Starting the Blog

The Tevo Black Widow

I am starting this blog to gather all the changes and items I have made to my Tevo Black Widow 3d Printer. I started the journey in June 2016 and have been modifying and tinkering with my Black Widow since then.

So what is a Black Widow?

The Black Widow produced by Tevo is a DIY 3d Printer with a large bed (370 x 250 x 300) which is one of the larger bed size printers out there.  The Black Widow has 1 Geared Extruder, Single Hot End and Heated Bed. Comes with an external control box for your electronics. Has cable chains included to keep your wires clean.

There is only 1 option and that is to add the auto leveling Bltouch unit to the printer. When I ordered my printer there was a promotion that allowed me to get the Bltouch for free.

You can purchase this 3d Printer from:
Tevo Black Widow - Aliexpress

Is the Black Widow for me? 

The Black Widow is a DIY (Do it Yourself) printer kit. If you are good with putting rc cars or helicopters or mechanical projects together, assembly should not be difficult. The instructions are not the most detailed but there are friends that have made Youtube assembly Videos you can watch to get the printer together.
The electronics are the 2nd part of the puzzle on your journey. Please have an understanding of how voltage, amperage and wattage work please! Have a good multimeter handy as this will aid in diagnosing issues that come up with assembling the Widow.

The Art of 3d Printing Black Widow Videos

Now this is not to deter anyone or say that some people will not be able to build this kit but again this is a DIY. It will need a lot of tuning to get working properly. This is not a dump it out of the box and start printing in 30 minutes deal. I see this on the support forums all the time. If you are looking for something that you take out of the box and start printing in 20 minutes there are other options out there. If you want a lot of printer for a VERY reasonable price then the Widow is for you.