ANET A8 Improved X-Axis Modification V5-EDIT 5-5-2020 3D Printer Model Free Download

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Summary

Hello Anet A8 printer users!

I made this upgrade for the Anet because the X-axis was the weakest axis because of the play and imperfections on the standard 8mm steel rods.

This upgrade wil remove all play on the X-axis and provide you with a better way to mount your extruder carriage. I made this carriage to fit the E3D lite and probably the normal E3D as well (haven`t fitted it yet).

To use this mod you will need some additional parts:

MGN12H rail 35cm and one slider. you can find them on ebay, banggood, local supplier, etc.. I bought 40cm and used a dremel to shorten it on both ends so my holes line up nicely.
4020 Aluminium extrusion profile 40cm length.
M3 hex bolts to fasten the MGN12H to the 4020 extrusion: M3x6 I used 7 bolts in total.
Print the M3 size of these to fit your MGN or buy real Tslot nuts: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2164617
GT2 belt I bought one meter and cutted it to lenght.

Optional:

GT2 pulley with ballbearings, since the original ANET rollers are sometimes off center.

------ 5-5-2020 PART UPDATE! -------

If you want the latest version of parts, print all parts marked with V5, print Belt bracket twice! List of updates:

Added a seperated fan bracket which is bolted to the main carriage. this should be more sturdy and easier to print then the original version.
Added a better bolted on IR-Probe bracket, the holes on the side make it easier to design and bolt on your own bracket that fits the probe you want to use.
Reshaped the fan duct to blow more air over the model and less on the heatblock. Also the troughput should be better since the nozzle opening is bigger.
Added a better X-endstop trigger bracket, the old one could sometimes swivel around resulting in the printer not triggering the endstop.

3D_printer_height_sensor_IR_ring.stl	1.5MB
Belt_bracket_tensioner_V5.stl	1.0MB
Belt_bracket_V5.stl	786.4KB
Belt_clamp_V5.stl	216.1KB
Blower_duct_V5.stl	167.5KB
Extruder_clamp_V5.stl	1.9MB
height_sensor_bracket_V5.stl	410.2KB
Left_Z-slider_block_V5.stl	5.1MB
Printed_bracket_V5.stl	4.7MB
Radial_fan_bracket_V5.stl	998.9KB
Right_Z-slider_block_V5.stl	5.9MB
Switch_bracket_V5.stl	539.8KB