Ok, so somehow AN EVEN BIGGER 3D Printer showed up at the space tonight(it had a build area of 1m x 1m x 700mm) - the 200 Series from here:
https://3dplatform.com/workseries/
One of their service/demo technicians happened to be in the area and stopped by. Really cool looking.
Also, I’m having some pretty good results (if really slow) in 3D printing with flexible filament (Inland TPE from Micro Center). It took 71 minutes to print a lego keychain (vs 9-10 minutes for PLA), but it did finish, and it’s nice & squishy.
Also also, if you’re interested in using the 3D printer, I wrote up some instructions/guidelines/etc. here:
http://wiki.makersalliance.org/doku.php?id=monoprice_mp_select_mini
Sam