Not a Key-Bak (alternative) mount for Stealth Press 1 / 1S (heat set insert press)

About Not a Key-Bak® (alternative) mount for Stealth Press 1 / 1S

Made to be a less expensive retractable device alternative for Stealth Press , this is, definitely, not a Key-Bak®, but it sure works like one.

Stealth Press is a highly precise, mostly printed DIY heat set insert tool for generic, TS100/101, and Pinecil soldering irons - download Stealth Press printend parts, see BOM and sourcing guide here.

BOM & Sourcing Guide

Self sourcing

Part

Size / Standard

QTY

Source

M3 bolts

M3x8 SHCS

2

Buy here

M3 threaded heat set inserts (M3*OD:5 * L:4)

M3x5x4

2

Buy here

Retractable device (Budget savvy alternative)

500g version

1

Buy here

Printed parts

Parts

QTY

Budget savvy alternative retractable device mount for Stealth Press

2

Print guidelines

Here are print guidelines for you to follow in order to have decent success with printing parts:

3d printing process

FDM (fused deposition modeling)

Infill type

Grid, Gyroid, Honeycomb, Triangle or Cubic [1]

Material

ASA, ASA-CF, ABS, ABS+, ABS-CF

Infill percentage

40% - 60% [2]

Layer height

Recommended: 0.2mm

Wall count

Recommended: 4