Anet A8 Horizontal E3D Carriage by FerociousDesigns

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Updated Part 2: Improved belt holder again. (v5)
Here is the carriage for my horizontal X axis: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2563256
I printed in PLA at 25% tetrahedral infill, 4 top/bottom/walls, supports everywhere lines 10% in Cura 2.7. Parts are orientated to get the best print and least supports.
Required Parts:
4x Igus Drylin RJ4JP bearings - IGUS DryLin® RJ4JP 01-08 Bearing – Instead LM8UU – Reprap Mendel – Anet A8 A6 – High-Quality 3D Printer Linear Bearing
2x M3x25mm Bolts + Nuts for blower fan
2x M3x20mm Bolts + Nuts to hold carriage together
4x M3x10mm Bolts to hold 40mm fan to duct
2x M3x5mm Bolts to hold radial fan mount on carriage
Cable ties to hold 40mm duct to E3D heatsink + cable management
E3D V6 / clone hot end - Xcsource E3D v6 clone
40mm x 10mm PC fan
50mm Radial fan
Fan duct for radial fan
Be careful when inserting the bearings, you can use a flat screwdriver and twist slightly in the gaps to make it easier. This will depend on your printers calibration.
I am using the 'Spaceship' duct: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2088006 on my blower fan but you should be able to use any standard duct for the A8. The radial fan is height adjustable.
There are 2xM3 holes 6.5mm apart on each end of the carriage for future mounts / cable chains etc. Feel free to design a mount and please put a link in comments if you do :)
I have not calculated the offsets yet for this carriage, so if you do this please post to comments. Thanks.
Also the 40mm Fan duct is not final. It is functional but will be revised in the near future.
Offsets:
// The size of the print bed
#define X_BED_SIZE 220
#define Y_BED_SIZE 220
// Travel limits (mm) after homing, corresponding to endstop positions.
#define X_MIN_POS -29
#define Y_MIN_POS -10
#define Z_MIN_POS 0
#define X_MAX_POS X_BED_SIZE
#define Y_MAX_POS Y_BED_SIZE
#define Z_MAX_POS 225


You could probably go higher on the Z but my 12864 LCD is in the way :p
Testing Horizontal Carriage 1Testing Horizontal Carriage 2
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