Anet A8 Plus 3D Printer Large Printing Size 300x300x350mm 3D Printers Works with TPU/PLA/ABS Filament 1.75mm

I bought this because for the low price and I am regretting it now. Assembly isn't bad, but several parts broke along the way and I was too stubborn to just return it when I had the chance. The 3d printed blocks that hold the Y-axis linear rods were warped due to obvious bed adhesion problems during manufacturing. One of them split in half when i was installing it on the rod and you can see where there was a layer adhesion failure in the print. I found the files on thingiverse and printed new ones, so be warned about that. Also, the molded parts cracked and crumbled to pieces when I was assembling the printer forcing me to rob my old A8 for parts or print replacements. The steel bed bracket/ Y-axis carriage was pre-warped from the factory making it incredibly hard to get a useful level out of the bed. I will say that the interface is decent and the print quality is great if you can get it together and somewhat dialed in. I chose this over the Creality CR10 because I wanted a bunch of filament too. Big mistake. I have now removed all of the linear rod type components and molded parts and basically turned this into a CR10 since the frame is essentially the same.Bottom line is this Some people have had good experiences with this printer, some terrible. I will never buy another Anet printer again. If you don't need the large format get an Ender 3. They are cheaper and print fantastic with no fuss. If you want a big printer just get a CR10. They are worth it. Luckily I will still be under the cost of one, but will have put a lot of time into making this what I shoudl've bought in the first place. I blame no one but myself. I could've returned this and maybe I just got unlucky and got a lemon. Just my two cents

I bought this based on a friend's recomendation, he had the previous model and has had good results with it after applying a few upgrades.The kit was complete, all parts included(I think).. still have no idea what the finger cots are for? If for grease, this was not included.Quality of the harware is crap, heads stripped easily on some screws, T nuts are pretty coarse, but all went together.Assembly manual, printed and .pdf was ok, but left out a number of steps when configuring the wiring. The on line videos are much better.On first power on, auto home tried to drive the Y axis in the wrong direction , NOT towards the limit switch. Clearly software was set up wrong but I had no clue as to how to fix this, so I swapped the pins on the stepper to change directions, this seemed to be ok. I emailed Anet with this issue and they did not respond., so tech support is non-existent.I had a hard time loading the PLA included, it just destroyed itself in the feeder. Eventually I got this to load, it was not entering the second guide hole for some reason..Printed the test box out, took 2.5hrs. It looks great, dimensions seem correct, bottom glass smooth.There is some concern on where 'it' thinks Zero is for home. It positions to a corner on top of the clip used to hold the glass, so don't know what's up with this for future prints. More to investigate.On the whole this is a pretty good value for the price, even with poor assembly instructions and essentially NO software information.Another friend has an I3 printer, came fully assembled, works great out of the box, has a nicer display, but smaller build area and is slower to print. Price on this is about the same.So my feeling is this is not for someone looking for a plug-and-play printer who is all thumbs, you need some mechanical and in my case electrical knowledge to get this going.

This is my 2nd Anet A8. I loved my first one, but it got fried from a power spike (still looking for a new motherboard). So, I decided to upgrade and get the Anet A8 Plus. I naively thought that I could just use all my old settings for my original A8. That is just not the case. All 3D printers are different and need to be treated as such. After multiple failed attempts, I went back to the basics and started with a temperature tower and could immediately see where the "sweet spot" was. The Anet prints like a dream now! Zero failures since then.I have seen lots of posts about inferior parts. I didn't see that in the one I assembled. Maybe they got the message and upgraded? I will continue to buy the Anet A8's. They just work (when properly dialed in). My first upgrade? A Z height adjustment! Now it is perfect.

OK I am a total nube with 3d printers. This printer had the features that were recommended on a 3d printing forum, dual z axis drive, dual supported y axis and direct drive extruder. There were no reviews on youtube and just a couple here but I pulled the trigger anyways. I figured for the price I would be able to upgrade parts and still come out ahead compared to similarly featured models. I got the unassembled kit so I would know how it was put together. I used youtube for assembly instructions and never opened the manual. easy enough, just takeyour time. The reviews here said replace the bearings so I ordered those with the kit and the stock bearings have never seen any use. They also said to replace the belt with fiberglass reinforced ones but that didn't come till the 2nd week. I advise both bearings and belts to begin with. I could never get the filament loaded without taking the extruder apart and manually stringing it through the TINY hole it goes through. I had no qualms about ordering a new extruder and at $25 I ordered 2. After that was replaced it was all rabbit holes from there. One for Cura slicing software and another deep one for upgrading the firmware to Marlin. Both free by the way.I've learned about calibrating steppers, filament feeds, PID settings, g-code commands, auto leveling, ect... And it has been a blast! Who says you can't teach old dogs new tricks. the skull is really close to life size and took 34 hours and 44 minutes to complete.I don't know cad design but will in time, but there is plenty online to download and print for free so you will always have something to print. So in the end if you take your time and have some patience this is a machine comparable to the ones priced at $700-800.

The media could not be loaded.  Aun estoy en fase de pruebas, pero la impresora me a parecido facil de ensamblar, las instrucciones son claras, pero lleva su tiempo. El area de impresion me gusto mucho, es muy grande (30x30x35) comparada con su hermana menor la Anet A8 (22x22x25). Habia leido en otras opiniones sobre la baja calidad de los materiales; en mi caso llego todo de primera, muy buenos materiales en la impresora; me parece que la tendre trabajando por mucho tiempo, muy recomendable

Great build quality. Not great instructions

Great for the price.. now I’ll see how long it lasts ..

it takes a while to assemble

El firmware muy limitado, demasiadas vibraciones en el marco, los rodamientos de muy baja calidad, sin ventilación en la tarjeta, en mi caso se detiene por sobrecalentamiento de la tarjeta a las dos horas de inicio. Muy bonita estéticamente hablando, pero sólo sirve para tomarle fotos, decepcionante.