Upgrades include:

  • Frame made of steel tube
  • E3D V6 clone and E3D titan clone
  • Noctua heatbreak fan
  • SKR Mini E3 V3 board
  • Raspberry Pi running Klipper
  • G10 build sheet
  • Bed insulation
  • ATX power supply
  • BLTouch

Probably missed a few in the list

  • N3Cr0@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    2 months ago

    The A8 is quite decent after getting rid of all the original parts and rebuilding it from scratch. I see.

    Good job! 👍 You learned a lot from the original design and from your improvements. That’s what the hobby of 3d printing is all about, if you ask me. I went through similar efforts with my Ender 2.

    • stealth_cookies@lemmy.caEnglish
      14·
      2 months ago

      Nah, 3D printing as a hobby actually involves printing things. What you are describing is 3D Printers being the hobby. That is fine too, but too many people can’t seem to make the distinction that they never actually make anything.

    • vaionko@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      Definitely learned a lot. With these upgrades I hope it will last me enough so when I have more disposable income I can build a Voron or something of that caliber.

  • Carighan Maconar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    2 months ago

    Now what happens if someone takes all the parts you replaced, and uses them to construct a 3D printer?

    Do they own the A8? Or do you?

    • vaionko@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      The frame is this with a few remixed parts thrown in. And scaled everything up to fit this larger tube.

  • PerogiBoi@lemmy.caEnglish
    81·
    2 months ago

    The fact that it hasn’t burst into flames is a testament to your modding skills. Well done!

  • evidences@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    I recently saw an A8 voron switchwire conversion, what I’m taking away from that and this is first A8 mod should be a metal frame.

    • vaionko@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Oh wow a CoreXZ A8. Yeah the original frame is very flimsy indeed. I got noticable improvements in print quality at higher speeds.

    • MonkeMischief@lemmy.todayEnglish
      1·
      10 days ago

      Posting for posterity: YES.

      The stock acrylic frame with eventually start bending in on itself from the tension of the belts, causing unpredictable belt sag / slippage / ruined prints…and it’s the A8 so probably a fire somehow. 😂

      The EMT pipe frame is crazy sturdy though.

    • vaionko@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

      Yeah most of the wiring is. The bed wires are soldered on and I haven’t noticed them warming up at all.