Anet A8 Drop in steel frame replacement

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I wanted to stiffen the x movement of my Anet A8. I did this, by connecting the top and bottom parts of the frame. Kind of like how the Prusa is made. So as i have access to a laser cutter at work, i wanted to print a better frame for the printer. Now as we work in steel, i got it cut in 8mm steel. I haven't tested it in acrylic, but this should make your printer stiffer as well. The pictures show my std Anet A8, with the frame. I literally removed the wobbly top/bottom parts, and put this frame in. Drop in replacement, no mods needed. As i was designing this, i decided to redo the ENTIRE frame in 8mm steel (note parts surrounding the z axis motors, are made of 4 mm). This might be overkill, but i wanted to stay as close to the original as possible, and didn't want to have to think of the impact of changing thickness of parts. The changes i have done, is to remove the cutouts for the nuts, as i wanted to use treads instead. I ended up having the frame welded and galvanized. Instead. The files included, are chamfered to make welding easier I included the solidworks files, as i got one of my mechanical engineers to send it through the laser. If you want me to, ill try and include the dxf files. If anyone cuts this in acrylic, let me know how it went. The dxf is included, as im not sure if the parts will open without, i do NOT claim to have made this file. I have made a video of me changing the frame. The link to the video is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSo5lJtNwSk&list=PLM4uutXoaEQAtTo3YA_LlgbC9HHHLUwOm&index=1