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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": "nut-trap-m5",
 "name": "M5 nut trap (hex pocket for an ISO 4032 nut)",
 "kind": "hardware",
 "category": "Joinery",
 "group": "3D-print connectors",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What size is an M5 nut trap?",
 "tags": [
  "joinery",
  "woodworking joint",
  "3d printable",
  "connect 3d prints",
  "no glue",
  "stl",
  "step",
  "3d-print connectors"
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  "M5 nut trap",
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  "M5 hex pocket",
  "M5 nut pocket 3d print",
  "M5 nut size",
  "nut trap",
  "alojamiento tuerca M5",
  "Mutternfalle M5",
  "Sechskanttasche M5"
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  "length": 16,
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  "height": 10.7
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 "url": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/nut-trap-m5/",
 "sheet_txt": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/nut-trap-m5/sheet.txt",
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  "basis": "Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions",
  "overall_mm": {
   "length": 16,
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  },
  "notes": [
   "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 hex pocket the size of an ISO 4032 M5 nut (8 mm across flats, 4.7 mm thick) with the screw hole through: the standard way to put a metal thread in a print.",
   "Drawn at the nut's true size: add your printer's allowance to the pocket (often 0.2–0.4 mm on the flats) so the nut drops in."
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     "8 mm across flats (nut size), 4.7 mm deep (nut height)"
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     "screw hole",
     "Ø5 mm (nominal M5)"
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     "ISO 4032 M5: 8 mm AF, 4.7 mm thick"
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     "assembles",
     "drop the nut into the pocket, screw from below"
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     "holds",
     "the nut from turning while the screw is driven"
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 "sheet_text": "M5 nut trap (hex pocket for an ISO 4032 nut) — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/nut-trap-m5/  (sheet CC BY 4.0; files Xem Studio Design License, https://xemstudio.com/license/)\nBasis: Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nOverall (mm): length 16.0, width 16.0, height 10.7\n- 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).\n- A hex pocket the size of an ISO 4032 M5 nut (8 mm across flats, 4.7 mm thick) with the screw hole through: the standard way to put a metal thread in a print.\n- Drawn at the nut's true size: add your printer's allowance to the pocket (often 0.2–0.4 mm on the flats) so the nut drops in.\n\ndimension  value\nstock  16 × 16 × 10.7 mm test block\nparts  block, nut\nhex pocket  8 mm across flats (nut size), 4.7 mm deep (nut height)\nscrew hole  Ø5 mm (nominal M5)\nnut  ISO 4032 M5: 8 mm AF, 4.7 mm thick\nassembles  drop the nut into the pocket, screw from below\nholds  the nut from turning while the screw is driven\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Xem Studio: Joinery design (geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions) — web — Xem Studio design — https://xemstudio.com/\n\nFree files (Xem Studio Design License, Xem Studio; STEP + STL, 3 parts): https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/nut-trap-m5/index.json\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=nut-trap-m5\n",
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  {
   "publisher": "Xem Studio",
   "title": "Joinery design (geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions)",
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 "related": [
  "captive-nut-slot-m8",
  "hex-nuts-metric",
  "heat-set-insert-holes"
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 "dimensions": "exact (nominal, no printing tolerance)",
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How big is an M5 nut trap?",
   "a": "8 mm across flats and 4.7 mm deep at true size, plus your fit allowance."
  },
  {
   "q": "What size is an M5 nut?",
   "a": "ISO 4032 M5: 8 mm across flats, 4.7 mm thick."
  }
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   "note": "Block with a 8 mm hex pocket, 4.7 mm deep, and a Ø5 screw hole"
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