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Button Head Cap Bolt (BHCS)

Button head cap bolt wireframe

Metric fastener with a dome-shaped head and hex drive. Most commonly found in locations where a fastener makes direct contact with a printed part.

ISO 7380-1


Flat Head Countersunk Bolt (FHCS)

Flat head countersunk bolt wireframe

Metric fastener with a flat head and hex drive, designed to sit flush inside a countersunk hole. Most commonly found in locations where a fastener makes direct contact with a printed part.

ISO 10642


Socket Head Cap Bolt (SHCS)

Socket head cap bolt wireframe

Metric fastener with a cylindrical shaped head and hex drive. Most commonly found in locations where a fastener makes contact directly with either a metal part or in conjunction with a washer.

ISO 4762


Nyloc Hex Nuts

Nyloc hex nuts wireframe

Hex nuts couple with bolts to create a tight, secure joint. Nyloc nuts go one step further and cuddle your bolts like your mum used to when you were a child.

ISO 10642


Fan Screw CS-1

Fan screw CS-1 wireframe

A PC standard fan mounting screw. Exclusively used to hold the system cooling fans to the bottom panel.


Heat-set Insert

Heat-set Insert wireframe

Used to provide durable threads into plastic parts. To install, press the insert with a heated soldering tip until the heat-set insert is flush with the surface. As the plastic cools, it solidifies around the knurls and ridges on the insert for excellent resistance to torque and pull-out.


F608ZZ Bearing

F608ZZ bearing wireframe

A ball bearing with a flange is used to hold lead screws in place.


608ZZ Bearing

608ZZ bearing wireframe

A ball bearing is used to hold lead screws in place.


Locking Collar

Locking collar wireframe

Steel or aluminium loops with a grub screw in the side are used to limit the free travel of a lead screw.


Self-tapping Screw

Self Tapping screw wireframe

Fastener with a pronounced thread profile that is bolted directly into the plastic.


Washer

Washer wireframe

Usually stamped from sheet metal, this spacer distributes the load over a larger area. Only used in M5 size.


Set-screw

Set Screw wireframe

Small, headless fastener with an internal drive. Used in pulleys and other gears. Also commonly known as a grub-screw.

ISO 4026


Spring T-nut

Spring T-nut wireframe

A nut that can be inserted into the slot of an aluminium profile. Used in both M3 and M5 variants throughout this guide.


20-Tooth GT2 Pulley

20-tooth GT2 pulley wireframe

Attached to the Z-Axis motor.


40-Tooth GT2 Pulley

40-tooth GT2 pulley wireframe

Used to drive the Z-Axis lead screw from the 20-tooth pulley above.


Brass Lead-screw Nut

iBrass Lead-screw Nut

Used to translate the rotational motion of a lead screw into linear motion of an axis.


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