3D Printing: Knurled brass inserts using a heat gun
In my current quest of building the Hypercube Evolution, one of the early and critical steps is putting in the knurled brass inserts into the 3D printed parts. These inserts are the receptacle for screws/bolts that would otherwise chew up the plastic you’ve printed. The standard instructions are to use a soldering iron but I wanted something with a little more accuracy so I used a heat gun. It works well so I thought I’d share a quick tutorial video I made!
In the end I’ve settled on 30-45 seconds as a proper amount of time for the heating. Otherwise I apologize for the hot mic. This was a one-take, direct from phone camera affair. If the tutorials get some traction I’ll up the production value, but for now it’ll do.
Jon, any updates on the Hypercube build?
Not nearly as much as I’d like. I got all the physical components assembled and some of the electronics functional. But last October I had to put aside for real life stuff and it’s been sitting there collecting dust ever since. It makes me really sad. I hope to start making progress on it again soon.