3DPrinting
3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.
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My Anet A8 lacked the aluminum bracket to which the extruder is mounted. Luckily I got refunded in total, got a friend to print me an E3dv6 carriage and went with bowden setup. I haven't had but problems with that printer, I spent more time fixing it rather than using it in the past two/three years. There is always something not working, something about to break, something to be repaired. The board and the heated bed are an heat hazard, I've personally seen a friend's a8 coming with an extruder which would clog every couple minutes. The frame is not stiff and vibrates a lot, the stock carriage is barely held up by the two z axis motors, weighs a ton and often unalligns itself during the print. Different extruders would randomly clog even with esteps and flow calibrated and no heat creep.
I got mine for 100€ and got refunded in total because a crucial piece was missing, but for 200€ you're better off waiting for a nice offer on a ender 3. I wouldn't recommended thatprinter to my worst enemy.
Also nice that my first lemmy comment is me crapping on my anet a8.
Disclaimer: Don't buy an Anet A8 as a beginner!
Once the Anet A8 is fixed it's a respectable machine. I am always surprised to see their print quality (800mm^2/s acceleration). What made a major difference for me was bolting the A8 down to wood.
Fair enough, i guess being that cheap it's like many things - a roulette wheel of quality. Probably one of those things where I haven't used anything else so don't know what's good and what isn't!
Glad i recommended taking my judgement with a pinch of salt.