I would be skeptical of a 75/100lb box being held down with nutserts if you were ever in an accident.
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Nutsert Tool Recommendations?
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beags86
Eastbound and Down
I started with a horrible Freight.
i stock aluminum nutserts just for the handheld. one aluminum ones Crush pretty easily
i stock aluminum nutserts just for the handheld. one aluminum ones Crush pretty easily
beags86
Eastbound and Down
It's no different that a 3/8 nut and bolt. Just the nut is swished on to some sheet metal.
a flanged nut or even some washers will spread the load better.
I would say some of it depends on how many fasteners you use. For 100lbs I feel like you'd be fine with 4, 1 in each corner if the box is say 2'x2'. If it's longer than 2' I might thinking about adding one in the middle of each of the long sides. And I would use the 3/8" variety like you mentioned.
One thing you could do is cut a piece of similar thickness sheet metal and add under the floor to get pinched with the rivet nut. It would give you a little extra stiffness. You can get rivet nuts made for thicker material so maybe you could even sandwich an 1/8" piece of metal on the bottom side to act as a washer.
One thing you could do is cut a piece of similar thickness sheet metal and add under the floor to get pinched with the rivet nut. It would give you a little extra stiffness. You can get rivet nuts made for thicker material so maybe you could even sandwich an 1/8" piece of metal on the bottom side to act as a washer.
Also be careful to drill the holes just large enough to fit the rivet nut.
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Each nutsert size comes with a recommendation of drill bit size. It's usually something odd. Like a tap.
Spend the cashola and get the right size bit.
TreeFarm
Internet fabricator.
I made my own tool before I bought one. It worked fine but was inconsistent and way more work than the real thing. Plus I had to "make" a tool for each size I wanted to install. The actual tool takes no more time than a regular pop rivet but can produce repeatable results and is easily adjusted. Worth every penny in my opinion. But Ive installed a ton of nutserts across my projects. I use them whenever I can.
