haha thanks for that - and yes if I am quick (but wait for the sound of the x,y heading for the start point) I can pinch the excess of the nozzle! The problem is when it curls up onto the nozzle - then it get a bit scorchy on the fingers, thats when the brass wire brush comes out. So, I have found Flashprint pretty easy and faultless, would there any other advantages using another slicer - apart from being able to add the gcode. Now you mention it I used a slicer with the reprap that allowed me to add g-code - so might be worth a look. that kinda begs another question - how will the Flashprint .gx compare to g-code files? Too many questions now!!