Anet A8 heated bed clip

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If you have an Anet A8 (bought mine Feb 2017) you'll notice that the bed is a steaming pile, and it warps when it heats up. I have an auto-leveling probe, and so many other things that are supposed to get prints level, but none of it gets me close to this. I have FINALLY solved this problem by slapping a **square of 1/4" plywood** under it (pro-tip: use the H-bar for a mounting template!) and then adding some clips around the edge. Bonus points, the plywood is a strong thermal insulator and the bed heats up faster and more efficiently now. Also, there are no longer compression screws in this equation, so consider that for yourself and your printer. You *may* need [this part](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2879707) to use this if you get rid of the H-frame. I wanted to make a bunch of small clips instead of long clips so that I'm increasing the number of pressure points on the bed, and if they fail, they'll be trivial to replace. I printed these in PETG since the first PLA ones kinda failed from the heat (oops) - if I had PC or ABS I would have preferred that instead, but I don't.