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 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.",
 "slug": "captive-nut-slot-m5",
 "name": "M5 captive nut slot (side-loaded)",
 "kind": "hardware",
 "category": "Joinery",
 "group": "3D-print connectors",
 "year": null,
 "question": "How do you make a side-loaded M5 nut slot?",
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  "joinery",
  "woodworking joint",
  "3d printable",
  "connect 3d prints",
  "no glue",
  "stl",
  "step",
  "3d-print connectors"
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  "M5 captive nut slot",
  "M5 nut slot 3d print",
  "side loaded nut slot",
  "captive nut slot",
  "ranura para tuerca M5",
  "Mutternschlitz M5"
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   "Woodworking joint drawn for 3D printing: the parts lock together by shape, so a print can be joined without glue or screws. Drawn at true size with the parts line to line (zero gap) in their assembled position — add your printer's fit allowance to the mating faces (your AI or slicer can do this).",
   "A slot that takes an M5 nut from the side, for a nut in the middle of a part (e.g. under a clamp screw).",
   "Drawn at the nut's true size: add your fit allowance to the slot width and height. The slot ceiling is a short bridge."
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     "holds",
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  "nut-trap-m5",
  "hex-nuts-metric"
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   "q": "How wide is an M5 nut slot?",
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