Anet A8 Plus customisation

Despite having changed it already, I was still not altogether happy with the mount for my Y axis cable chain where it meets the bed. I had lowered it to accommodate the BL-Touch, but I then also replaced the glass bed with with a thinner magnetic PEI-coated flexy bed . This made the bed a millimetre or so lower which made me wince every time the BL-Touch headed in the direction of the connector.  So, I went back to the drawing board and completely redesigned the fixing, changing it from a single horizontal screw above the mount to a pair of shorter vertical screws and a thin clamp bar. I also tweaked the fitting by a millimetre to bring the mounting just a little nearer to the bed, now that the glass top is no longer there.  I moved from this To this new version Which now sits very flush, as can be seen here. Another change I made to it was to remove one small support bar at the rear. Although this provided some theoretical extra support across the mount, it  did mean th...

It's not innovative, I know, but I have finally got around to fitting my removable PEI flex bed. I have one on my Creator Pro and it's very impressive and makes print removal very simple.  They are quite expensive for a bed the size of the A8 Plus, but the seller (Energetic 3D) on Ali Express was having a sale, so I grabbed one while they were (a little) cheaper.  While the bed was apart I finally had an opportunity to fit the updated mounting bracket for my Y axis cable chain.The previous one has perfomed very well but it was a little too high for my BL-Touch mount. So I modifed the design to create a low profile version which the BL-Touch misses.  It'll be interesting to see how the PEI performs. I'd like to think that it'll be as good as the Creator Pro. I have one which has smooth PEI on one side and powder coated on the other (as in the photo).  Visit the main content pages

I have just released the required information for my solution for belt mounting and tensioning. This information can be found on this page .  As discussed, I will also be releasing a solution for mounting smoothed limit switches shortly and this introduces a modified version of the Y axis belt mount discussed in the page linked above. This modified version incorporates an actuator arm for the Y axis endstop. Also, I am still completing the upload of the bracket to Thingiverse, so the direct link will be updated soon. Please feel free to post your comments.  Visit the main content pages