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Nut-sert , riv-nut ...where to find a good setup?
- Thread starter jt512
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McMaster Carr is your best bet.
My local industrial bolt supply caries them. I use them on everything. Haven't ran threads in a while.
I like the steel zink plated ones. The aluminum have pulled out. And the stainless are a real pain to install. The smaller sizes are real easy to bend the threaded puller.
I like the steel zink plated ones. The aluminum have pulled out. And the stainless are a real pain to install. The smaller sizes are real easy to bend the threaded puller.
63chevyll
1/2 ton status
I have sets of these http://www.timesert.com/ they work well
Those are for existing tapped holes, right? The ones I used are for new holes in sheet metal and thin plate. Not sure which one he is looking for.
What ever you get make sure the riv-nuts you get have the tang on the diameter so it doesn't spin after it's crimped. It takes a special tool after the hole is drilled to notch the edge of the hole, then the riv-nut tang locates in the notch. There is a company local to me thats been an aircraft tool supplier for decades and I know they sell the riv-nuts and all the tools for them.
Below is their site page with riv-nut squeezers and notchers. I have a squeezer and a notcher for a #10 fastener. Bought them when I first got into the aircraft industry at age 18. I worked for a aircraft seat manufacturer in the R&D dept. We would custom fabricate a seat per customer requirements. Once the customer ok'ed the seat, it would go to the production side and get mass manufactured. Used these type of riv-nuts and tools daily.
USATCO.com
http://www.usatco.com/category/M37/1/1/120/1
Below is their site page with riv-nut squeezers and notchers. I have a squeezer and a notcher for a #10 fastener. Bought them when I first got into the aircraft industry at age 18. I worked for a aircraft seat manufacturer in the R&D dept. We would custom fabricate a seat per customer requirements. Once the customer ok'ed the seat, it would go to the production side and get mass manufactured. Used these type of riv-nuts and tools daily.
USATCO.com
http://www.usatco.com/category/M37/1/1/120/1
New holes
Awesome
thanks for the links. I definitely want something with the "notch" as I've used the cheapy ones before and am all to familiar with them spinning in the holes 
I used to work at a Ford dealer, one year the sales manager messed up and ordered all the Windstars with out roof racks
, well the kit from ford to install the factory racks came with cheap a** nutserts and they would constantly spin, I must have installed racks on at least 25-30 Windstars that year, yep, don't miss that job 
The ones I use have a hex shape at the head. Never had one spin.
Do a search for Marson and you'll find what you're looking for. I bought a couple sets and an internet search resulted in the cheapest pricing.
