Case: 4.2 mm insert holes, M3x8 base screws with the feet

The 4.0 mm holes printed too tight for CNC Kitchen M3x5.7 inserts.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## Hardware
- 12 × M3 heat-set inserts (about 4.6 mm OD, 5.7 mm long; the holes are 4.0 mm
and 6 mm deep):
- 12 × M3 heat-set inserts, CNC Kitchen M3 × 5.7 (about 4.6 mm OD; the holes
are 4.2 mm and 6 mm deep, set by `insert_d` if your printer runs tighter or
looser):
- 4 in the bezel's display bosses
- 2 in the bezel's feet
- 2 in the body's rear corners
- 4 on the base's board standoffs
- 4 × M3×6 to bolt the display to the bezel
- 4 × M3×6 to hold the D1 board on its standoffs
- 4 × M3×8 to hold the base on, from below; **M3×10** with the TPU feet
- 4 × M3×8 to hold the base on, from below (also with the TPU feet)
## Assembly
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the anchor on the base.
6. Put the body on the base and screw it together from below. The base holds
the bezel in place. With the feet, put a foot on each screw first (the
spigot faces the base) and use M3×10. Tighten until the foot is snug; the
TPU only needs light compression.
spigot faces the base); M3×8 is still long enough. Tighten until the foot
is snug; the TPU only needs light compression.
## Measure before printing
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win_chamfer = 1.5;
/* [Heat-set inserts, M3] */
insert_d = 4.0; // hole for the insert
insert_d = 4.2; // hole for the insert (CNC Kitchen M3x5.7; 4.0 printed too tight)
insert_depth = 6;
boss_d = 7; // display bosses (larger would touch the glass)
screw_d = 3.4; // M3 clearance
head_d = 6.2; // M3 head counterbore in the base
head_depth = 2;
/* [TPU feet, held by the base screws (use M3x10 instead of M3x8)] */
/* [TPU feet, held by the base screws (M3x8 still fits)] */
foot_d = 14; // fits inside the base outline at the rear corners
foot_h = 4.5; // below the base
foot_spigot_h = 1.8; // locates in the base's screw counterbore