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This hack combines a soldering iron and arbor press to create a cheap thermal press for installing threaded inserts into plastic.

alex-richAlex Rich 03/05/2015 at 19:360 Comments

My personal favorites are S-Lok fasteners made by Kerb Konus. They are a pain to deal with, I have to call them on the phone to order, but very cheap and the inserts are high quality. Here is the US distributor: http://www.precisionfastenersinc.com/

Easier to deal with, but more expensive sources listed below

PEM Engineering: http://www.pemnet.com/

McMaster: www.mcmaster.com

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