Heat Insert Press - Fully printable on A1 mini

2026-01-02 Update: In addition to the 6 slot heat insert bit holder into which you can screw your bits in, I added a second holder for those who have the Bambu Lab kit (set of 7 bits, not tested). Those holder fit onto the base. Inspired by the holder made by @dethdeks, which requires you to heat insert each size of inserts. Since I don't own all insert sizes, I made this version which relies on the threaded part of each bit. ------- Most DIY heat set insert presses rely on buying metal rails and bearings. I found a perfect, simple (3 parts to print) fully printable Heat Insert Press created by gluFPV: Fully Printed Heat Set Insert Press. It uses a soldering iron mount created by Harold Sullivan: Heat Set Press Digital Pencil Iron Mount. Unfortunately the base is too tall to be printed on my A1 mini and I sometimes need to press heat inserts on the edge of boards, so I remixed it as follows:I tested various ways of cutting and glueing back the tall part of the base.If the two parts