It’s been a long haul, but I finally got a successful print out of my new mendel. I think the Z axis is sticking every once in a while and it certainly needs much more tuning. Even so, I’m thrilled.
The big things I wanted out of this build were a stepper driven extruder, 5D firmware, a Makergear hot-end and PLA printing.
Next steps involve a better build platform, debugging the z axis sticking and a bunch of testing.