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    Motedis I-Type Profiles and "Roll In" Nuts

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    • alexspellerundefined
      alexspeller
      last edited by

      I'm looking at Motedis profiles for a Precision Kossel build, specifically the I-Type slot 5:

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      And the corresponding T-Nuts:
      0_1550001037347_80b434e4-bed3-43ea-8ee0-5af4b9430145-image.png

      Does anyone else who's done this build before know if these nuts are roll in or not? I've previously built a Kossel with OpenBeam and a real pain for me was not being able to easily add in new fasteners without taking loads of stuff apart, so if these aren't roll in, I'm tempted to go for B-Type extrusion instead so I can add new stuff in without taking the whole printer apart and having to recalibrate everything!

      Thanks,
      Alex

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      • Dr_Ju_Juundefined
        Dr_Ju_Ju
        last edited by

        Those ones I'm not sure of.

        The ones I use are similar, in that they drop into the extrusion, and will 'twist' lock when tightening the bolt. This allows easy changing of parts etc. e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-Mx4-Drop-in-T-nuts-for-B-style-2020-Aluninium-Extrusion-Profiles/303056244208?hash=item468f8f4df0:g:4oMAAOSwcOtcXtE~:rk:1:pf:0

        Julian,

        Old goat, learning new things….

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        • fmaundefined
          fma
          last edited by

          They are described as "T-nut with spring ball", so, yes, I'm pretty sure they roll in.

          Frédéric

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          • dc42undefined
            dc42 administrators
            last edited by

            Yes they are roll-in. I use them in my delta printer.

            Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
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            • alexspellerundefined
              alexspeller
              last edited by

              Perfect, in that case the I-Type profile wins out for me, for the slight increase in rigidity (5% according to what I can interpret from the specs).

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