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Filament getting stuck after 1.5 hours of printing
Problem: After about 1.5 hours of printing on my modified Anet A8 the (converted to Bowden) extruder begins to make a clicking noise. The filament is not being pushed through the hotend (E3D V6, it is ...
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How to avoid line curvature in first layer of a 3D print
I have a problem with large lines in the first layer of my prints which have curvatures. The last layer has no problems. You can see the problem in the horizontal line of the "A", the rest of the "A" ...
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Anet A8 not printing over heat bed
My Anet A8 printer will not print over the heated bed.
Once I have prepared a file on Cura and inserted the SD card into the printer, the nozzle (extruder) moves into the top left corner and stays ...
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PyCNC - How to configure for my setup?
I have replaced the main board of my Anet A8 printer with a Raspberry Pi based one, running PyCNC.
After many issues I have finally got to a point where all the motors work as well as heating and ...
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first layer tearing
I have an Anet A8 and have a problem with my first layer. I printed nice prints but starting today the first layer is tearing in the middle:
Any idea how to fix this?
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Anet A8 stops printing
I have an issue with my Anet A8 printer and how it interlocks with Ultimaker Cura.
I want to print this file named Loki_hörner_v2.stland Cura slices it fine, but ...
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Slicer settings for easy support material removal
What are the best settings for Ultimaker Cura to have support material that's easy to remove for my Anet A8. I have printed an object with two different spools of PLA (same manufacturer just different ...
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Anet A8 ignores extruder temperature?
I don't understand what's wrong with my G-code. I have set the printing temperature to 195 °C but when I try to print, the target temperature is always 0 °C and printing never starts.
I have tried ...
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Z-axis of Anet A8 always moves additional 5 mm upwards when moving X and Y-axis in Ultimaker Cura
I have an Anet A8 using the Marlin 1.1.8 Firmware.
There are two (very much related) things that bother me:
G00 Z0 (after auto home from printer menu which ...
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Can't connect Cura to my Anet A8 on OSX 10.11.6
I finished the mount of my Anet A8, tested everything and apparently it was ok. I installed the driver that came with it, CH341SER_MAC, turned on the printer, ...
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Cura 3 speed selection
I printed thingiverse minion Dave and after 2 failed attempts (1st tore of from bed, 2nd had jitter at about 50%) I slowed the print speed down. The final result was amazing. However the reported ...
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Anet A8 Calibrated but print sizes are wrong
Anet A8 printer, Github Marlin, Repetier Host, Cura slicer
Just setting up printer and printed 20mm calibration cube from Thingiverse. X,Y,Z & E not too far off but not quite right (centre hole ...
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Z axis stopped part way through print
I got an Anet A8 for Christmas.
I am trying to print a calibration tower and the z axis stops lifting at approximately 100mm.
I checked that the gantry is able to travel along the full length of the ...
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Printing starts well but then it breaks down, Anet A8
I'm printing a cylindrical piece but at any moment it breaks down. I tried it two times, both have break down in different place. I'm using a 1.75 mm PLA filament in my Anet A8. I'm using Cura 2....
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My Anet A8's filament isn't extruding properly
So after a lot of work I finally got my Anet A8 printing but then disaster struck. It has stopped working again but with a new problem. The first few strokes of printing are fine but then it goes ...
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Anet A8 beginning layers not printing correctly
I have had an Anet A8 printer for about two months now and still have not gotten it to print good prints.
At first, it would only print completely solid parts and every time I would try infill from ...
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