3D Printing NotesRevisionas of Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at 18:47 UTC

For a lovely little Prusa Mini+ ❤️

Assorted Notes

• Z-axis does not go higher than 145mm
• If you are not using your the printer, unload the filament, park it and COVER it.
• After a while, lube the printer’s arms. Don’t overdo it. A little dab is enough. Sewing oil works fine if you run out of the supplied Prusa paste.

Filament

Keep the filament in a sealed plastic bag! Dust is an enemy. I tried these bags as a way to keep the filament moisture-free. People have reported that they don’t do this and just use Ziploc bags with the original dessicant. I am a bit nuts.

The Sock

This is a silicone condom around the nozzle. It’s cheap and a no-brainer. This is what I got. Helps with a bunch of things but primarily: (1) the filament won’t stick to the nozzle which is nice and (2) it insulates the nozzle so you get a relatively consistent temperature when printing (esp when you increase the speed).

Nozzle Offset

In addition to the bed’s flatness, this is a good culprit for shitprints. Right now, I’m rocking -1.128.

• Top: Adjusted the height as it was printing.
• Middle: This led to shit results… height was not small enough.
• Bottom: Ideal height 🥲

Resources

Marketplaces and the like

• https://www.thingiverse.com/
• https://www.printables.com/
• https://thangs.com/
• https://www.tinkercad.com/things

Editors

• TinkerCAD - Easy to use, awesome.
• Fusion360 - Free for personal use but complicated for beginners.
• OnShape - Looks complicated.
• UltiMaker Cura

Some nice models

• https://www.multiboard.io/
• UniFi Mini Rack. Here’s another model.
• TinTin Rocket!

Other

• Firmware Updates et al (copy BBF file, hit reset)