About to buy Anet A8
Posted by chucketn
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About to buy Anet A8 May 20, 2017 05:01PM |
Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 12 |
I am about to buy an Anet A8 from E-Bay. I think the Anet A8 is the best choice for a first printer. I have a few questions.
What is the best filament type for first setup/calibration/first prints? Why?
Do any e-bay sales with filament offer a choice of filament type?
What is the best choice of bundled software/controller/etc. and why?
Chuck
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/2017 05:01PM by chucketn.
What is the best filament type for first setup/calibration/first prints? Why?
Do any e-bay sales with filament offer a choice of filament type?
What is the best choice of bundled software/controller/etc. and why?
Chuck
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/2017 05:01PM by chucketn.
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Re: About to buy Anet A8 May 20, 2017 05:59PM |
Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 41 |
I would recommend PLA filament for your first prints, I find it the easiest to print, it prints at a low temperature and isn't fussy. The Anet A8 comes with an old version of Cura for slicing, but you can use the newest version just fine. I would recommend installing Skynet3D firmware and enabling the thermal protections. These are disabled in the default firmware.
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Re: About to buy Anet A8 May 20, 2017 07:32PM |
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Pheneeny
I would recommend PLA filament for your first prints, I find it the easiest to print, it prints at a low temperature and isn't fussy. The Anet A8 comes with an old version of Cura for slicing, but you can use the newest version just fine. I would recommend installing Skynet3D firmware and enabling the thermal protections. These are disabled in the default firmware.
Thanks, Pheneeny. What version of Cura and Skynet3d should I look for?
Chuck
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