Anet A8 A-Frame Spool Lowering Kit

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They sell lowering kits for muscle cars, so why not for standard A8 a-frame spool holders? Once you add spindle centring enhancements, the original a-frame works well ... but ... as I'm designing my dry box using an internal maximum height of 22 cm, I need to do some serious lowering, and I refuse to waste existing a-frame components. This original design contains a pair of spindle lowering brackets and a pair of replacement cross pieces that wrap over the lower corners of the a-pieces. Mark and drill holes for the cross pieces as desired and reuse original mounting hardware. For top ends of the lowering brackets, I used an extra pair of simple nuts 'n' bolts out of my random hardware stash. The outcome is a low-profile spool just clearing its floor without hitting the frame.