skotl
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Good video here:
...with the punchline at 13:30 - the plastic print pretty much always gave way before the thread, whether it was printed or using an insert.
The rest of the vid is worth watching and he kind of ends up with inserts being marginally better, albeit the difference between cheap and not-cheap inserts was negligible.
Personally, I love inserts in 3D prints - I make a hole around 1mm smaller than their o/d and then use a soldering iron to push them in, and they feel much more secure than a printed thread. They also seem far more of a professional finish than printed threads.
Perhaps a placebo, but I'll keep using them.
...with the punchline at 13:30 - the plastic print pretty much always gave way before the thread, whether it was printed or using an insert.
The rest of the vid is worth watching and he kind of ends up with inserts being marginally better, albeit the difference between cheap and not-cheap inserts was negligible.
Personally, I love inserts in 3D prints - I make a hole around 1mm smaller than their o/d and then use a soldering iron to push them in, and they feel much more secure than a printed thread. They also seem far more of a professional finish than printed threads.
Perhaps a placebo, but I'll keep using them.