M5 Threaded rod wibbly wobbly Hi, has anyone tried M5 threaded rod with a long M5 nut? hexagon-coupler-nut.jpg mod_embed_images_loadimage('2ea33217c99d721740777bf19f67af6e', 'https://reprap.org/forum/addon.php?406,module=embed_images,url=http%3A%2F%2Fsunrisefastener.net%2Fimages%2Fhexagon-coupler-nut.jpg', 'http://sunrisefastener.net/images/hexagon-coupler-nut.jpg', 'https://reprap.org/forum/addon.php?406,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Fsunrisefastener.net%2Fimages%2Fhexagon-coupler-nut.jpg', '', 711025, 800, 400, 'Loading image ...', false); I'm thinking of trying it on the X supports. Also thinking of making a rigid axle coupling, which would center the threaded rod and motor shaft. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,711025,711025#msg-711025 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:43:01 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,711025,711131#msg-711131 Re: M5 Threaded rod https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,711025,711131#msg-711131 I'm thinking of using shaft coupler to mitigate this leaning. Ie, thread leans to left -> coupler moves it to right.

I've already seen some improvement on the quality by adjusting the shaft couplers as mirrors to each other.
Ie, left coupler has screws pointing left and the right coupler has screws pointing right. Threaded rods are forced to lean opposite directions.

Just one problem. How do i find out which way the threads are leaning on a rod? :D
(Just to make it more accurate)

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Still thinking of using Long M5 nuts on X-axis.
I have a feeling they wont wobble as much as normal M5 nut does and still rotate freely.]]> Veesta Prusa i3 and variants Sun, 02 Oct 2016 10:05:43 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,711025,711025#msg-711025 M5 Threaded rod wibbly wobbly https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,711025,711025#msg-711025
I'm thinking of trying it on the X supports.

Also thinking of making a rigid axle coupling, which would center the threaded rod and motor shaft.
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