer being demoed at TXRX Labs, Houston's greatest hackerspace. Doing some 3d printing. HOUSTON'S HACKERSPACE - 205 ROBERTS ST. HOUSTON, TX 77003
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TXRX is a non-profit Hackerspace in Houston, Texas offering classes, lab space, and our collective knowledge to help you launch your ideas and projects. We are a project based group of makers, inventors, tinkerers, artists, crafters, and coders. We are housed in a 30,000 square foot facility which includes a rapid fabrication lab, electronics lab, metal fabrication shop, wood workshop, machine shop, bike maintenance and repair shop, art lab, computer lab and coworking space.
Tour the Houston Innovation Ecosystem. Over the next few months we’ll be showing up at key innovation hubs with an intro to all the great resources available to entrepreneurs in Houston’s thriving ecosystem plus a deeper dive by our host for the day!
TXRX Labs on June 21st!
TXRX has a great open house program lined up with startup and prototyping team showcase, in-house innovation project discussions, hands-on equipment demos … and of course networking and happy hour!
Startups & prototyping teams:
Cyclotronics Power Concepts // Grind LLC // Arovia Inc // Treeclimber Productions // QRI // ARIX Robotics // HTXMade
TXRX innovation projects display & discussion:
Lora Protocol Based RF telemetry units developed for the US Fish and Wildlife Service // IOT Air Quality Monitor Developed for Houston Air Alliance // Additive Manufacturing Solutions
TXRX CAD/CAM & prototyping tool make-and-take:
HX/TXRX laser engraving
TXRX prototyping and fabrication facility tour
Workhorse printer being demoed at TXRX Labs, Houston's greatest hackerspace. Doing some 3d printing. HOUSTON'S HACKERSPACE - 205 ROBERTS ST. HOUSTON, TX 77003
3ddistributed.com/3d-printers/workhorse-printer
TXRX is a non-profit Hackerspace in Houston, Texas offering classes, lab space, and our collective knowledge to help you launch your ideas and projects. We are a project based group of makers, inventors, tinkerers, artists, crafters, and coders. We are housed in a 30,000 square foot facility which includes a rapid fabrication lab, electronics lab, metal fabrication shop, wood workshop, machine shop, bike maintenance and repair shop, art lab, computer lab and coworking space.
Tour the Houston Innovation Ecosystem. Over the next few months we’ll be showing up at key innovation hubs with an intro to all the great resources available to entrepreneurs in Houston’s thriving ecosystem plus a deeper dive by our host for the day!
TXRX Labs on June 21st!
TXRX has a great open house program lined up with startup and prototyping team showcase, in-house innovation project discussions, hands-on equipment demos … and of course networking and happy hour!
Startups & prototyping teams:
Cyclotronics Power Concepts // Grind LLC // Arovia Inc // Treeclimber Productions // QRI // ARIX Robotics // HTXMade
TXRX innovation projects display & discussion:
Lora Protocol Based RF telemetry units developed for the US Fish and Wildlife Service // IOT Air Quality Monitor Developed for Houston Air Alliance // Additive Manufacturing Solutions
TXRX CAD/CAM & prototyping tool make-and-take:
HX/TXRX laser engraving
TXRX prototyping and fabrication facility tour

![XYZ Axis Lead Screw - WorkHorse 3D Printer Build
We just finished CNC machining the Y-Axis components for the workhorse 3d printer. Its fascinating to watch the x and y gantry move with the Igus high helix lead screw with 50mm lead.
https://3ddistributed.com/corexy-3d-printer/
We have to drive the lead screw with nema 23s powered by the Duet Wifi electronics board by Duet3d.
A leadscrew (or lead screw), also known as a power screw[1] or translation screw,[2] is a screw used as a linkage in a machine, to translate turning motion into linear motion. Because of the large area of sliding contact between their male and female members, screw threads have larger frictional energy losses compared to other linkages. They are not typically used to carry high power, but more for intermittent use in low power actuator and positioner mechanisms. Common applications are linear actuators, machine slides (such as in machine tools), vises, presses, and jacks.[3]
Leadscrews are manufactured in the same way as other thread forms (they may be rolled, cut, or ground).
A lead screw is sometimes used with a split nut also called half nut which allows the nut to be disengaged from the threads and moved axially, independently of the screws rotation, when needed (such as in single-point threading on a manual lathe). XYZ Axis Lead Screw - WorkHorse 3D Printer Build](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wc8GtOipFH0/mqdefault.jpg)








