Rivnut, anyone use anything like this?

[lostissues]

I'm mostly looking at this one http://www.mackspw.com/Item--i-AVE00010 and wondering if anyone has used this particular one or anything like it?

what I'm looking to so is have a way to attach a door panel that I plan on making out of either abs plastic or metal. I want to use something like this rivnut so that I can take it off relatively easy. I figure about 3 on each side would hold it on pretty good and use an Allen head bolt or a button head bolt to hold them on.

I think If I use self tappers the holes will eventually strip out, rivets are permanent more or less, plastic tree clips I don't like, and I'm not a fan of speed clips.

if anyone has other suggestions that would be great, I'm looking for a nice flush look and an easy bolt on application. basically something with a threaded inside that can be attached to sheet metal.

 

Thanks,

Jonathan

[mnkyboy]

rivnuts work pretty good,ive used them on a few different things.

 

these are what alot of lift truck manufactures use to hold various brackets and lights on to forklifts so they hold pretty well.

 

you can also get a cheap setup like the one your looking at,at any harbor frieght store.

they also offer the rivnuts in various sizes.

[lostissues]

harbor freight why didn't I think of that. looks like I just might be trying out this one http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/D ... mber=94100

looks a little beefier and has a little more information. and only 10 bucks for 100 rivnut inserts.

 

Thanks man :cheers:

[mnkyboy]

Ive looked at that one in the store,should work ok.

[Eagle]

I have used that type of fastener several times, but I never used a rivet tool to set them. Should make life a lot easier than doing it the old-fashioned way. Just make certain that the holes you drill aren't oversized (need a tight fit on the barrel of the insert), and be sure you crimp securely or the whole thing will spin when you try to remove a screw down the road. The inserts are typically aluminum -- use anti-sieze on the screw threads.

[BlueXJ]

I have not used either brand shown but we had a blind rivet/nut-sert that we used on busses and it worked great. I think it was a Matco tool but not 100% certain on that. It was the shops tool not mine personally.

[Wildman]

Rivit-nuts, Poly-nuts and Thread-sert, are all the same basic items.

 

They all work great in sheet metal when you need a fastener to hold. Also work great in thicker steel, where the thread has blown out, and the choice of a larger fastener is not practical.

 

I've used plenty of them in hollow metal doors, when the door closer foot bracket pulled out from the frame header.

 

Also great for mounting rear view mirrors on a truck :brows: ( Well, on the door)

 

This is the set I bought years ago......http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/de ... 105&ucst=t

 

And a good thing too, I paid about $50 less than what there selling for now :eek:

 

The inserts you can get in steel, aluminum, and poly/steel, smooth shank and ribbed (which are better for sheet metal applications), and different material thickness's.

 

here's the list from Fastenal -

 

http://www.fastenal.com/web/products.ex ... m_search=1

 

I can't say if the HF set is any good, never tried it, but for the cost, and only a few thread-serts, it's worth a try :dunno:

 

(I can buy the more expensive kit, and charge it off on the jobs :roll: )

[mnkyboy]

the harbor frieght rivet guns seem ok, i bought one for larger rivets as the name brand one i have didnt do the larger sizes and i didnt want to add anymore to my already too high snap-on account(way too convienent).

I bought thier nicer one,looks the same quality as thier rivnut gun and figured i would use it till it breaks and so far its been doing fine.

 

Harbor frieght has some ok stuff but you have to really watch what you buy as they have alot of crap too.

[Automan2164]

We use something like this at work to fix the nut-certs in the playground equipment. Never really turned out well. They always seem to turn in the hole.

 

Rob L.

[whowey]

We have an apparatus at work that spot welds in an insert. The inserts themselves are a galvanized tin or other pretty soft alloy. They work fine where you aren't going to be needed a good amount of force on the fastners.

[JeepcoMJ]

they work very nice in my experience.

 

I just wish that I could find some in steel....I always hate to put aluminum on steel, as it causes corrosion.

[DirtyComanche]

they work very nice in my experience.

 

I just wish that I could find some in steel....I always hate to put aluminum on steel, as it causes corrosion.

 

 

http://www.avkfasteners.com/ I think they sell plain or plated steel ones.

 

 

We have stainless ones at work, but they carry a funny part number (not an AN or MS number), and we have to buy them from Dart Aerospace or something... Probably really pricey. Hard as fork to pull.

[87ComancheLB]

I never tried rivnuts. I been using 6mm and 4mm metric thin wall nutserts for all my applications.

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[HellCreek]

I've got one, and it works great for what it is intended. I used mine to secure the transmission inspection cover on the floor of my son's CJ-7 after the sheet metal screw holes had stripped out.

 

-Tom