RPW-Ultra Bowden Carriage For The Anet A8 Printer

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As the creator of the RPW-Ultra hot-ends, I needed a carriage for my Anet A8 that I recently bought. Since I couldn't find an RPW-Ultra carriage for the Anet A8, I found this one (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2099577) and remixed it for the new RPW-Ultra. I added a built-in cooling fan mount and duct that uses the stock Anet A8 cooling fan. **Recommended Additions:** * Anet A8 Bowden Extruder Mount (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2146021) or Anet A8 Bowden Motor Mount (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2078038) * Anet A8 Rear Bed Level Sensor Holder (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2105275) * X Belt Attachment for Anet A8 (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2387004) Semi-Circular Anet A8 Fan Duct (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1954001) **Why do you exchange the stock hotend with an RPW-Ultra?** The RPW-Ultra has the most efficient heat break available while providing all of the speed and versatility of a vertical heater cartridge design. This allows for a long melt zone and higher printing speeds. 60mm/sec print speeds are easy with a 1.0mm nozzle and a RPW-Ultra! In addition to printing PLA and ABS, even Polycarbonate can be printed with the RPW-Ultra. **About the Pictures:** 1. Earlier Anet A8 RPW-Ultra carriage printed with stock hot-end. 2. Current Anet A8 RPW-Ultra carriage. 3. X-Axis belt attachment. Attaches to the back of the carriage. 4. Cap for the RPW-Ultra mount. **About the Files:** For your convenience, I added the belt attachment and mounting cap files to this thing. Both parts are linked to in the Remix Source Files section and are licensed under the Creative Commons License. The belt attachment is by SimHopp (https://www.thingiverse.com/Simhopp/about) and the mounting cap is by TNS (https://www.thingiverse.com/TNS/about). Other than the file names, no other changes were made to either file. **Where Do I Get the RPW-Ultra Hot-end?** Coming Soon! Note: RPW-Ultra is a trademark of Reifsnyder Precision Works. Another carriage using the RPW-Ultra Hot-end: https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/10989-penguin-extruder-mk7