Jules, I did what you said and it is working!!!! My first print, a finger wrench, is in the works as we speak. Thanks for your help. I did not realize that the filament isn't always a steady stream but rather lines and dotting (or at least that is what it looks like to me). Anyhow, I am pretty stoke...

I just tried my first print on the Makergear and I already have some kind of jamb above the nozzle. I am using PLA and setting the extruder to 220ºC and the bed to 70ºC. When it first started there was filament coming out of the nozzle but it did not stick to the bed. After several failed attempts m...