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#4-40 × 3.6 short insert
#4-40 × 3.6 short insert: Ø4.6 knurl, 3.6 long; print hole Ø4 × ≥4.6, wall ≥ 1.6
Exact dimensions. True size, no printing tolerance added. Threads are plain cylinders at the major diameter.
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Dimensions
| thread | #4-40 |
|---|---|
| variant | short |
| length_mm | 3.6 |
| insert_od_mm | 4.6 |
| hole_mm | 4.0 |
| min_hole_depth_mm | 4.6 |
| min_wall_mm | 1.6 |
| min_boss_od_mm | 7.2 |
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Heat-set threaded inserts, inch: #2-56 to 3/8-16 and G1/8 (CNC Kitchen sizes): every size, notes, mating features and sources. What hole size does a 1/4-20 heat-set insert need?
Other sizes
- #2-56 × 3.2 standard insert
- #4-40 × 5.7 standard insert
- #6-32 × 7.1 standard insert
- #6-32 × 3.8 short insert
- #8-32 × 8.2 standard insert
- #8-32 × 4.7 short insert
- #10-24 × 9.5 standard insert
- #10-32 × 9.5 standard insert
- 1/4-20 × 12.7 standard insert
- 1/4-20 × 6.4 short insert
- 5/16-18 × 12.7 standard insert
- 3/8-16 × 12.7 standard insert
- G1/8 × 12.7 standard insert