Still here and better than ever!

   It has been a while since my last post, (picture me slapping my hand as a acceptable form of punishment). Since my last post, I have been overloaded with offers to direct the next big movie blockbuster. I unfortunately had to turn them all down since they refused to have a round the clock supply of Diet Coke and McDonald's coffee available to me. Oh well, I'm sure oppurtunities like this will come again.
   Now to business (well actually this is less business and more pleasure), I made some more upgrades to my machine. The addition of a heated bed has now opened up to world of diverse materials. ABS being one of the most common ones that I have not been able to use until now, is proving to be quite superior to PLA for practical applications. Much tougher and heat resistant. I also tweaked my filament feed (with the help of a fellow 3Der) to try to reduce pull as the filament loses slack. It is better, but all signs point to a possible mod to go to a Ultimaker style Filament feed.
   As for this blog, I will be shifting more towards an information based blog than trying to sell my services. I will have actual themed post and try to filter out all the static that is found in the 3D printing world. It is funny that why, in a technology that is highly engineering (mechanical, computer and chemical), there a lot of wives tales and myths that people seems to hold true. The goal here for me is less to inform and more to inform myself, usually when trying to teach you learn more that way.
   Take a look at some photos of the 3D printing formally knows has Solidoodle 2.

 Roller skate for a Filament roll!

 How to squeeze a 8X8 heated bed into a machine with a 6X6 non heated bed....Macgyver.
You will notice a badly cut piece of glass, hey gotta use whats around you!