Press fit nuts..

General LulzBot Mini
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I noticed that Lulzbot uses press fit nuts in it’s printer parts where bolts are screwed into the printed parts.

Does anyone know a part number for these? I’d like to re-print some of my parts for my mini.

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They are heat inserts. Use can use a hot soldering iron to put them in. They can be found on McMaster-Carr, below is the link for the M5 version:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#94180a361/=zw5pu1

Below is a tutorial on how to install them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoAji1iq_nk

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Thank you very much!

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You can also buy them here.

http://www.globalindustrial.com/g/fasteners/Threaded-Inserts/ultrasonic-tapered-inserts/E-Z-Lok-Tapered-Insert-Single