Anet A8 Autolevelsensor @ the back - rear sensor

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Thanks for stopping by! Here is the story and the settings you have to change in the firmware! Inspired by another design (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2105275) but with the problem that the Y-Axis crashes into the mainframe of my Anet A8, I decided to optimize it for myself and share it too. There is a design that's 80% mine, but there's no thread in the hole, and when you use the customizer, it crashes again into the frame, which is completely useless (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2368157). In the future, I'll add a variant without cutting threads into the aluminum parts of the printer if you need it as a user. Let me know in the comments! Also, if you have other ideas or need a special customized one... But for now, here we go! 1. You have to cut threads into the aluminum part to mount - the hole has the right diameter; you only have to cut the threads in M4. Maybe I'll design a part without the need for threads, depending on your response. 2. Take some of the screws you used to mount the extruder carrier onto the aluminum parts and attach the printed parts to the backside of the extruder. 3. Mount your sensor with M3x15-20mm, and you're good to go after changing the settings in the firmware! - #define X_PROBE_OFFSET_FROM_EXTRUDER 20 - #define Y_PROBE_OFFSET_FROM_EXTRUDER 65 - #define Z_PROBE_OFFSET_FROM_EXTRUDER (here enter your number - I use -4.5) If you have Bifilar (is that the right word?) Autolevel on, these numbers work for me: - #define LEFT_PROBE_BED_POSITION 30 - #define RIGHT_PROBE_BED_POSITION 190 - #define FRONT_PROBE_BED_POSITION 70 - #define BACK_PROBE_BED_POSITION 180 Hope I didn't forget anything. Have fun with the parts! Look at my other designs too. Now that my sensor is on the backside, I also need to change the extruder cooling fan. Not the blower down to the nozzle - I've already changed that one (but I think not uploaded it yet, must look), but the 40mm fan on the side to cool the filament. I'll switch the original to a simple holder for the fan, so you and I can easily remove it, change the filament, and push it back into place. Follow me to catch every part, upgrade, or whatever! DM4DS Sandor Update 1: - Added the same part without the M18x1 thread in the big hole complete and split - Added also a 12mm one with and without thread complete and split