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Aluminum Tube Inserts Break

Posted by BrianC 
Aluminum Tube Inserts Break
February 01, 2014 02:57PM
Recently ordered a new kit and the aluminum tube inserts snap almost immediately, leaving the nyloc nut spinning uselessly inside the tube. It's then almost impossible to get it off the screw, so I now have the tubes barely attached to the base dibond sheet and no way to remove them or tighten them. Any ideas?
Re: Aluminum Tube Inserts Break
February 01, 2014 03:25PM
Fixed it, had to jam a screw into the tube to push against the nut and produce enough friction to keep the nut stationary. Two of the inserts snapped, so I wrapped the last two in a layer of tape to bridge the small space between the plastic insert and the aluminum tube, which worked. Maybe these should be slightly redesigned so they can be printed in a different orientation?
Re: Aluminum Tube Inserts Break
February 02, 2014 08:55AM
I did the exact same thing. It happened to only one of them in my case.
Re: Aluminum Tube Inserts Break
February 03, 2014 09:21AM
I found it easier to just tap the alumnium tube and not worry about the nuts.
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