Hi Xoan !
Nice to know that you are going to build a Mondrian
1) depending on motors the screw hole is more or less deep, ours are just enough to hold the screw but 0.5mm maybe, using washer as spacers is a good idea
2) in fact the screws are used to adjust the play, like the four grubscrew for the other direction
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