Absorbing filament guide for Anet A8

This is a low friction filament guide for the Anet A8. It dampens the filament flow at fast printhead movements and distributes jerky movements to a longer timespan to account for the inertia of the spool. It consists of a clamp and a rocker. I use a bowden tube from the filament container to the guide which can be inserted to the rocker. Alternatively there is a round bushing for filament. The pulley and the joint is a 608ZZ ball bearing.

Important:

• The guide might reduce the build volume of your printer!
• It is not yet fully perfect.
• The holes and notches are not very precise because of overhang and support. You might have to change the tolerance_gap in the scad files and/or rework after printing.

• The picture shows a preview version with more notches for testing.

  Vitamins:

  Additionally needed:

• 2 ball bearings 608ZZ

• 1 bolt and nut 4x20 mm
• 1 spring 70mm long

  Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Anet

Printer:

Rafts:

No

Supports:

Resolution:

0.1

Infill:

Category: 3D Printer Parts