Screw fixings are a great way of holding your 3D printed parts together, and by embedding the nuts in the print, they needn’t spoil the look of your project.
Whilst threaded heat-set inserts are available, they can be tricky to work with - especially if you don’t have the right specialist equipment - and easy to get wrong, a wonky insert resulting in a ruined print.
The simple technique I share in this video is to insert a standard nut - mid way through the print - adding extra layers on top to hold it in place. A bit of extra set-up in your CAD software is required, but other than that the method is straightforward - either pausing the print for insertion, or even doing it on the fly.
The download for the test print can be found here: paterpracticus.com/downloads
Time codes:
0:00 Introduction
032 Prototype
0:50 The idea
1:07 Test printing
1:34 Nut insertion during pause
2:11 Proof of concept
2:23 Development
3:00 Adding to my project case CAD
3:14 Prepping files in Cura
3:36 Printing my project case
4:12 Inserting the nut on the fly
5:07 Assembling my project case
5:23 Advantages over heat-set inserts
5:48 Finished case
5:59 Link to downloadable files
Негізгі бет Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль Simple embedded nuts for 3D prints - neater fastenings - and no special equipment required!
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