check the stl file in netfab for errors as this type gcode gets wrote sometimes if bad stl file or if I try to use skienforge to slice

also just because you can manually move extruder dont mean a loose connection wont tell printer to stop due to an issue

I figured it out, if anyone else in the future is having this issue:

Check your filament settings when slicing, make sure that your first layer temps are set to 0. For some reason Repetier was having issues with me setting my first layer temp to the values I wanted. You can set your other layers setting to whatever temp you want. I just set my extruder and bed temps manually.

Thank you so much everyone (especially you IronMan) for your help!

Still sounds like sometning you need to address. For some reason your host or the printer is halting and failing to resume after a blocking call for temperature checks. You should try another version of RH or a different host. But you should definitely find the cause. Your printer shouldn't do that. It should successfully unblock after a target temperature has been reached.

In the meantime be cautious of heating up the hotend for too long before a print starts. The stock hotend is sensitive and could clog if left hot and not extruding for 15-20 minutes.

So glad you got it...I never had to change that on mine for some reason (maybe cause mine is 2 years old and I did not have to deal with SD factory presets)

Awesome work, Smarch...persistence pays off!

Some other more Code-worthy members please weigh in!

In the meantime, read through this topic:

http://www.soliforum.com/topic/397/too- … ing-wrong/

Might be some nugget in there for you...it's a bit dated, but code is code.

Check your filament settings when slicing, make sure that your first layer temps are set to 0. For some reason Repetier was having issues with me setting my first layer temp to the values I wanted. You can set your other layers setting to whatever temp you want. I just set my extruder and bed temps manually.

Thank you so much everyone (especially you IronMan) for your help!

Start code:

G21; Set units to milimeters 
G90; Set absolute coordinates 
G92 E0; Reset extruder 
G28 X0 Y0; Home x and y axis 
G1 X100 Y100 F4000; Center extruder above bed 
G28 Z0; Home Z axis 
G1 F3000; Set feed rate (speed) for first move

Sliced gcode:

; generated by Slic3r 0.9.9 on 2014-11-12 at 17:53:31

; Please note that the first layer is set at 0.35mm to avoid sticking and warping issues. For further precision, consider adjusting this value to 0.3mm.

; layer_height = 0.3
; perimeters = 4
; top_solid_layers = 3
; bottom_solid_layers = 3
; fill_density = .2
; perimeter_speed = 60
; infill_speed = 60
; travel_speed = 75
; nozzle_diameter = .4
; filament_diameter = 1.68
; extrusion_multiplier = .6
; perimeters extrusion width = 0.42mm
; infill extrusion width = 0.42mm
; solid infill extrusion width = 0.42mm
; top infill extrusion width = 0.42mm
; first layer extrusion width = 0.42mm

G21 ; set units to millimeters
M107
M190 S115 ; wait for bed temperature to be reached
M104 S195 ; set temperature

M109 S195 ; wait for temperature to be reached
G90 ; use absolute coordinates
G92 E0
M82 ; use absolute distances for extrusion
G1 F9000.000 E-2.50000
G92 E0
G1 Z0.350 F4500.000

Running some print:
dropbox.com/s/fzyrbnkg6ylqnd1/2014-11-12%2017.04.29.mov?dl=0

Manual movement to center and extrusion:
dropbox.com/s/l3gts8ar40y8ryd/2014-11-12%2017.05.51.mov?dl=0

maybe a wire/connection is getting loose when moved to center. including a thermistor or microswitch

Probable!

Check all hot end connections and wiring and make sure no wires are moving relative to the hot end when the carriage moves...as n2ri wrote, maybe your shorting out or disconnecting momentarily during the 1st move.