Oh yes, and I did want to mention that this is just a theoretically discussion. To PcS's point, I followed the directions, and my prints are coming out beautifully.

I'm still on double secret probation on this forum, which means a moderator must approve my posts before they appear, which kind of breaks up the flow of the topic thread, but I'll try to be clear to what I am referring to... Jules, I think I understand the mechanics of what the Z Offset is, what I ...

The first layer appears to print at 0.2mm. This is the gcode from S3D: G28 ; home all axes G1 Y50 Z0.3 F9600 ; move forward to avoid binder clips G1 X205 Z10 ; move off platform G1 Z0.4 ; position nozzle G92 E0 ; zero extruder G1 E25 F225 ; purge nozzle G92 E0 ; zero extruder G1 X190 Z0.1 E1.0 F1200...

I just got a new M2 yesterday, upgrading from a Makerfarm Prusa i3 I had for about a year and a half. While the Makerfarm isn't 1/10th the printer the M2 is, I don't regret starting there, because I learned so much from the constant calibration and tweaking I needed to get the thing to print. I star...