Enjoy the deep rabbit hole you're about to jump in! I've got all the DLC, and no regrets.

How do you come across those side projects?

I love Stardew Valley but I do tend to struggle with this. Frequently, I find myself slipping into checklist mode ("gotta give a quartz to this person, run over to Clint to get cracking, get back in time to get the iron out").

It is super satisfying to design a cool farm, though!

While the xyz site has the best technical specs you can find online, I can recommend Zach Freedman's original YouTube video about it as the best introduction to the what and why of the system.

That's really cool!

Just to note, you don't need a Pi to run Octoprint. I used Octoprint Deploy to run it on a LePotato and it runs like a charm.

To me, this is the core of 3D printing and why I got into it. Our house needs loads of little custom solutions, and that's where 3D printing really shines.

Thanks for the advice! Fortunately, our Fokoos comes with a direct drive, so that's checked off already. I think our major hurdle right now will be to keep filament properly dry, as I read TPU can get quite finicky with that.

I hadn't thought of the printing speed yet, though - appreciate the help!

Last Day of June was also a lovely and emotional experience for me. I hope you'll enjoy it as well!

What did you need to do to get your printer ready? Anything you've learned to make it easier a second time?

That's awesome! My partner is interested in doing something like that as well.

I'd love to see how detailed a print you can get with a nozzle that size.