Anet A8 Journey - Upgrades Part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2017
- After a long wait, i finally finished my latest mods on the Anet A8. Please bear in mind that this printer is a constant work in progress. I believe it will never be completely finished :)
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So you took an Anet A8 and replaced or will replace all the Anet components...with all the bits you have left, you can now build another...Anet A8! Woohoo
+Stu Elliott lol pretty much. The original Anet was my stepping stone
I wonder if I could get that past the wife!
+Stu Elliott well, a printer doesn't take much room once dissasembled, you could say it fits in a shoe box ;)
thats the best way to sneak it by, the first purchase you can get away with becus it is cheap. Then you start replacing parts soin the end you have a 1000usd printer that you would not have been aloud to buy from the start. And since each upgrade is cheapyou can sneak them by
Hi Joe, just recently bought Anet A8 5 days ago and I have been going through youtube looking for tips and trick and I find your video very helpful from all the other channels I viewed. I expect the same journey you experienced and feel the same satisfaction for all the modification you did in improving the performance of the printer.
he does so many upgrades its not an anet a8 anymore. he uses the anet a8 as a template to build his own machince. :P
+ArduinoMakes yep, the Anet A8 is a stepping stone to modding it out. Strictly speaking for now it's still using the Anet board hehe
Now you need to replace the motherboard with a mks base. :)
+ArduinoMakes actually it will be a duet wifi and touchscreen ;)
hmm... upload a tutorial on how to do it.
+ArduinoMakes I will once installed :)
Wow! That's a long way after first A8. Actually I bought one after watched your first Anet A8 video. I've done some upgrades and I think there're a lot to do. This printer is awesome project ever!!
Great work! Looking for your next video. 😊
This is coming along very nicely. Impressively documented, Joe.
+Practical Printing thanks buddy :)
Great series, it's a lot of hard work to get this printer right on point, thanks for the great ideas.
+Michael Morris thank you, and you're more than welcome :)
I'm looking forward to seeing the next video about this printer.
I'm also building a frame from the orballo.
do not take too long to get a new video about this printer.
A big hug and always continue with your excellent videos.
+José Gonçalves thank you. Hopefully will have something out very soon :)
I have a problem that I can not solve, after changing the frame to the one of the orballo when I print a circumference I do not get round is slightly flattened. Could it be that you have removed the original extruder and have placed an E3DV6 clone ??
So, my first reaction was in short: Your Anet A8 isn't an A8 anymore, but a P3 Steel.
I have one myself. Built from scratch, ordered every part and tightened every screw.
The best upgrades I've done since the first iteration where the MK2 extruder and Z-axis stepper motors with integrated leadscrews. I've printed Baby Groot on this and it came out very nice. It's my workhose now and prints evenything near perfect.
I'm looking forward to your upgrade with the Titan Aero. It's something that I was thinking about myself, but hadn't had time for it yet.
Love your contant. Keep it up!
+Edwin D thanks buddy most of the upgrades I will do will eventually lead to a prusa style. However I want to go beyond that ;)
You dig a great job there Jo, nice upgrades. It reminds me that I saw this video 2 years ago...
Great modifications, and this is what a kit leads you to do, make the mods to make it even better still is the Anet A8 in its core. Happy Extruding....
Have you included the Files for the LCD screen, have i overlooked them?
Awesome and high quality video as always, keep your good work up! :)
+BassMastersOfficial thank you :)
Hello M.Maker,
I'm new to 3D printing.
Do you have a video explaining all the terminology that you use? Like Z bending, and such...
Keep up the good work!
Pierre
What upgrade makes major improvement with prints?? I did some upgrades to my printer and there are some to do, but for now no visible improvement of printed parts.
I know I'm quite late to this party but would you do a review/comparison on BED upgrades please? E.G removable bed, plastic, glass, etc. Thanks. I've tried a couple of things with no success, either the print warps or the temporary bed does after a few uses and recalibration is a pain in the ass.
Joe! Love your videos... some people (ahem! ohh_hero) cannot see the forest through the trees... You took a printer that could be had by nearly anyone and showed how it can be gradually changed into something great... I've replaced nearly every bit on my twin turbo z... but not at once... money comes in... money saved... upgrade bought... upgrade done... its still a Z and I learned LOADS about cars that I never would have if I hadn't pieced it together... well done, bro. Just bought one today... along with an JGAURORA A5...
My thought was to turn the Anet A8 into a laser cutting machine
I love it. Good job. I'm currently building my own printer, I have the Anet A8 and the TronXY and my third printer I'm building from scratch.
+James Anderson nice, I will be doing a printer from scratch soon enough :)
Can you please share the Marlin settings files you've ended up with? To get all the settings you came up with for the best performance, in a single place.
What Cooling duct do you use on that extruder? All the ones i tried, even the one privided in the files, do not line up nice around the nozzle. Because the output on the fan is not in the middle with the nozzle.
Looking good. Adding Octoprint with a pi is another good upgrade. The built in time lapse feature is really nice.
+Ryan Gill that will probably come in when I install the duet wifi :)
i am new to 3d printing and was wondering if i wanted to move to different materials like carbon fiber could you do this with this printer by upgradimg or just changimg the printhead to metal instead of brass?
After all these upgrades, what other printer you have, you can compare the printquality with?
when are you going to finish the project??
Once the Anet board is swapped out, does that mean you have fabricated your own machine piece-wise? Is it still an Anet? This is an excellent display of the logic involved in transhumanism. How many upgrades before the person is no longer who they once were? How many upgrades before your printer is your own and no longer an Anet?
Since you will still have all the Anet parts, will you reassemble them into an Anet? The mother births the child, left broken and in pieces. The father cares for the child and gingerly puts her back together? Is this a story of family and togetherness which you have woven? Will our future robotic successors look back on your video and see a story of compassion you had as their ancestor, the man who merged with machine to make his own? Is this how they will learn of love?
is your e3d v6 a clone? or the real thing? I have some z banding on mine currently and my frame and extruder are the same as yours. I noticed last night that the clone e3d is ever so slightly loose. it's not obviously noticeable, but if I wiggle the hotend (with it turned off obviously) it has a little bit of play in it, whereas my actual Prusa you can't wiggle the hotend at all.
+Remain Indoors it's an original, to be honest I always found them very reliable so always got original
try adding a little piece of electrical tape where it clamps over the heatsink. Did that to my clone and it works perfect :-)
Thanks for the tip Thomas! I just edited the model to be a little tighter on the clamping part. I'm printing it now to see if it helps, if not, I'll probably give the electrical tape a shot.
i would love a comparison between before and after with the prints.
the ends of my 2 lead screws are hanging in air. Is that bad?
Awesome upgrades!! keep up. I also have an Anet A8 and i started modding it too. Now i have to decide which print surface to buy. I am between Buildtak, Lokbuild and Peopoly. From the 3, the peopoly is the cheapest one and i'm thinking of buying that instead of one of the other two. What are your thoughts about it? Can you make a review of it? Thanks.
+Neoptolemos Kyriakou I will make a review on it soon. I can tell you that it's is extremely good :) a bit too good maybe lol
I like the extruder upgrade. I have an Anet A8. Will all the parts on the A8 transfer to this design? Are there any assembly instructions for this build? I used the thingiverse link and there is not much info there. Thanks.
I recently upggraded my firmware and the print bed isn't centred i cura. Can you help me? Great video btw.
Hi Joe, It sure does not look anything like the Anet anymore.
Still left the Wingnuts underneath the Build plate?
What board are you going to use, you mentioned it but could not figure out what board it would be. I have a Keyes 3d Printer controller board laying around, and waiting for the last parts for my Prusa I3 Build.
@arduinomakes, it only has the moving parts from the Anet A8 left.
Keep it up Joe,
+Martijn de Man same wing it's for now, it will however turn into an MK42 heatbed. No idea what the board is to be honest as I still have to check. It was a whole kit with dual extrusion
Are their any tutorials for dummies on how to put a different power supply on the Anet a8?
I love the video - the only thing I would ask is that you not print in that vivid red, which so oversaturates (at least on my Vimeo TV) that all detail washes out, making the improvements you made on the A8 difficult if not impossible to see. The gray filament on the other hand - perfect!
where is episode 3??
Next Project: Perfect Cr-10 ;)
Would love to see that. THX and congratulation on your good work!
+childintime7 haha not a bad idea ;) thanks buddy
how do you level the bed of that printer?
Looks good Joe, orballoprinting is just down the road from me, i'm between Santiago de compostela and La Coruña, the only downside is the loss of build size, although they do a 300x200mm update i would like a bit more hight. Think i will just have to save for a cr-10. I was in a live build the other day but had to leave(sorry) Great videos and looking forward to part 3. cheers Derek
+Derek Greenhalgh thanks buddy. Yeah I saw the bigger bed but I opted for standard size. The CR-10 is definitely a good choice :)
Joe,
What a journey. Still waiting to get my first printer. What would you consider to be most reliable kit or built few printers up to about $800 USD?
+Donald D'Egidio for that price I'd probably recommend the prusa i3 Mk2s, the creality CR-10, Anycubic I3 mega this are probably the top 3 I'd recommend
So besides from the frame it self, you also need to buy rods + the screws. And one would be all set to upgrade??
+Tommy Barnabas Dahl pretty much, everything else is the Anet stuff and printed parts
I love anet a8
Good video
+Mamon Odeh thank you :)
How is this still supposed to be an A8?
Hows the bltouch video coming?
Now it's an Anet A8,000! (3DMN special edition) lol. Awesome job Joe! Once you get all your mods completed, I'd love to see what kind of top print speeds you achieve before quality is compromised. (vs your stock speeds) I've done a lot (most) of the printable upgrades for the A8, and a few hardware mods such as E3DV6 clone, and I was able to achieve a beautiful print of that baby groot at 120mm/sec @ .2mm layer height, so I'm guessing yours may be capable of 140mm/sec? Could it possibly go even faster?
I can’t get the printer to print in the center of the bed. It’s not using left side about a inch in and it prints off the bed on the right and same about frount and back
Great video as always! But i'm curious what will be the new price range after all the upgrades. Personally i already spent 150€+50€ just for the minor upgrades(mosfets, psu, leveling sensor and new cables)...
+R4don I can assure you that I spent more than the original price of the printer. But that is the point, always upgrading it slowly and learning along the way :)
Received my P3Steel and started printing the parts for it like in the description. I'm wondering how you adjust the X-axis belt tension. Looks like you need a M6 bolt and nut, but as the nut is on the outside, how do you tighten it?
+Optic I literally used a pair of tweezers and used the nut in the inside rather than outside. It would have been in possible any other way due to the design
Ok, tought so it wouldn't be easy, guess i will make something custom.
part 3, will it ever come?
Is the anet A8 a good printer? No, yes, maybe.
Was definetly perfect for me. As a complete noob to 3d printing i bought one, build it and learned a lot from that alone. Then i improved it by downloading upgrade parts to print. These worked fine but i found they could be improved so i redesigned some of them a bit and printed the parts. I learned so much from the year and a halve tinkering with the A8 that i am now designing and building one from scratch. So yea, despite the flaws it is a great machine.
In your opinion which has better print quality with stock hardware anet vs tronxy
+alex fusion I remember getting better quality with the tronxy to be honest. Even though I had to print some parts
Very "Ship of Theseus." If you remove all the Anet parts, is it still an Anet? Super informative as always, and i am really looking forward to your video on the BL Touch. Keep up the great work, Joe!
Great Job Joe. Heck a lot of work, but a very rewarding learning experience. Configuring Marlin configuration.h and configuration_adv.h is the most fun right? =) Maraming Salamat!
Eventually you will not have an Anet A8 anymore. Whats still stock? the heated bed and motors? but damn this is cool. I'm actually selling my Anet A8 this afternoon to get the Anycubic i3 Mega. I am mostly selling it so I can have the space for the i3 Mega but I will miss my first printer. The anet A8.
x9x9x9x9x9 Where would you sell it and how?
LOL, I've seen part one and thought, hmm.... do not feel alone on this, I find myself constantly over engineering something and I could not care what anyone say. it's damn good fun!!!
I have a question about your LCD holder. The file in the Prusa download appears to be for the A6. Did you modify yours for the buttons on the A8, or am I just missing something?
+Robbie Vance hey, I just realized that I forgot to include the link for the screen. I got that from thingiverse. I searched for Anet LCD and it was one of the results
Good deal. I know the one you're talking about. Thank you.
+Robbie Vance welcome :)
Everyone is saying that you need a new power supply? Do you need that?
Hey joe I know you know quite a lot about the anet a8 and I was wondering if you could help me solve a problem with it. I have not been able to get a print out of it due to the reason that whenever i go to preheat the filament the pla can not come through like something is holding it back. when I press down the screw to load the filament and push on the filament it just starts dripping out plastic and then goes to a very liquid stream of plastic. I am not sure Iif you have any clue what is going on but any help would be appreciated.
+ChaseSPACE Tv I would definitely suggest taking apart the extruder and hotend assembly as it might not be put together correctly. I have had many people mention this and it seems to be a QA issue
Thank you so much
At what point does this stop being an Anet A8? Sounds like a lot of Prusa parts or print files were used, so is it closer to a Prusa now? Let's call it the Hello Makers printer
+Drew Lakebrink haha, I guess once the board goes, then it definitely no longer an A8 :)
I think the whole part with getting a Anet to replace everything in the end is that you buy a cheap affordable printer to get started, and not hit a 600 dollar printer right away. Though I had my share of frustration in my build, it's still cool and I kinda look forward to invest more into it and see what it will become. I will probably print the parts for a Hypercube, but thats a different story. It's like legos. Buy a kit, get some more and build further. Just less sore feet.
+PantsuMann thank you!!!! That is exactly my thoughts here but it seems I rubbed a few people the wrong way with this video :)
So i know that this printer has a lot of capability's and i have one myself... i went the route of the am8 frame with aluminum extrusions. I got bored with the single color and bought the prusa mmu upgrade... it is here now but i have no idea on how to program it at all. Does anyone know where i can find this program or how i need to plug the multiplexer board (new version) into the main anet a8 board
Quicksilver Robotics the multiplexer board is meant for the prusa’s mainboard. I doubt it would transfer to the Anet main board...
+3D Maker Noob if you had a choice to redo the A8 or the Original Prusa i3 Kit for 650EUR, what would you do? I'm talking here the value no the experience you get from this
btw, my i3 Kit from Prusa will be here on monday
Other question, why is Magigoo not available on amazon.de?
+Mike's Tech World by the time I upgrade this printer it will cost me as much if not more than the prusa so I'd go for the prusa. However I have to say I'm enjoying the constant upgrading :)
+Mike's Tech World also, will check about magigoo
Its about time . I think i got about 500 more grey hairs waiting on the upgrade part 2 video and it was wayyyyyyy to short. Cmon man you made us wait now spill it.........lol
+Tom Shepherd haha, apologies. Hopefully the next one won't take that long ;)
I've been looking to upgrade my Anet A8 to a AM8 frame, but now this got me thinking, seeing this frame. Anyone who could fill in to this choice? AM8 or Steel frame, what would be better/more stable?
+Optic I've heard a lot of good things about the AM8 frame. I just found this to be cheaper and more convenient for me
I have a feeling this frame might be better , because the rods are directly mounted to the frame, unlike the AM8 with printed parts. Aswell the motor mounts are not printed.
You said you had quite a hard time building this conversion. But if you only have a stock anet A8 ,without the marlin, bltoch and other upgrades you did. Would it still be difficult?. I'm asking because, if i would get this frame and print all the parts now. Would it work out? As i don't have a 2nd printer to print parts wile building the conversion.
Also, i see the rods are shorter, and you bought new ones. Are they smoother and better surface compared to stock Anet rods? (I could cut the stock anet rods to the new length for the steel frame, and safe the money not buying shorter rods)
+Optic you can use the same rods, just cut them shorter as they are pretty much identical. As for the difficulty, it was mainly due to so many modifications at one go. However I still suggest updating to Marling even on a stock Anet, that by itself is quite easy. If it's just a pure replacement of frame, it's not that complicated :)
Thanks for the quick replies, I'm planning to do the BLtouch and marlin upgrades, and many others, just not all at the same time ;) .A better frame is prior to me as this will improve further prints alot, and better printed upgrades in the future.
And keep up the good work, you got a new subscriber!
does the anet a8 leak? my p802ma starts oozing filament and around 180 degrees???
+Nick Murphy if it's around the nozzle, that means the nozzle and throat aren't tightened enough. Use some ptfe tape around the throat and nozzle
3D Maker Noob thank you so much for the response,I'll check it out today
Maybe the Z-wobble came from the leading screws not running freely as they should?
+Pfaeff no, it came from the bent leadscrew, then it was reduced further with the parts on top. However, the main culprit it too much play on the bearing and coupling which will be solved in the next upgrade :)
I'm totally new to the a8... My printer is still in the mail even... But everywhere I read that the lead screws are supposed to be free at the top so that, combined with the elastic couplers at the base, any bend no matter how small does not apply force to the X carriage assembly.... The X carriage is supposed to be guided and fixed in place on the X/Y axis by the guide rods only and the lead screw should just be able to move harmlessly on these axis without applying force to it...
Fixing the lead screws at the top forces any deviation of the lead screw into the X carriage assembly... Thus worsening your z banding issues....
This logic rings true to me....
i found that as of 2020 my stock Anet A8 works best with the newest cura and Inland pla Filliment
What are you printing on, glass with glue ?!?
+Raven is better I use peopoly sheet. Cheap and extremely effective.
Hey can u help me my Anet a 8 keeps warping the prints
Dave Saldub with PLA? If so check your cooling fan and bed temperature
Thanks man
But still waiting for duetwifi
+lol corporation soon soon :)
3D maker noob. Would you please share that power supply cover once you have tested it?
+Harry O Hare of course :)
3D Maker Noob thank you
+Harry O Hare welcome :)
Maybe you should try making the 3D Hypercube printer completely from the ground up. a bit different experience form the modifications of the Anet A8
+Tanner Babcock actually I'll be doing the folgertech as I have it here :)
Can I have your old orange x chain mod and y bed chain mod? It's worth a try to ask
+(7ohms2) haha, to tell you the truth, they have already been sent for recycling
Heard about the am8?
+BI0FALL yes I have, this was cheaper for me and easily accessible to be honest. However I have to say that I am truly impressed with it
making a beetle into a porsche, nice work: )
where's the next video
How much money, have you spent on this printer? And would it not have been better to buy, a better printer in the first place? And yes i known you learn along the way, but that knowledge would come, in the long run, anyway.
On all printers I own, the first replacement is the installation of an E3D V6 (original) and second step is E3D Titan (original)... No issues with clocking nozzles, clicking extruders :-)
+Frank von Thienen yep, agreed. If I had the time and resource, I'd probably do the same to all my printers lol
Interesting, I Think im going to order the frame from SEEmeCNC and build my own
I think you're at the point where you could make videos about building a 3D printer from separately ordered parts, instead of from a kit. I've learned a lot from following your mods, but, at some point (for me it was probably when you replaced the frame), I would have just taken the knowledge I gained from building and modding the A8 and just built a whole new machine. Then you could compare it to your modded A8, including in price.
BTW, if you do make a printer from scratch, I'd like to see one with a bigger (not smaller) build volume.
+Andrew Lenze I am in the process of fully making this a custom build :)
it would be a good idea to improve the filament holder by putting an insert in the spool so the threaded rod goes in right in the middle
might even help the z banding
+luke johnson the frame is ridiculously solid so that spool holder is extremely rigid and I'm 100% positive it is not affecting z banding as I also printed with an external spool holder. I will be in proving it with better z axis rods
I think the z banding could be remedied with some better bearings on the z axis. Or perhaps some larger diameter z rods with better bearings. Better couplings at the z motor rods too. Those couplings move a lot. There are better couplings available. I would start with the couplings and linear bearings. The lead screws should be allowed to move freely at the top, if they have some warp to them, fixing them rigid will only make the situation worse. The location of the z axis should be the function of the linear rods only, hence my recommendations above.
+Marcel LeMay in fact my next upgrade will involve the same stepper motors with integrated leadscrew like the ones on the Prusa along with better bearings for sure. Still lots to do :)
Hi Joe, Hope you do the integrated leadscrew upgrade soon.
+Mario Almeida yep, just need to receive them :)
Having none sticking problems !!!
You make me cry in the last
So, this is no longer an Anet A8, as you have pretty much replaced everything? Is it not at the point where you would have been better buying all the parts that you have changed and build from new?
Anet a6 auto leveling?
+Johnfulky should be up in a week or two as I will use it for the BLtouch and it will work on inductive sensors as well
Cover for the electronics. Not the power supply. I have this printer. I am looking to print all the part and then tear it apart and rebuild. But this is my only printer I have so it's hard to give that up for a few days. Maybe more.
+Tc Berry well strictly speaking the power supply is the most dangerous as it is direct 230 volts and unfused so that should be Paramount to cover first. Electro ics are also important of course but not as much as the power supply. Reason why I didn't cover everything is because I will be upgrading everything again.
3D Maker Noob maybe we can collaborate. I can create the stls. I'm pretty good at 3D design with about 9000 plus hours of professional use. You sketch I'll 3D it.
Hello 3D maker noob :-)
The Z banding can be coming from your z motor couplers, i had this problem with all my printers until i ordered myself z motors with integrated leadsrews. No more banding, so i did this to all my printers. Btw, love your videos ;-)
+Thomas Isaksen yep, in fact, I ordered a couple for the next upgrade ;) thank you!
It also could be the bearings on the rods being slightly out of tolerance
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+r1tual in fact they are which is why they will be changed :)
No Bowden system yet? The best improvement you can make to an ANET A8!
+Kevin Gill that will come at some point :)
I totally get the need for frame stability but I feel like you lose most of what makes the anet so good, the community. Not being able to use any of the 3d printed upgrades on thingiverse is a big sacrifice imo. I guess its still part of the journey of the anet though like you said, its basically a gateway drug into building your own 3d printer haha. Cool video though Joe, thanks.
So basically only the board and the bearings are left :P
Btw. the caps do NOT help with z-banding. Remove them and it will probably get better. Maybe a series about why not to fix the leadscrews
+3DMaker actually in this case they made quite a bit of positive difference. Keep in mind I spent over a week playing with z banding :) however the issue is the couplings and so on so will remedy that in the next video ;)
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Right on! The Anet A8 is a 3d printer for tinkerers. That's why I bought one.
+coldWire yep, I finally got why it's so popular :)
The fun thing about Anet A8 and all of its critics is that Anet A8 is actually not a printer - it's a kit, a bix box of really cool details. So criticise a constructor for a fact that people constructing from it anything they like, and have fun, and this is not anymore an Anet but something else is really pointless. Acrylic frame in this kit is basically worth nothing, it's just a handy addition.
WOW Great Job Joe #Highfive
+the German Printing Nerd thanks Don
its a anet 3dmakernoob transformer now :D
i mean it's awesome, but at this point it's better to just get the full kit at orballo printing, they make an i3 clone that's definitely better than the A8 and would cost less than all of the upgrades done at this time
+Utaï I know but that's not the point of this series. The point is for those who have an Anet A8 and want to upgrade, these are suggestions. Once I'm done with this, I might as well could have bought two original prusa mk2S, but I wouldn't have had the experience, learning curve or fun along the way
you're right sorry, i was thinking purely in terms of money savings on this, but still, even tho you can make every upgrade possible on such a printer, i still think this would be smarter to just save money and make or get the high end stuff in the end
+Utaï it is, but keep in mind not everyone wants to wait :) at 150 dollars it's too attractive even though it's alot of work involved. However I can say now that I totally get why it's so popular. It's a lot of fun and the amount of knowledge I have now of Marlin firmware and configuration is extremely useful which I would have never known unless I did the upgrade
oh yeah totaly ! now that i got my Anycubic I3 Mega sometimes i wish i woudl have wait to get a really high end stuff, but man i have so much fun even with the struggles, and sometimes seeing what other people can do with the A8 i get a little jealous of the results :D
Nice !!! Except you have to remove Anet A8 from the title this printer can now be called the 3DMakeNoob V1
+Chair Happy lol Anet 3DMN edition lol
how far the noob has come :D
Can I please have the A8 parts you dont need anymore? Im gonna build my own 😏
I think a huge part of this video might have been misinterpreted by a large group of the viewers.
For one, the Anet A8 is a printer that provides access to 3d printing at a low(very low) cost, because of this, I own one (yes, I know "Why would you buy such a piece of excrement?" Is what most people would be screaming right now, but it was all I could afford at the time). With that said, when I bought it I bought it specifically to learn about 3d printing, to "get into it", so every single print so far had been a gamble, with about 60-70% failures (from prints not sticking to the bed, horrible warping, shifted layers Z-banding like you would simply not believe...) All of the failures I had, taught me something about my printer, what to look for, where to look for it, what to set up mechanically and through software, what parts to change, what parts to keep and what to do with all the new grey hair...(I still don't have an answer for the latter)
I too have completely replaced the frame with a 3mm mild steel one (Tatara on thingiverse) and yes, through the course of it I've probably forked out around an additional 200 or 300 dollars, but I know much more about troubleshooting print issues now than what I would have if I'd bought a 700 or 800 dollar machine...
Thanks for the video man! Don't take the naysayers all too seriously...