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I am woking on making solar panel mounts for the roof rack of my nissan xterra from TPU, since it can take a beating. Does any one have any experience with 3d-printed TPU threads? And how much stress before it can take before a bolt rips out? Also should i use teflon thread seal so the a bolt won't come loose?

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[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Agree with all of this. Relying on the walls of TPU to hold threads in place doesn't seem like a great idea.