Anet A8 Prusa Style Y Axis Upgrade

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Having an Anet A8 you will notice the front and rear Y plates start to bend due to belt tension. Much cheaper and faster to print than an AM8 frame. Cost is about $10 in threaded rod, nuts and washers. Printable in about 6 or so hours. With this stronger Y axis made of Threaded rod this is no longer the case. It also helps eliminate vibrations. 4x pieces of 7 1/4" long 8mm or 5/16" diameter threaded rod are needed. 20 Nuts that match the fit of your 7 1/4" long threaded rod must be obtained. 20 Washer to put between the nuts and printed components are also necessary. 1x M3 screw and nut for the tensioner that can be gotten from your old front/rear frame is required. Update: V1.2 Features larger threaded rod holes as some reported them being a bit tight, fixed print orientation and split the corners into two separate files so they can be printed separately.