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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 contact directly 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 contact directly 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

Heat-set inserts with a soldering tip so that they melt the plastic when installed. As the plastic cools, it solidifies around the knurls and ridges on the insert for excellent resistance to both torque and pull-out.


F608ZZ Bearing

F608ZZ bearing wireframe

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


608ZZ Bearing

608ZZ bearing wireframe

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


Locking Collar

Locking collar wireframe

Steel or aluminium loops with a grub-screw in the side 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 plastic.


Washer

Washer wireframe

Usually stamped from sheet metal, this type of spacer distributes 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 called a grub-screw.

ISO 4026


Spring T-nut

Spring T-nut wireframe

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

Brass lead-screw nut

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

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