On Sun, 13 May 2018 12:25:46 +0100, T i m wrote:
Hi all,
Ideally this is aimed at those who have actually used 'Rivet Nuts' in a
professional / commercial environment please ...
I am considering using said to help restore a professional 'take down'
motorcycle recovery trailer where many of the fastenings would be inside
a rectangular steel box section which would make fitting nuts on the
back of machine screws complicated (I'm aware it's possible with nuts
welded to strap or spacer tubes and bolting though etc).
In most cases these fastenings would either be in shear or simply
holding a joint already under compression in place. And example would be
a tie-down 'loop' that would be fastened to either side (front and back)
of the axle tube.
So, I was wondering if these Rivet Nuts could provide a practical
solution (assuming they could replace conventional nuts etc) and if so
does anyone have any practical / personal recommendations re makes or
suppliers please?
I'm probably looking at M8/10 machine screw sizes going into ~3mm rolled
steel box and angle iron, I'd be using steel Rivet Nuts (I'm not sure
stainless Rivet Nuts would be ideal into mild steel?) and only need
10's, not 100's etc.
Should we use the special tool (again, production speeds aren't an issue
here) or can a simple bolt and back nut and a thrust bearing or some
washers provide the same effect?
Cheers, T i m
Fascinating things.
Can I confirm that they are like pop rivets (that is, they fit through a
hole then are pulled back to deform a tube) except that you can bolt and
unbolt things once they are set?
Pulling back done either by the bolt you plan to use, or a stronger bolt/
stud/whatever?
Again, a bit like wall plugs for fixing through plasterboard?
I assume that the major issue is keeping everything flush with the
external surface until the distortion of the tube is enough to hold
everything in place. Haven't worked the tools for that out, yet.
Cheers
dave R
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