Although it’s downright awesome to think up marvelous designs and create them from nothing but plastic, we often forget that 3D Printing can reach further incredible heights with a few Finishing touches. You can add extra bits or features to make functional prints more diverse and better suited to various applications. This 50 Pack of M3 Threaded Nut Inserts includes a soldering tip to heat press your inserts into your print during post-processing. By integrating knurled brass threaded nuts directly into prints, you can use standard Screws and Bolts to reliably hold heavy forces with your functional parts.
The Knurled Brass Threaded Nut Inserts in this 50 pack are sized for M3 Screws and are surprisingly easy to use as long as you have a decent Soldering Iron and the handy soldering tip included. In a simplistic explanation, all you need to do is heat up the nut insert from the inside by slotting it onto the soldering tip on top of a heated soldering iron to get it ready to heat press into your printed part. If possible, it is recommended to have Ø3.0 - 3.2 pilot holes in your model to slide these nuts into place once hot. However, the plastic conveniently softens and moves out the way as you heat press the nut inserts where you want them. Be sure to hold the nut insert firmly in place with a pair of Tweezers until the plastic cools down and hardens within a few seconds.
With brass threaded nut inserts, your prints are better equipped to handle the stresses that its application might subject it to and distribute those forces evenly to the surrounding plastic. Threaded inserts like these are certainly applicable for all kinds of mechanical applications outside of 3D Printing, although we’ve stocked these fantastic little tools with functional 3D Printing applications in mind. This handy 10 pack of Knurled Brass Threaded Nut Inserts is the perfect kit for resourceful Makers to start experimenting.
M3 Threaded Nut Inserts - Technical Specifications: |
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– M3x6x5 |
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– Threaded Nut |
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– Brass |
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– Ø3.0 - 3.2 |
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– 50 Knurled Brass Threaded Nut Inserts – Copper Soldering Tip (requires Ø6.5 mm throat) |
Additional Resources:
If you want a great visual demonstration of how to use these brass inserts for your prints, check out the following tutorial video by Joe Mike Terranella, in which he covers the basics of inserting threaded nuts, as well as how to remove them if you need to get them back out:
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