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Stripped Allen Key Screw Holes on the Back of Ultimaker 2+
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· Stripped Allen Key Screw Holes on the Back of Ultimaker 2+
It's not obvious because they are sort of hidden, but those screws go into nuts. Look inside your printer. Every screw goes into a nut. Your nuts fell out. You need to locate the nuts and stick them back in the slots before putting the screws back in.
They are standard M3 (3mm metric) nuts. Standard thread (0.5mm thread pitch) (versus fine pitch). In the USA some hardware stores have metric nuts and some don't. But if you tilt your UM2 you might see the nuts sliding around in there.
You UM2+ probably came with a green and black hex driver - much easier to use than an L shaped allen key.
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It's not obvious because they are sort of hidden, but those screws go into nuts. Look inside your printer. Every screw goes into a nut. Your nuts fell out. You need to locate the nuts and stick them back in the slots before putting the screws back in.
They are standard M3 (3mm metric) nuts. Standard thread (0.5mm thread pitch) (versus fine pitch). In the USA some hardware stores have metric nuts and some don't. But if you tilt your UM2 you might see the nuts sliding around in there.
You UM2+ probably came with a green and black hex driver - much easier to use than an L shaped allen key.
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Thanks so much! I found all of the nuts and put them back. I'm currently running a test print and it appears to be working.
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