Mods for Anet A8 E3D V6 Modular Carriage

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<p>I redid a few parts in my recent bowden conversion:</p> <ul> <li>The BLTouch mount was set up so that the sensor drops through from the top and is secured with just a couple of M3x6 screws. Basically, it's a fixed mount. Start with the Z-axis offset at -1.00 mm and tweak it from there.</li> <li>The nut traps in the base plate are a bit oversize. I shrunk them for a snug fit so that they shouldn't fall out.</li> <li>The block that holds the extruder in place was modified for better compatibility with the cable chain I already had.</li> <li>I don't like fan ducts that obstruct access to the hotend from the front, so I moved the blower over to the left. The fan duct bolts to the left side of the baseplate so that it can't fall onto your print; the blower slots into it from the top and is held in by gravity. (I had another blower in here previously, but I suspect it wasn't letting enough air through, which made printing some overhangs problematic.)</li> </ul> <h3>Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong></p> <p>Anet</p> <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong> <div><p>A8</p></div> <p><strong>Rafts:</strong></p> <p>No</p> <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong> <div><p>No</p></div> <p><strong>Resolution:</strong></p> <p>0.2 mm</p> <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong> <div><p>60%</p></div> <p><strong>Filament:</strong> various ABS <br/> <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong></p> </p><div><p>Infill doesn't matter too much for the fan duct as it's mostly hollow. The other components should be made fairly stout, though.</p> Most of the parts were printed with MG Chemicals silver ABS, though the sensor mount in its final dimensions was printed with 3D Solutech navy-blue ABS. The revised fan duct was printed with MG Chemicals gray ABS. <p>Partial support needed for the fan duct to support the mount...keep supports out of the duct, though, as you'll never get them out.</p> </div></p></p></p> Category: 3D Printer Parts