Review Anet® A8 3D Printer DIYFollow up Review of the Anet A8 3D Printer

I have had the Printer up and running for about 3 weeks now, printing something interesting whenever I get the time. In this video I sit down and go over my results and discuss my first impressions of the printer.

Basic Specs:
Build Area: 220x220x200h
Heated Aluminum Build Plate
LCD2004 5 button Display
Micro SD Slot for offline printing
Acrylic Frame
Filament cooling
Prusa style printer with Cartesian coordinate system

Pros:
Price - It is one of the lowest costs kits available.
Decent Print quality.
Included Filament Cooling is good out of the box
Large Support Community
Overwhelming amount of User created Printable upgrades
Offline Printing - (can be found in most kits these days however)
Heated Aluminum Build plate
Decent size build area for the price
The Majority of the upgrades can be printed in one piece on the printer itself
All electronics and power are mounted to the printer, requiring no external box.
(Above is personal preference, External boxes are nice and neat and I have several printers
with these enclosures, however it makes them less portable and they take up more space)

Cons:
Acrylic Frame lacks rigidity
Wiring can be a mess as the board is exposed
Power Supply is wired directly the plug, no on/off
No Glass bed provided, Aluminum beds are not known for being perfectly flat
Assembly instructions at times can be unclear
For $30-$40 more you can pick up an all metal frame Kit
Noise level - The linear bearings make the printer louder then V roller type Printer
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The Printer was supplied by Gearbest as a gift for review, it can be purchased through the following link (Please note that purchasing the printer through this link I earn a small commission from the sale)
UPDATE:
Right now you can pick up the Anet A8 for $139.99 making it a real bargain with coupon: E1011GBUS
https://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_343643.html?wid=44&lkid=11822091

Check out the build video for links to the Addons I printed and Purchased
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhZZBaUn3B0&t=17s

Visit me on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/LMG3D/

See my Thingiverse design below:
https://www.thingiverse.com/SummersideGuy/designs

Facebook Group for the Anet Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1068531466501015/

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Models Printed in this video:
The Silver PLA used for the majority of these Printed was purchaed from Iprint-3D here In Canada. It is my first use of this filament and so far it has been giving me some excellent prints

Die Hard Statue
https://pinshape.com/items/27168-3d-printed-bruce-willis-die-hard


Shuttle Craft:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:872684

Elven Archer:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2314063


Moon City:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2245289

T-Rex 800 Skull:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:330127


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