Hi, I found the 5/16 18 threaded rod locally, yay, but the only 5/16 18 hex Coupling Nut I can find at all 4 big stores is 1-3/4 inch in length.
Can I try and cut it to size, or will that screw up the threading?Could I perhaps use 3 regular nuts?
Hi, I found the 5/16 18 threaded rod locally, yay, but the only 5/16 18 hex Coupling Nut I can find at all 4 big stores is 1-3/4 inch in length.
Can I try and cut it to size, or will that screw up the threading?Could I perhaps use 3 regular nuts?
You can probably make it work, I know a few others have.
I gave it a try. Made some sort of jig to tightly hold it, inserted rod, cut with hacksaw, length is perfect, threads are fine.
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Could you send the STL of the nut holder? The new zip I downloaded doesn’t feature it anymore. It would help me a lot since all the parts have allready been ordered. And could you also maybe send the coupler for the Z-axis motor and the threaded rod?
Many thanks in advance,
Lennart
All the files are on the home page, burly link. The old parts can not be mixed with the new, 100% will not work. If it was that easy I would have just left them in.