Anet A6 Heatbed Leveling & Z Axis Jigs

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CAUTION, make sure you remove all jigs before powering on your printer. I designed these heatbed leveling jigs to help increase accuracy and consistency when leveling the heat-bed on my Anet A6. When using the jigs you will be checking and adjusting the heat bed leveling consistently at the same points, thus giving you better accuracy. The Jigs marked with “.X-H.” are for the front horizontal extruder X Axis rod, place one on the left and one on the right side. The Jig marked with “Y-F” are for the horizontal heat bed rods running front to back, again place on the left and right rods at the front up against the front cross frame piece. The Jig marked with "Y-R” is for rear heat bed, this one it is placed on the acrylic cross piece (midway) that connects the left and right frames together, see photo for proper orientation of jigs. With these pieces in place you can now level your heatbed moving the heatbed and extruder until it stops at each jig. The file that contains the Z Axis Default Height Jigs, you will need to print two of these out. These jigs are to be used to equalize the Z Axis Boxes on the left of right sides. Move the heat bed all the way to the rear position, then position the two Z Axis Default Height Jigs to sit under the front horizontal rod; one of each side, adjust the individual X Axis Box using the threaded rods as required until the rod makes contact with the shaped top of the jigs on each side. Once the two side are sitting even, electronically move the Z Axis UP, Caution: BE CAREFUL NOT TO MOVE THE Z AXIS ELECTRONICALLY DOWN, AS THIS MAY DAMAGE YOUR STEPPER MOTORS, this is your responsibility. The Jig marked with a “Z” (Z_Axis_Level) can only be used using on a printer such as the Anet A6 that has two horizontal rods for the extruder to run on. This jig will tell you how level your two boxes on the left and right are in relation to each other, thus giving you an indication of just how level your extruder is. It is not totally necessary but may be a useful tool before long prints to verify how level your two boxes on the left and right are in relation to each other, thus giving you an indication of just how level your extruder is. Print this file and then glue on a line level found at hardware stores, (if you don't have one on hand) to the plate. I added one other item (Heatbed Level Starting Point) I use to set my heatbed at a starting height, this removes the need to turn all the screws in to the lowest setting, but allows enough clearance for your extruder tip not to go into your heatbed; specifically a heatbed with 3mm Borosilicate Glass so that all four corners are equal, saving you some time. The handle(the end with the green paint on it) makes it easy to place and remove, especially at the rear of the heatbed. I also designed a place to store the jigs (file is called Calibration_mount_HB) when not in use, it can be mounted to the wall. Positive and negative feedback is always welcomed, but please be respectful.