Make hand-tightened bolts for jigs
Turns an M4 bolt into a hand-tightened thumb screw for a printer bed, a jig or a fence: push the bolt through, glue the head into the wheel, and the gear rim gives a firm grip.
Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.
Filament: at most about 4.5 g of PLA printed solid (roughly $0.09 at $20 per kg); normal infill uses less.
To get the files, open it in the generator and choose File › Download STL (one file per part) or Download 3MF (every part on one plate).
The gear thumb wheel for M4 bolts model measures 34 × 34 × 9 mm (width × depth × height). You can change every size in the free SO3D.xyz generator before you download it.
No. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.
At most about 4.5 g of PLA (3.6 cm³ printed solid), roughly $0.09 of filament at $20 per kg. Normal infill uses less.
Yes. Open it in the SO3D.xyz generator (free, in your browser), change the size, walls, dividers, holes, text or anything else, then download it as STL or 3MF for your slicer.
Change the size, walls, dividers, holes and labels of the gear thumb wheel for M4 bolts model in your browser, then download it for your printer. Free, no CAD needed.
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