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2025 · cad

Heat-set insert wall anchor

Drywall anchor with an embedded M3 brass insert — gives you reusable, removable threaded mounts.

HWA

Cheap plastic anchors strip on the second use. This one accepts a heat-set insert pressed in with a soldering iron. Pull-out test on standard 12.5 mm drywall gave 18 kg before the wall failed before the anchor.

Tools

SolidWorksM3 brass heat-set inserts

Materials

PLA