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M5 captive nut slot (side-loaded)

Name: M5 captive nut slot (side-loaded) dimension sheet
Creator: Xem Studio
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

How do you make a side-loaded M5 nut slot? · Hardware · basis: Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions

Also called: M5 captive nut, M5 captive nut slot, M5 nut slot 3d print, side loaded nut slot, captive nut slot, ranura para tuerca M5, Mutternschlitz M5

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

length: 16.0 mm
width: 24.0 mm
height: 14.7 mm

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 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.

M5 captive nut slot size chart

dimension	value
stock	16 × 24 × 14.7 mm test block
parts	block, nut
slot	8 mm wide (nut across flats), 4.7 mm tall (nut height), open to the side
screw hole	Ø5 mm
assembles	slide the nut in from the side, screw through
holds	the nut mid-part, where a top pocket can't reach

Where the files are

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Xem Studio

Joinery design (geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions)

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Xem Studio design

Free files

★ Free files 3 parts. Xem Studio design: free to use, print and sell things from; not to be republished as files. Xem Studio Design License. index.json

captive-nut-slot-m5-block	Block with a 8 mm wide slot from the side, 4.7 mm tall, and a Ø5 screw hole	STEP · STL
captive-nut-slot-m5-nut	M5 hex nut, in place	STEP · STL
captive-nut-slot-m5-assembled	All parts in their assembled position (each part its own solid)	STEP · STL

Let your AI pull this. Add https://xemstudio.com/mcp to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client (free, no account, one minute) and it can look up exact sizes, mating fits and free STEP/STL from every chat.

Set it up →

Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=captive-nut-slot-m5