I had some trouble setting up IntelliJ with the Atlassian SDK.  Time to contribute! Maven Dependency Resolution Initially the generated sample project had compile and POM errors flagged in Intellij. First I tried cribbing from the Netbeans instructions by adding the Atlassian repos to my POM.  No dice. I decided to start over.  In the Import Project dialog I saw there are settings for the Maven environment.  Eureka! Later you can find…

After a long hiatus I buckled down to get going again with the printer.  I used the “nylon cold pull” technique to clear the nozzle… pretty slick trick. Ok here goes… Gumby Guns. My buddy Greg runs model trains and has cooked up a whole village of Gumbys and Benders to run the place.  Some of the Gumbys are cops so they need guns.  Among other things. Really small things are tough…

Yay finally!  I swapped out the cheapo PLA I got from Amazon for the good stuff from Matterhackers.  Working great! For more nerdy fun here’s video of it working… OK so with PLA mastered I was ready to tackle my dream… a cooler latch with a living hinge!  This has become my “white whale” project. Many many many test prints later I can say with authority… Nylon is really difficult to print…