Core A8 Slim (Anet A8)

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This is a coreXY rebuild for the Anet A8. It's a new slim version of the Core A8. Can be built using the parts from an Anet A8 plus some pullies, belts and frame material. Differences over the Core A8: === -Much fewer parts and printing time. -Strong mountings and Clamps. -Some belts hide inside the frame. -New parts are designed to require minimum support when printing if any. -X and Y overall size is the same. Z height is 115mm shorter but still has 310 Z build volume. -Z carriage is lighter and doesn't require and frame parts. -Belt tensioning system removed from the carriage and adjustable motor mounts are used for belt tensioning. Still has 310x310 build volume. Still doesn't get the full 310 with the stock X carriage. Still uses the stock Anet A8 Y carriage so accepts any bed that will fit on that. Has extension parts for a 310x310 bed to be mounted on the original Y carriage. E3D-V6 carriage. For the full 310x310 build volume. === https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3653778 Moving Extruder mount. === https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3669694 I printed all parts at 0.3mm layer height to speed up printing time with 15% infill and 3 walls at 0.4mm. Includes a Y carriage to support the stock Anet A8 X carriage and most other X carriages for the Anet A8. If it is the same width of the stock carriage and uses the same belt mounting bolt holes it should be compatible. Also has a Y carriage to support the HyperCube X carriages. E3D-V6 carriage using horizontal rods: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3653778 There has been one made from the round tube if that's what you want to use. https://www.thingiverse.com/make:659312 The frame is designed around square tubing 25.4x25.4mm with a wall thickness of 1.4mm - 2mm. There is a remix for 25mm framing: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3567396 Also for 20mm framing: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3588785 Frame Parts Quantity and Sizes. Vertical Z Tube 420mm x 4 Horizontal Y Tube 400mm x 2 Horizontal X Tube Top 345mm x 2 Horizontal X Tube Bottom 440mm x 2 The overall size when built = 52x49x50cm Anet A8 Rods Size === 4 x W8 length = 380mm 2 x W8 length = 436mm Extra Parts Used. REQUIRED: Compatible Frame Material. REQUIRED: 6 20 Toothed Pulleys: https://goo.gl/tMUitp REQUIRED: 4 meters of the GT2 belt: https://amzn.to/2X9pUn0 Everything else needed comes from the Anet A8. OPTIONAL: 310x310 heated bed: https://goo.gl/cck31K OPTIONAL: 310x310 Ultra base glass plate: https://goo.gl/7vqwXh OPTIONAL: Extra nuts and bolts if you want. https://goo.gl/vRQ9uS Please join the Facebook group to help with your build or questions. https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoreA8/ Parts List: Clamp Bearings x4 Clamp Frame x4 Clamp Rods x8 Left Idler Corner x1 Right Idler Corner x1 Left Motor Corner x1 Right Motor Corner x1 XY Motor Mount x2 Y Endstop x 1 Z Carriage x2 Z Endstop x1 Z Rod and Motor Mount x2 Z Rod Mount x2 Only 1 typer of Y carriage is needed. ANET A8 Y Carriage Anet A8 Stock Carriage x2 Y Carriage Anet A8 Belt Mount Clamps x2 Only 1 Y Carriage Anet A8 Belt Mount, But pick the size depending on what carriage you are going to use with it, Minimum, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85. The stock carriage uses the minimum. HYPERCUBE Y Carriage HyperCube x2