#anet a8

[thnks-fr-th-fndms]

This onix my brother 3d printed for me rocks! What should I name it?

[deudyscout]

Hello fellow creators!

I am here to let all the people with 3D printers know about MakerGeeks

I want to start off by saying that I am in no way being payed to tell you about this and to be completely honest I wish they would.

So back to the good stuff, I have a Creality CR-10s 3D printer and I absolutely love it. When i first got my printer I was having a hard time when printing with the supplied filament (which wasn't a lot). I needed more and something better, but i didn't have much money to spend $50 on one roll of filament so I went in search and found myself buying some Hatchbox filament on amazon. When i tried printing with it I was getting artifacts on my prints and I couldn't seem to find the right temp for it either. After deciding I needed to find something else i went searching once again. This time I found Makergeeks, luckily it was still the holiday season so i was able to get a 35% off discount and four rolls of filament for $50. I decided to go with two regular rolls and two rolls of transitional (lower quality due to color change or size being off a little). I am very glad I made that decision. Even tho the transitional roll were supposed to be lower quality they are still just as good as the regular filament for cheaper as long as you don’t care about color. This brand of 3D filament is amazing and it doesn't break the bank either and I in fact have a referral link so you can get 15% off your order.

So, if you want top quality filament for a great price and even a discount the click here 

Happy Printing 

[reaver-power]

What can a $160 3D Printer Do?

What can a $160 3D Printer Do?

3d printer review 2017

Review – Anet A8 Desktop 3D Printer Prusa i3 DIY Kit Anet A8 Desktop 3D Printer at gearbest; http://bit.ly/2pWi97v $159.99 with coupon: AADPR It’s part of their + gearbest’s Top Brand Flash…

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[thorinair-printing]

Replacing BuildTak

My current BuildTak surface has lived for long enough. By now, I have multiple tears and holes in the middle of the bed, along with an air bubble in one corner. It is time to replace it.

It is awesome how cheap BuildTak surfaces are. Here is a new one I had in reserve for when the current one dies. Now I can finally use it.

The total width of it is 240 mm, which is too much for my bed. If I want to be able to fit it, I will need to cut it down a bit. To keep it centered, I decided to trim 10 mm from both left and right sides, bringing it down to 220 mm.

I marked multiple spots and then drew a line. This is the line which needs to be cut.

Don’t be stupid like me. Cut it while looking at the line instead.

Alright, the surface is trimmed, but now we need to make clearance for the hotbed screws.

I found that marking 15 mm on both sides of the corner and then cutting the triangle out worked quite well. It provided a nice clearance for the screws, but didn’t lose too much surface.

Corners trimmed! Now comes the difficult part.

Join me, as we take the old BuildTak off. There will be much suffering.

Got a bit more...

And even more! Okay, this really is hell. And okay, it is no longer going, let’s try the other side.

Using a knife to separate it here...

AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

After a lot of sweat, smell of the glue they used, sticky fingers and pain, I finally got it off. This one is going to the trash!

Before proceeding, I cleaned up the aluminium bed with some alcohol. Just to be sure there is no contamination which could ruin adhesion of the new BuildTak.

The essential tool for installing. Seriously, you need this. A simple card works. The thing is, while installing it, you really want to squeeze all of the air out BEFORE you glue it down. This means you need to go slowly, bit by bit, using a card to push the air out as you advance.

Behold, a fresh new BuildTak, ready for sticking!

And installed! This time, i managed to perfectly position it to cover the bed as optimal as possible.

A bit of re-leveling, just to make sure that bad stuff doesn’t happen straight off the bat.

Then, I cleaned up the surface with alcohol. I found that I can use even 96% alcohol without damaging BuildTak. Does an awesome job at cleaning it.

Aaaaaaand, insane success! Not only am I able to use the WHOLE surface now, but I was also able to double the first layer printing speed. In fact, I found that the faster first layer speed makes up for an even better bottom layer!

[josemiii03-blog]

[modestandroid]

I print lil Catbug, I make him 380% bigger and print big Catbug (Inland Gray PLA, 0.24mm layer height, 0% infill, 3 perimeters, 80mm/s) he took 12 hours to print

[dancro41-blog1]

Two Colt 1911 replicas printed using two different printers. The black came out of the FT-5 and the smaller white one was printed using the Anet A8. Check out the model over at Thingiverse. Colt 1911 High Quality found on #Thingiverse https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1607283

[geekuria-blog]

HELP! My wife cooked an egg on my 3D printer!