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Avoid tapping plastic with machine screws where possible #25

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julianstirling opened this issue Mar 21, 2024 · 1 comment
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Avoid tapping plastic with machine screws where possible #25

julianstirling opened this issue Mar 21, 2024 · 1 comment

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@julianstirling
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We found in OpenFlexure that most of out failures in the field that required re-printing were due to tapping plastic holes with machine screws. The following solutions worked well for us:

  • Use Nut traps where possible.
  • For small circuits boards like the raspberry Pi, use 2.2mm self tapping screws
  • Use triangular holes for tapping into as they are more forgiving if the hole it printed too small.
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hkienle commented Oct 27, 2024

Interesting points. Is there a reference for the triangular holes?

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