[amsat-bb] 3D printing and threaded inserts

[Mac A. Cody]

There are a number of good articles on Hackaday that address this technique:

Threaded 3D Printed Part Comparison
https://hackaday.com/2019/03/26/threaded-3d-printed-part-comparison/

Custom Threaded Inserts For 3D Printing
https://hackaday.com/2015/08/31/custom-threaded-inserts-for-3d-printing/

Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth From Threaded Inserts?
https://hackaday.com/2019/12/12/are-you-getting-your-moneys-worth-from-threaded-inserts/

Dremel Workstation’s New Job: Applying Threaded Inserts With Cheap 
Soldering Iron
https://hackaday.com/2020/06/10/dremel-workstations-new-job-applying-threaded-inserts-with-cheap-soldering-iron/

73,

Mac Cody / AE5PH


On 9/2/20 9:32 PM, Curt Laumann via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> To support my interest in building amateur radio equipment I recently dove
> into 3D printing.  I'm sure many are aware of the technique below, but
> still others might find it interesting.
>
> *You can easily install threaded brass inserts into 3D printed parts,
> making them very robust and useful.*  Feel free to view the PDF file at the
> link below for a brief introduction to this technique.
>
> Curt / K7ZOO
> Tucson AZ
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pk_TxQrJCwZ3NnAyDzvdfZ9ijtQBwNNq/view?usp=sharing
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