I have switched to working on different projects immediately after showcasing this project at last year's Maker Faire Manila. This meant that the 3d printer gathered dust in storage for a long time. At the back of my mind, knew that I'll be coming back to this project one day. 1 year and 5 months later, that day has arrived.

This started when I was cleaning up my storage and came across the RAMPS board that I used. It was covered in dust and there were bent pins from improper storage. I felt bad about it so I dusted it off along with the other parts.

The metal casing of the CD-drives which served as the housing were already starting to rust, especially the nuts and bolts. I had to disassemble everything and kept only the important parts.

Which leaves us with these:

Looking at these parts made me remember all the hardships I had to go through before just to make it work. And for some odd reason, a part of me is somehow yearning to go through it again.

Since my workload is lighter in the next 3 weeks, I think this is the perfect time to revive this project.

I don't think it would be too painful this time around though. I now have the benefit of hindsight to help me avoid the pitfalls. And I am also now more experienced in electronics and in making stuff that I think I can make it look prettier.

I also plan on making step-by-step videos on how to make this project to help other makers who want to make something similar.

Expect more updates soon!