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Well I moved it up by around 3mm on the bar...so if the current print turns out, I'm good.
What upgrades were you thinking?
You should look into a dual gear extruder. They're a slight upgrade from this kind and do a lot better without wearing out. If you want a bigger upgrade though, look into a BMG clone. It's great for direct drive if you decide that you want to do that at some point. It has a 3:1 gear ratio so you'd need to adjust e-steps, but it's really efficient.
Thanks for the recommendation.... Do you have a link to a good one? Seems like there's a ton of option on Amazon.
What's the benefits of a direct drive?
If you decide to go BMG, trianglelabs is among the best clones I've used:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNwY2NK