INTRODUCTION
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STEP 7 – TECHNIQUES
Always be
GENTLE
when tightening screws for this entire build! A little trick to keep in mind is
imagine yourself softly petting our kitten ‘Oreo’.
Nothing should be over tightened as this can damage the printed parts. As soon as you feel the
bolt bottom-out tight
then STOP! ;-)
Where
nuts
are inserted into printed parts you can use one of three techniques;
1. Push in with your fingers.
2a. Pull the nut in by inserting the appropriate screw from the other side and tighten lightly until
the nut is pulled into the recess and seated.
2b. Alternatively pull back on the bolt with your fingers once threaded in the nut, this may be
sufficient to pull the nut into its recess.
3. Push in using an appropriate Allen driver from the nylon side where the hex nut easily slides
into the hex shaped hole– but be
very
careful
and only use this method where light force only is
required as this method can damage the nylock insert part if excess pushing force is used.