Quote Originally Posted by RobH2 View Post
Someone will have to verify this and it's only meant to help the exploring, but I think if you issue a 'G92 E0' it will zero the extrusion length. You might be able to put this as one of the last lines in your 'Start G-code' in the Slic3r 'Printer Settings' and disable that "large amount of material" from being extruded.
Thank you for that! I will try it tonight after work.

I played with my bed size in Slic3r and am still getting the extruder to bang against the wall and make a clicking noise. So I am trying to find any answer to that.