Thank you Larry for the welcome.

I guess I first need to look into the materials of what im building. I was thinking of using a glass or maybe even a mirror for the printing surface (not sure how well mirror would take heat but would be good to see the head better if problems arise). I hear a lot of chatter about 3d printers catching fire, I would assume its do to faulty wiring or heating of the head? So would utilizing a copper plate and using a liquid cooled cpu system keep the head at a maintained temperature (could add a temperature sensor and target or fail-safe temps in the programming). I have access to a Makerbot Replicator 2x at my school and they are not currently charging students to use it. So I would like to make a layout soon and build list and take advantage of this service.

When i get time im going to explore this forum and some stickies but i currently type this from school and im on the move LOL!