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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    89 months ago

    Use metal fasteners. Plastic fasteners are too weak for your application. The shear and tensile strength of plastic is quite low.

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      19 months ago

      Yeah the idea to 3d print solar panel mounts with printed threads is probly a bad idea.