Anet A8 LCD hinged cover

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I was heading off to sleep one night when my Anet A8's LCD display caught my eye - it was ridiculously bright. To mask the glare for now, I slapped some playing cards over the screen, but that solution looked pretty tacky. Next morning, I whipped up a design in Fusion 360 and gave it a spin. After a few trial runs, I landed on a better file than the one attached to my printer, so I didn't bother printing another copy - this one's good enough for now. You might want to try a different filament color since white doesn't block out the light too well, but if that's all you've got, just tape something opaque inside the cover and that should do the trick. Don't forget to give your bed a good coating of hairspray or whatever stickage magic works for you - this cover has a tendency to warp if it's not stuck down right. Any ideas on how to improve this design are more than welcome; constructive criticism gets an automatic response from me.