Heat Set Insert Press - GT2 belt and vrollers

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My version of the Heat Insert Press from adafruit, but done from scratch with my own ideas how to tackle that. A few things are different. a) im using VRollers for everything, because theyre ultracheap, and everyone has them at home b) i made it modular, so you can made your own mount fitted to your soldering iron of choice c) also made it modular so you can change every bit you dont like d) also all based on M3 and M5 screws, and not on threaded inserts, because thats what everyone has at home... or should at least! e) i used a gt2 belt for the actual connection between the soldering iron mount and the weightthing, because thats what everyone has at home... or should... you get it... f) the base is a tad bigger and higher, for stability reasons, and has in the direction of the soldering iron no "foot", because i thought that would be in the way too often. You need: - a 2020 extrusion in the length you want - some gt2 belt - 4x V-Rollers - 1x M5x30 Screw - 1x M5x25 - 2x M5x20 - 4x M5 Nut - 6x M3x12 - 1x M3x16 - 7x M3 Nut - 2x T-Nut with M5 Thread and 2x M5x10 countersink screw And: - 1x M6x10 IF you have a M6 threadcutter, and can make a thread into the top of the 2020, OR - again 2x T-Nut with M5 Thread and M5x10 countersink screws There are two Topmount.STLs for that very reason, remember to take the correct one! Edit: You see in the pictures of what i have printed, that the weightcontainer on the press is tilted. That was because i made nothing that really grabs into the slots, i fixed that on the weightcontainer you can download here. Revision 2: I had to make a few changes in the design, for this you have to download and print 2 new stls, that both end with "v2": - i edited the main carriage as that was to close to the 2020 and began to rub on it, or you had to sand something down or it would get stuck. On the version 2 i fixed that - on the carriage and the adjustmentpart the rollers tend to bind up against the carriage, so i made a 1.5mm extrusion to get the rollers away from the carriage - also my rollers are the cheapest of the cheapest, and so dont really rolled good and so i needed more weights. So i made a bigger weightcontainer. Happy printing! <h2><p>Want to show some support and buy me a coffee? Tip me! :)<a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/eponra"> paypal-me-link</a>.</p></h2>