Some of the stuff I have planned (and purchased already) as upgrades for my 3D printer include dual Bowden extruders. I went with the Bowden style to reduce the size and weight of the one of the fastest moving parts of the 3D printer. The momentum caused by the old extruder would literally shake the printer as it went back and forth. Another upgrade is a full aluminum heating plate for better heat distribution as well as a sheet of Kapton tape over the bed so that the item will be removable. I removed the borosilicate (pyrex) sheet of glass because when I've printed directly on it in the past, I've had the print stick so much to it that it literally took a chunk of glass when I removed it.

I went ahead and ordered an extra set of stepper motor drivers, though I may have barely enough on hand to get it working if I mix-n-match. I plan on spending some time working on the printer tonight to see what I can get working. I didn't have much time last night because my daughter had a choir concert that I attended and she did great.

I realized the most time consuming part of getting it up and running will be getting all of the settings for the firmware in place. I had an older version of the firmware and there are new options and some of the other options are now gone, so I just need to comb through everything. I had spent a little time a couple months ago at least downloading the firmware and most of the software to compile it and started plugging in some settings, but I know I have a bunch to do still.

I don't expect this week to be quite as productive as last week due to a couple of things. For one, I made a bunch of social commitments and secondly, I can't do much work on my printer at lunch time like I could on my car. I do have a show that I'm trying to finish up watching and I have about 10 more episodes. After that, I should be much more productive.