Heat-set inserts grant us proper screw threads in any thermoplastic. Simply heat them up, stake them into your part, let cool, and: voila–a screw thread that’s firmly embedded into our part.

Step 5: Insert the screw extractor ... or drill to turn the tool counterclockwise. As you turn the screw extractor, its threads will draw it in until it bites into the hole.

By combining prints with screws, nuts ... give you perfectly-seated inserts every time. Heat-set inserts are stock parts that add threads to a part made from a thermoplastic.

Screw extractors aren't new. They typically look like screws with a reversed thread that you insert into a damaged screw and then help you remove the stripped hardware. Screw extraction pliers are ...