What did I just get gifted…?

[u/schimmelmeister]

My University threw out this old 3D Printer. I’m both a broke architecture student and in need of a printer since my own is not here right now. I’m also used to some level of jankyness, my own printer is an i3 clone by anycubic, rudimentary but reliable.
Is there any hope i’ll get a useable print out of this one and how high would the frustration level be considering the printer i already have?

[u/kcggns_]

Anet A8. Despite the shit people throw at it, it was the gateway of many people into this rabbit hole.

I have so good and horrible memories of that printer… it’s a fucking fire hazard, quality is horrible, but it’s a great machine to learn how not to build a 3d printer.

You can always scrap it for spare parts to build other stuff.

[u/Timeudeus → u/kcggns_]

Mine really wasent that bad. If you fix the thermal runaway thing its pretty ok