ANET A8 Plus Assembly Guide, Setup, Review, Easy Upgrades (STLs Included). Is This Printer Worth It?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ส.ค. 2021
- The ANET A8 Plus is an entry level printer and its smaller predecessor, the A8, had been based on the Prusa i3 machines. The A8 plus adds volume with a build size of 300mm x 300mm x 350mm which is quite generous considering the low cost of this machine.
The frame is an all metal extrusion construction making it very stable and stiff. It comes with a direct drive extruder, heated print bed, and simple LCD screen.
Overall this kit is fairly simple to assemble, however, it will take you some time to do. Pay close attention to the details while assembling to get the most of out of your printer later. Also, keep a close watch on the quality of parts as you are likely to get some sub-par quality parts in a kit with a price this low. Don't expect a turn key printer out of the box, and do expect to have to get creative at times.
My biggest complaints about this machine is the lack of strain relief, no wire management, and lack of grommets for wires passing through metal enclosures. The heated bed connector and cable is also inadequate for the application. I would be happy to pay more for a printer that addresses these issues. I have tried to rectify some of these problems with my own design files that you can find here:
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That being said, this printer prints surprisingly well if you take good care in setting it up properly. The direct drive extruder meters filament well, and small details come out sharp in fine prints. The simplicity of the machine makes it a good candidate for fun and simple future upgrades and would be a good platform to build your knowledge of 3D printing.
I did not include slicer settings in this video but you should be able to find slicer profiles for A8 machines online quite easily. It is a very popular platform. You can also start with other generic printer profiles from other popular machines like the Creality machines. Select a Creality machine with a direct drive extruder and get that slicer profile... adjust the printer dimensions and you should have something that works nicely.
I would recommend this machine for beginners and advanced users alike. In either case you would be looking for a hobby printer and a project, not a ready to use tool. If you are looking for a more straightforward experience in getting printing, I would suggest the ANET ET5X as it is much easier to assemble and the print quality is also good. The overall machine is more well thought out than the A8 and is only slightly more expensive.
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Did you need to upgrade any other parts to 24v or did they work fine as is?
Anet printers are awesome work horse 3D printers that produce better quality than many others costing more.
as said they are at a good price, and when set up and tuned correctly they are a very rewarding 3D Printers.
I did change the firmware to Marlin
I have ran my Anet A8 for over 3 years nearly every day without no major problems, on one problem i did have and that was after many months the heat sensor came loose and caused a shut down to save damaging anything.
So after seeing this video i will go and buy the Anet plus,
Thank for sharing.
My experience with these printers continues to be positive, especially for the price. You do need to tinker a bit but it is worthwhile once you get them dialed in!
@@EmbraceMaking I have a friend with a pair of original A8's he built along side mine in early 2018.... they both still work, well. He's upgraded the boards, and done a few printable mods.... still plugging along
Hello, thanks for this awesome guide. Do you can make ah list with all your upgrades (power sup., printed parts and so on + link)?
I would be very grateful :)
He y mate. Do you have a link for the z adjuster?
Great vid. helped me heaps..
A faster way to tram it the 1st time is to loosen the z limit switch, move the print head by hand with the power turned off so that it is exactly at the height you want it so it just barely puts friction on paper between the nozzle and bed, then use that location to slide the z limit switch up until it clicks and then tighten its screws. Do all that after setting the bed adjuster wheels at the halfway point and you'll be at a place where you can start adjusting things with an autohome without it crashing the bed.
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I have the printer and I like it. But the first thing I had to do was to put Marlon on it 2.0 works much better. The wire issue that is used a cable tie on top and it takes care of it.
Hello,
I watch a lot of TH-cam videos, and despite being a creator myself, I often forget to like, comment, subscribe. Your video was so thorough, so well thought out, and so helpful that I just had to stop and let you know that you have earned my subscription.
Also, if you can provide a link to that Meanwell power supply, that would totally make my day! 😊😂
Thanks and keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for your comment and subscription! Here is the power supply, I'll also add the link to the video description: amzn.to/3ZlGD61
Thomas, can you do a video on how to add a mosfet to an Anet a8 plus hot bed. Most available videos are only for the A8 which has a different main board.
Hi Dale, I can look into it. For what its worth, I've been running this printer daily, sometimes almost all day since the making of this video and so far its been rock solid. I mod most of my printers, but it's been so solid I haven't even had a reason to tear into it!
Great video. Everything bad you said about the assembly of this printer is exactly what I remember when I assembled mine. I'm not sure why they designed the mainboard cover with a hole that needed to be threaded with some cables before attaching it. I'm thinking of using a dremel and file to turn the hole into a notch, so the cover can be removed without worrying about the cables.
I'm just getting back into using my printer and I am considering upgrading the board so I can upgrade Marlin with more features. Is a 32-bit board really that much of an improvement over the 8 bit boards?
It is in some ways... I think it is more noticeable when you have more complicated shapes
My Anet a8 was made from plywood.
But now it's a metal, been running the printer for 2 year's now with no problems,
I discontinued using springs on the bed had no problems with my idea.
I run mine nearly every day and it's been rock solid. I'm genuinely surprised and impressed that a printer in this price range has been so reliable. I'm so tempted to upgrade things but it works fine as is so I've left it as is so far!
Cuántos volts debería mandar la fuente de alimentación a la placa en esta impresora Anet a8 plus
I would like to connect a filament end sensor, but there is no such connector on the motherboard. how to connect ?
Awesome review. If you had to choose between Anet A8 Plus and Creality Ender 3 V2, which one would you pick?
If you don't need the extra size I would go with the Ender 3 V2. Although the ANET is a decent machine, it's a lot of assembly work and at this point I don't think ANET has upgraded the A8 to 32 bit board and some of the nicer features the V2 has in 2022. Although I haven't looked into the A8 in a while to see if they've refreshed it. Are you mostly using PLA or?
@@EmbraceMaking Thank you for your reply! I just purchased BIQU B1 SE Plus. Hope it'll be good.
@@EmbraceMaking I'll be using PETG mostly. Have you tried BIQU B1 Se plus?
I have never used a BIQU printer, however, coincidentally I have an upcoming video where I am going to upgrade my ANET A8 to the BTT SKR mini and I believe BIQU and BTT are the same company.
@@EmbraceMaking any update on the upgrade and video?? About to install a skr mini e3 v3 on my a8+, and going to install klipper on it, curious if that's the route you were going to go and if you have a config already 😂 awesome videos btw, super underrated content man!
Nice review can you try printing a movable part? I'd like to see if it can print parts that move like a baring or the fish bones
I no longer have this printer but generally the print tolerances were acceptable to make articulated models without the parts fusing together.
SOLVED***** I took the belt holder (printed from Here) on the bottom of the bed, disconnected the belt, put on the other side and screwed it back into the other set of screws on the bed holder. Works like a champ. Again, without this video, I could have not figured out how to get the million parts together. The instructions were pretty bad. I have had this printer for close to two years in a box waiting to put it together and finally did the other day.
PROBLEM****
Hi, with the help of this video I got mine together. This is my fourth printer. ONE BIG ISSUE is that when I try the auto home, the bed the hotend moves to the left, but the build plate goes forward instead of backwards. I have checked all the wires and all is correct. The z goes up and down and everything blows and heats. What do you think the problem is? Bad z motor wire?
Ok my y axis moves forward away from the motor instead of back towards the motor when I home it???
A little advice to help people who are visual learners: please show which wires youre using. I know yhe tutorial is long and you must have gotten tired cuz I know I did but there are alot of parts that I couldnt figure out at all because there was no visial connection to it
have you tought about using a volcano nozzle? seems a good fit for the printer.
Is it possible to install a bl touch on this beast?
I have considered upgrading the hotend and extruder... BUT as cheap as this thing is, it has been super reliable and has not given me issues... its one of the rare things I have taken the "if its not broke, don't fix it" approach! I usually screw around with just about everything I own!
@@EmbraceMaking good to know, my local provider says that the new anets a8 plus come fully assembled and is just tight a couple screws, assembly time 15 mins, i think this is gonna be my new printer haha
For sure, just be sure to give it a good once over both mechanically and electrically. At the end of the day these are cheap chinese printers... the quality control isn't going to be exceptional no matter which chinese brand you buy. Double check the electrical connections, add strain relief where you can, test the thermal runaway protection on the firmware (lots of videos how to do that on TH-cam) and make sure the machine assembles square with all of the framing. Check brackets and all that to make sure they are square. The higher degree of precision that you assemble your machine the less headaches you will have trouble shooting print issues in the future.
@@EmbraceMaking for sure man, thanks on the advice and this is a super great video, awesome quality !
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I have an Anet A8 plus printer, I bought a replacement extruder, but I noticed that the hot block looks a little slanted and not 100% straight, so I wanted to know if it's ok for that to happen, if that doesn't affect much when it comes to to print?
If its only a little bit you probably won't notice. Most of these Chinese printers are far from perfect and for general use you'll be fine. See if you can best identify what is slanted, perhaps its the sheet metal mount and you can gently bend it back straight.
@@EmbraceMaking thanks, I'll try to do the same thing you did in the video so that the thread is straight and mount it without problems
sounds good, let me know how it goes!
It seems kind of impossible to assemble the printer out of square but for some reason mine is printing square in the x and z but for some reason y is slanting the print towards the back of the printer. Any advice?
Hmmm, your y? Seems odd, and what do you mean by slanting... like if you tried to print a cube would it look like a parallelogram if viewed from the top?
hello, thank you for this video, i could build it in no time, anyway, i got a little problem, maybe you can help? when doing auto home, the bed comes forward instaed of backward and hits the front of the printer, resulting in a machine gun noise, i can't find the solution to that, maybe i could send you a video to show you, that will help a lot, thank you
i think that you can change the wires, in order to change the current direction and by that change the motor turn
Were you able to get yours fixed with the advice given from other commenters?
And when you're finished pull it all apart and fit some Igus Drylin bearings on the x and y axies to stop the neighbours complaining about the noise. Or if you have read this, do it before assembly. Don't get Me wrong, it's amazing value for money but it needs a lot of mods to make it a good ,safe and quiet machine. In fact it's so damn sturdy, you could probably increase it's print volume on the z axis to about 600, but that means a lot of cable extensions an precise drilling and threading, which some compainies are happy to do for you. Jeez I'm drunk again.
I have problem with printer I have done al lot of printing but now a need to chance the pla again now it don’t wana extrude if I do nothing it tuns but if I do pla in it then it make a sound if it stuck or something
It’s a anet a8 plus
Sounds like you have a hot end jam? Do you have a nozzle cleaning tool? Also, you can try increasing the temperature to 245 and see if it loosens up some of the stuff inside and force some filament through by hand. Don't let it sit at that temperature too long you don't want to burn the material inside. You can also try a "cold pull" look that up on youtube and you'll see, its another method of trying to clear your nozzle.
@@EmbraceMaking thnx gona try that tomorrow I wil let you know if it works
It was stuck indeed I open it because heating did not help thnx for help
The bed holder is one of the worst parts of the printer I ended up making my one from one 4mm sheet of aluminum
Yes, after using this printer for an even longer period of time, I've found that my print bed is quite irregular. Overall the printer is still performing fairly well, but it makes it difficult to utilize the entire print bed surface... there will be a replacement in the future.
This Damm thing is kivkin my ass lol 5 hours later I finally got the frame together I kept putting shot backwards
Ha! It is definitely a very involved build, hope you got it together okay!
52:15 this guy: part cooling fan wouldnt be effective
part cooling fan: off
I was speaking about when the printer performed the bridge on that part... thats when the part cooling fan was being utilized. In the clip you time stamped the bridge had already been completed and the fans were off for the last top layers.
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Every anet printer is not entry level. There's always some problems with it
When I say entry level, I consider it to be a balance between cost and complexity. Most beginners are not going to want to try their hand at 3D printing with a $2000 machine. They usually start on something cheap like these anet printers or creality. It comes at the cost of sometimes poor quality control or other issues as you say. However, this is in some ways a blessing because it forces you to learn more about the printer, the process, etc. In the end, it makes you better and more competent with 3D printing... but it does take time.
@@EmbraceMaking Normally I would agree with you. But the a8 plus has 3d printed rod holders that break very easily. Either ask the seller to send you some or print some yourself if you have another printer. I wouldn't recommend this to a beginner.
I had the original anet a8 and it was total junk. Stay away.
I'm not sure what has changed since then but this printer is still running for me to this day and I'm putting 4-10 hours per day on it... it's noisy but it's been really solid for me. Haven't even swapped out the hot end or anything and prints come off reasonably clean considering how cheap this thing is.
Many issues of the plywood A8 were adressed with the A6, the A8+ is basically an AM6 with more printing area.
Its a very good start for new people but yes,you have to actually improve it yourself