All Questions
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Anet A8 reading 739°C from the extruder thermistor!
I accidentally let the print head of my Anet A8 crash into one of 2 clips that are holding a glass sheet onto the hot bed, and suddenly the screen went blank and the printer rebooted, then it started ...
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Should I be doing PID auto-tuning with my fan at 100% (Anet A8)
I'm using an Anet A8 with Marlin 1.1.6.
I've read countless guides on PID auto-tuning and never saw that the fan needed to be on, but when I look at the Marlin source code's ANet A8 configuration (...
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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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What is this called and where can I buy a replacement?
In the image, there is an object circled in blue on the anet a8 printer that I need to buy a replacement of, however, I can not find it online, please help.
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Anet A8 - first couple of layer are trash
I just got an Anet A8 and I'm pretty happy with it except for one small detail:
All my prints start like this. I tried to :
pre-heat the printer ❌
add a smaller height of the first layer ❌
I’m ...
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1
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Filament not extruding
I've recently bought an Anet A8, and haven't been getting good prints with it. I noticed there was filament leaking from the top of the hot end and pooling, eventually dripping over onto my prints. I ...
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1
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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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Unable to install auto-bed levelling sensor into my Anet A8
I've been trying to install an inductive sensor for auto-bed levelling into my Anet A8 and I'm having a few issues.
I have been using the wiring diagram provided by Solid Ground Electronics in one ...
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Anet A8 - hot end temperature still same
I've recently purchased Anet A8. First print went well, but now, the hot end temperature stays at ~230 °C. When I touch it, it is still cold. I tried the thermistor, and it correctly changes ...
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Anet A8 extruder is clicking and not extruding
I was printing with my Anet A8 and it pulled the filament spool off of the shelf I have the printer on and forced the filament out of the extruder. I took apart the extruder and removed the debris ...
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SkyNet3D firmware home settings
I recently installed SkyNet3D V1.1 on my Anet A8 printer. When I prepare the printer and select "auto home" it moves the head close to the upper right hand side of the bed. How do I change these ...
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Anet A8 frame replacement
My Anet A8 frame are broken. I find frame project AM8 - Metal Frame for Anet A8. I like it but I can't find aluminum extrusion needed, like this: MiSUMi - Aluminum Extrusion - 5 series, Base 20, 20mm ...
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Nozzle jumps off the bed when using Marlin Mesh Bed Leveling
I am using Marlin firmware with a RAMPS board on an Anet A8 printer.
The bed size for the printer is 220 x 220 mm and that is stated in the configuration.h file. ...
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Anet A8 right Z drops 2 mm during print
I've noticed that after my Anet A8 completes a print, the right hand Z mount ends up 1-2 mm lower than the left, even though I make sure both the left and right hand Z mounts of the X-axis are at ...
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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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My Anet A8 prints have been looking squished
I have recently purchased an Anet A8 but have been wondering why the prints look squished and have tiny balls on them.
I am using 1.75 mm cheap PLA bought from eBay and have also had problems ...
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Anet A8 won't print
I have just built my Anet A8 and it won't print.
I will preheat it (190°C 60°C) and then press "Print File" and select, then it starts for a second, gets to ...
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Connecting an inductive sensor to the Anet A8
I bought an Anet A8 over christmas. When I bought my printer from Gearbest, I also bought the inductive sensor that they sell.
It doesn't seem to work, and I think it might be broken. However, I have ...
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3D print Configuration Cura - Anet A8
I'm new with my 3D printer, I just print two different pawn pieces from thingverse. I just used Cura to convert the files to be readable for the printer. Is my problem with the pieces has to do with ...
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Anet board - MOSFET replacement? [closed]
To learn about printing, and to print the parts for a printer of my own design later on, I've ordered an Anet A8.
I just saw this video, Anet A8 3D printer Review. all you need to know. This guy ...
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