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Anet A8 x-carriage with detachable head
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Last crawled date: 5 years, 10 months ago
Disclaimer
The work is still in progress. There are still some issues (for example, currently there is no locking mechanism). Also I'm still testing it, so I don't know whether this design is strong enough or not.
Use it on your own risk! I do not recommend to use it before the design is complete
Update:
This design was created in 2017, but it was unpublished because I intended to add more head types first... But due to lack of spare time I nave got into it, so now I just decided to publish it as is. You are welcome to improve/remake
Credits
This design was inspired by this Quick fit carriage system (by Lukas)
Description
X-carriage with quickly detachable and replaceable head.
Goal
The goal was to allow quick head replacement and potentially supporting different types of heads: E3D v6, E3D Volcano, diamond head, laser head, pen/marker mount, PCB milling, etc.
Required materials:
D-Sub DB15 connectors pair (Male/Female)
M3 hex nuts
M3 hex socket screws (various lengths - up to 40mm length). I'll add the exact list later
E3D v6
50mm blower fan
The work is still in progress. There are still some issues (for example, currently there is no locking mechanism). Also I'm still testing it, so I don't know whether this design is strong enough or not.
Use it on your own risk! I do not recommend to use it before the design is complete
Update:
This design was created in 2017, but it was unpublished because I intended to add more head types first... But due to lack of spare time I nave got into it, so now I just decided to publish it as is. You are welcome to improve/remake
Credits
This design was inspired by this Quick fit carriage system (by Lukas)
Description
X-carriage with quickly detachable and replaceable head.
Goal
The goal was to allow quick head replacement and potentially supporting different types of heads: E3D v6, E3D Volcano, diamond head, laser head, pen/marker mount, PCB milling, etc.
Required materials:
D-Sub DB15 connectors pair (Male/Female)
M3 hex nuts
M3 hex socket screws (various lengths - up to 40mm length). I'll add the exact list later
E3D v6
50mm blower fan