Anet A8 Front brace with kill switch bracket

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I wanted to add a feature that shuts down the printer once the print job is complete. Unfortunately, with how the A8 by Anet is set up, we can't accomplish this using Gcode alone. I searched online and found a video from someone who was using a switch to turn off their printer at the end of a print. I adapted this idea for my own setup. All you need to do is add some Gcode to the final print section in CURA to move the bed forward, triggering the switch. This is what mine looks like. M104 S0; Turn off extruder heater M140 S0; Turn off heated bed heater (if applicable) G91; Relative positioning mode G1 E-1 F300; Retract filament a bit before lifting nozzle to release some pressure G1 Z+0.5 E-5 X-20 Y-20 F(travel_speed); Move Z up a bit and retract filament further G28 X0 Y0; Move X/Y to min endstops so head is out of the way G4 P120000; G0 Y215 M84; Turn off steppers G90; Absolute positioning mode