I converted a dead Ender 3 into a heat insert press tool

I used as few non-Ender 3 parts/screws as possible.

Reused the X carriage as the Z carriage for the soldering iron.

I'm really happy with how it turned out.

STP file at the link in case you need to modify it for your particular Ender 3 parts.

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Turbo@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Cool! Looks well designed parts.

Can you explain a bit more about what is it used for and how it does it?

Is it to seal packaging, join parts together, Does it automate the movement down to a set level and then pause for a duration and finally raise?

is it controlled manually?

IMALlama@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It's for inserting brass threads into 3D printed parts squarely. More info on heated inserts here: https://www.cnckitchen.com/blog/threaded-inserts-for-3d-prints-cheap-vs-expensive

Turbo@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y

Thanks. Neat