Anet A8 3D printer

[kosacid]

this is the best buy yet what a nice printer, what a hassle setting it up though you go on the net and your head spins so i worked it out for my self here is a few pics what i have done so far




few tips for printing
wrap the tape under the bed

printing abs
nozzle temp 220 bed 60 cos a stock bed your lucky to get to 100
no fan

printing pla
nozzle temp 220 bed 60 with fan 100%

and always use a brim
and set your extruder so a bit paper can slide under and just catch the nozzle

and the ultimate tip
get some acetone and put it in a jar put some scrap abs in it make it a liquid use that to cote your bed, only problem you might have is you might have to lift the tape to, but at least your prints wont lift or warp

[Qiaozhi]

One day I'll must get a 3D printer.
At the moment I'm resisting, because I know it will hog all my spare time ... and I don't have any.

[WM6]

Agree, but better than fiddle with 3D design detectors, would be to 3D design desired treasure alone.

Congratulations, kosacid.

[Koala]

Nice bit of kit

i believe they have a 3D printer on the international space station

[BKY1337]

I have the same 3D printer, i guess it's the cheapest 3D printer on the market and the best in this price class.

I think 220 Degrees is way to much for PLA.
Use a glass plate for your prints and Glue Stick for PLA and ABS- Slurry for ABS.

There are printers with a big heatbed like 400 x 400mm. I think they would be good for one piece coil housings.

[6666]

and always use a brim

What is a brim ?

[kosacid]

its a bed for the model your building to stick to its also a bit wider than the model it just peels of, i use glass as well and hair spray
my next project is a cnc plotter to draw pcb`s i have built most of it just waiting on a servo ill do a vid of it in action, of course using a arduino controller im finding lots of uses for them lol

[rickb]

This thread should be moved to "Tools & Techniques".

[kosacid]

my latest coil the head attachment is 17mm


and here is the stl
8inchcoil.zip
i made the coil on thingaverse its too big lol