Z-axis drilling/plunge is the only place I've seen browning/heavy friction

That’s certainly the post I was thinking of. Thanks for finding it, I spent most of last night working through designing built-in’s for the new home with the wife. I clearly mis-remembered how the fix was done, though >.> Not sure where I got the idea of washers/retaining clip.

Also, super cool to see @blurfl approaching more powerful motor drivers in this thread! It’s really cool to see the progress happening!