Okay, thanks jim. (Thought maybe they kept an eye on the forum.)

I was wanting to order the assembled M2 directly from MakerGear so that they could avoid the hefty Amazon fees, but i might have delayed a day too long trying to decide which spare parts to pick up with the printer....now the assembled M2 is grayed out in the selection area on the MakerGear site. Ar...

Can't wait to hear if it works! It's gonna be a looooong wait till the printer arrives.

(Must remember, it's a printer, not a cutter.)

This is probably something that someone has tried, but I thought I'd ask........Has anyone tried extruding onto a thin silicone or PTFE baking mat liner clipped to the heated bed? They are rated to up to 500°F for baking, are inexpensive and reusable, nothing sticks to them permanently but they have...

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll take a look at both Rhino and Solidworks. (I did check the price on Solidworks earlier and you ain't kidding about it being pricey!) I need to find a student somewhere. :) Pity I can't use Illustrator or Photoshop for this - the best I could come up with was exportin...

Hi there.....I'm one of those "completely-new-to-3D-printing-people" and I've been going through as much information as I can before making the leap, which includes reading through forums for real comments and opinions, as opposed to falling for the marketing hype that surroundeth me everywhere. I r...