E3D V6 Direct Drive Extruder for the Anet A8

This is my direct drive setup I'm using on my A8. It uses the stock extruder motor and parts cooling fan. It's sized to use fan nozzles intended for the stock extruder. There is a small "post" for attaching one of the wire clips from the A8 kit for strain relief. So far it has worked well for me with a E3D V6 clone hot end. Mine is printed with eSun PLA+ and has held up so far, even printing PETG. I have printed another in PETG, expecting this one to soften and warp eventually but so far that ha