If you want to get into 3D printing but don't want to splurge on an expensive machine, the Anet A8 is an affordable DIY piece of hardware to get you going.

The Anet A8 itself is a kit, and you’re looking at a few nights of assembly before it even resembles a 3D printer. Some of this is educational and fun, but other parts of the build are pure tedium.

As [Gosse Adema] shows, turning a 3D printer into a laser cutter can actually be a remarkably easy job. The build starts with an Anet A8 3D printer.