Spare Parts¶
Spare Parts To Stock¶
In the following I'll list those kind of parts I personally would suggest to stock. I'll mostly list parts which aren't that expensive and pretty much known to fail sooner or later. Some of them count as consumables (like nozzles or v-slot wheels for example) and I highly recommend to have at least one or two items of them on stock, others are parts which are nice to have to be on the safe side if anything breaks.
However, it does make sense to check whether it's cheaper to get certain parts on their own or to buy a complete spare part. As an example I'd mention the parts of the printhead here. If you'll get the fans, the thermistor, cartridge heater, heater block, hotend etc. as individual parts it most likely makes more sense to get yourself a complete new printhead as a spare part right away. Of course you still should get nozzles and silicone socks anyway, but if you'd have to pay pretty much the same or even more for some individual parts as for a complete printhead, why should you buy individual parts then? Remember that the whole printhead also includes the feeder gear, the plastic cover, the metal plate, the stepper motor and so on.
Anyway - even though it most likely makes more sense to buy a complete printhead to have all the parts stocked, I'll list the imho most important parts from that device also individually.
Consumables which you'll definitely need (sooner or later):
- Nozzle
- PTFE tube (Neo) / bowden tube plus couplings (Go)
- Silicone sock
- V-slot wheel
- Anti-backlash nut
Good to have because they will most likely fail when you really need the printer to work:
- Thermistor
- Cartridge heater
- Heater block
- Heatbreak
- Hotend
- Belts
- Heatsink fan / hotend fan
- Part cooler fan
- Part cooler fan duct (I'd recommend to print a better one than the stock one actually)
Of course you can also stock motors, a lead screw, a mainboard, a power supply unit, a control unit and so on, but in case something like that breaks you might also have other, more severe problems. Due to the fact that those parts aren't the cheapest ones to get, you probably want to get them at the time you need them.
Where To Get¶
When you need to change certain parts or you need to fix them, check out the Anycubic site and watch out for the correct printer model if you can find what you're looking for. Sometimes you have more success to find a specific part at Anycubic's store at AliExpress rather than at their shop website though.
There are also many vendors who sell compatible or even original spare parts, so just do a bit of a research.
Also many parts from third party manufacturers can be used as most of the parts are common components of these kinds of machines.
So if you're looking for parts like v-slot wheels, belts, anti-backlash nuts or even a new lead screw or motor for example, keep in mind that those aren't 'specific' parts most of the time - they're pretty much regular components.
Have a look at the spare part you need, read the specific section here about the part and if that's not enough, do a little research if it really is something 'special' that pretty much only Anycubic or authorized sellers are offering (like the mainboard), or if that's a 'regular' component and therefore could be found easily.