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Flanged and Cap Nuts

Printed hex nuts with a washer flange that spreads the load on wood and plastic, or a domed cap that covers the sharp end of the bolt. Metric and UNC sizes…

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Clearance
Thread clearance in mm

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Nut style
Height
Height compared with a standard nut
Flange
Flange diameter compared with the hex

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Number of nuts

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Flanged and Cap Nuts

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Written in OpenSCAD · 3D print

Printed hex nuts with a washer flange that spreads the load on wood and plastic, or a domed cap that covers the sharp end of the bolt. Metric and UNC sizes, with a clearance setting so the thread suits your printer.

Prints upright with no supports, several at once.

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  1. 1Change the settings. The preview updates after each change.
  2. 2Download STL for any slicer, or 3MF to keep the coloured parts apart.
  3. 3Like the design and add a photo of what you made below.

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Yes. It is free to download and use under its licence.

Yes. Change the settings on this page and the preview updates as you go. When it looks right, download the file.

STL for any slicer, and 3MF with each coloured part kept as its own object.

The size follows the settings on this page, and the size box under the preview shows the result.

Yes. The licence covers personal and commercial use of the pieces you make.

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