if the printed nut were to fit and work properly i'd consider casting some. as to their life, i'd think that with proper greasing it should last for a long time as it's not like there's a lot of weight bearing down on it  chris  In a message dated 4/6/2017 12:38:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, panthergol...@gmail.com writes:
 I could make you a drawing if you gave me the thread pitch and desired profile. I doubt it would last very long though On Apr 5, 2017 11:49 PM, "odysseyslipways via R/C Tank Combat" <rctankcombat@googlegroups.com> wrote: i wonder if there are drawings that could be used to 3D print a nut?  chris  In a message dated 4/5/2017 7:40:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, 3219ca...@gmail.com writes:  I have two of these motors I purchased a while ago. They have a 7/16 ACME thread which is very hard to find nuts for. If you get some, order them from Surplus Center. Theirs at least come with one nut.http://www.surpluscenter.com/Electrical/Linear-Actuators/DC-Linear-Actuators/2-25-Stroke-12-Volts-DC-Linear-Actuator-F680N---Right-5-1762-R.axd-- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group.To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.comTo unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscribe@googlegroups.comVisit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat--- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group.To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.for more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.  -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.  -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.