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I enjoy tinkering and doing hands-on projects, so I’ve been looking more into upgrade options recently. While browsing around, I came across a Prusa MINI+ Dual Z-axis upgrade kit on Printables, with a full parts list and an assembly video. It caught my attention mostly because I’ve been enjoying DIY projects lately.

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[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

While cantilever printers can be an annoying honestly converting your Mini to direct drive will improve print quality more than dual Z motors.

That said have fun it’s your machine.

Totally fair point 👍Direct drive was actually the first thing I looked into, especially for TPU and cleaner extrusion. The dual Z idea is more about experimenting with stability on taller parts than expecting a night-and-day upgrade. For me it’s more of a “learn-by-doing” project than chasing the single best mod.