EMT8 - The absolute cheapest metal frame for your Anet A8

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Join us on our Facebook group for more help, projects and more! https://www.facebook.com/groups/313198752549177/ This is the absolute cheapest way to get a metal frame for your Anet A8 (or other similar printer). Aluminium extrusions are super expensive here in Canada, so I wanted to created something. For this build you will need (prices in $CAD): 1x10' of 3/4" EMT tubing - 10$ About 60x #10x3/4 metal self-tapping screws - 5$ About a 1/3 of a spool of your prefered filament (I used PETG) - 10$ This project was based on hdaniel3's idea of PVC tubing for frame, so a couple of parts are highly inspired by his project. Pheneeny's AM8 was also a big source of inspiration, some parts are also copied from his project. I predrilled every hole with a 1/8" drill bit. You will have to cut the tubing in these lengths: X: 3x 313mm Y: 2x 364mm Z: 2x 443mm Z supports: 2x 200mm For everybody in metric countries, scale the parts 105% to fit 25mm OD tubing and 107% for 25.4mm OD. The frame was bolted on a 1/2" plywood using EMT straps. Install the Power Supply and the Motherboard on their supports BEFORE putting them on the frame, otherwise the screws aren't accessible. CAUTION: ZMotorMount_L & R have super tight tolerences for the Z tubing. I recommend using a file to smooth the printed holes, then insert it with a rubber mallet. Added EMT8_s3d for those who uses Simplify3D and want to see their printer!