So there were several problems each compounding the other.

I had removed some code from the gcode sender to reset the serial connection between prints. This has been added back in.

The extruder had a loose wire for the heater so that caused some head ache. That has been corrected now.

As of tonight there is a functional printer that can work continuously. I will be working on getting the documentation updated with dimensions to build the printer.

Hopefully some one will be brave enough at that point to replicate the machine. Then the fun begins.