Table of Contents

Anet A8

General Info

Guides

Assembly Instructions

Assembly videos from Anet

Additional assembly instructions

These are the most asked questions when assembling

Calibration

Calibration is normally not needed as this is carried out by the manufacturer and stored in the factory installed firmware. Information on printer calibration:

Bed Center Calibration

Sometimes the center of the bed is not the actual center. When printing large prints, the skirt, brim or the object itself is printed outside the heated bed. For bed center offset calibration please read:

General

Improvements

Safety

Firmware

Bed Leveling

Belts

Printable Things

Video about some upgrades

Frame Stabilization

Belt holder & tensioner

Cases & Covers

Z-Endstops

others

Upgrades

Frame

Y Carriage Plate

Heat bed temperature increase

Alternative boards

Hardware

Extruder

Enclosure

ATX PSU

Replacement parts

Part Description Where to buy?
Belts GT2 6 mm Belt (recomended glass fiber reinforced) ebay
Heater Block Aluminium Heater Block aliexpress
Mainboard Anet V 1.0 Anet 3d printer mainboard Banggood
PSU 12 V, 20A, 240W Power Supply Unit aliexpress
Throat Throat with PTF Tube inside. M6 Thread, 30 mm ebay
Nozzle 0.4 mm MK8 Nozzle for 1.75 mm filament ebay
Extruder MK8 Extruder aliexpress
Linear Bearings LM8UU ebay
Linear Bearings Upgrade Igus RJ4JP-01-08 ebay
Heatbed Upgrade MK3 ebay
Thermistor for Heatbed NTC 3950 Banggood
Blower fan Anet 5015 aliexpress

Slicer Configuration

Communities