Diamond head to Anet A-8 mounting Bracket by sportssedan

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

This is a mounting system for a 3 color ,diamond head , to an A-net A-8 .
It fits directly to the Anet Aluminum Linear bearings , with no modifications , using the file labeled, 4 mm holes . Another file is also available with 3mm holes , which is design to specifically fit our Micrometer height Adjuster , which is shown in the photos.https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2185918
The mount uses a flange plate between the Diamond Fan & extruder shroud , as the original mounting flange is particularly awkward to use , as its on the same plane as the linear bearing mounts , which makes screw access impossible.
The shroud came with my hotend , but if you dont have it you can download it herehttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:720520
The flange design also allows for a quick release system for head removal. M3 studs are used , ( make them by cutting the heads off 40mm x M3 screws)
The bracket is counter bored to allow the nuts to recess into the bracket & wing nuts are used to hold the assembly together , complete with the cooling fan . Spinning off the 4 wing nuts will allow the whole head & fan to be removed .
Look carefully at all photos to see how to assemble & mount everything .
At this stage i haven't upgraded the motherboard with additional stepper drivers. I'm only using the different colors on different prints , so im just swapping the stepper plug to the color i want , in order to test everything at present.
Currently investigating a new board , like the rhumba ,
or seeing of i can add some stepper driver board to the Anet motherboard.
Please comment if you have already done these mods , & add some photos if you make one & find it useful .