"william_b_noble" wrote in message

at the risk of sounding like a shill for my own cheap faceplates (ok,
blatant advert - try www.home.labridge.com/~wnoble if you are interested),
I'll take a try and answering the question

1. you will not be successful with a friction fit of iron in wood, period.
the sides of the nut (particularly small ones like 1X8) are smooth.
2. CA glue is quite brittle
3. the fillet of expoxy does nothing except waste the epoxy.

so, how could you make this work other than spending the $5 to buy one of
my
faceplates? ok, here are some choices:

1. use a suitable adhesive - a urethane such as is used on automotive
windshields ought to work - turn the recess for the nut so it has a groove
or two in it to give the urethane something to hold onto. Note, I haven't
tried this, but I know the urethane will hold to clean iron.

Is Gorilla Glue a suitable urethane adhesive IYO? I also have some 3M 5200
marine urethane caulk (adhesive) as well.

2. drill and tap holes into the nut (three will do) and use 10X24 screws
to
fasten the disk to the nut

I considered this as well. Seems extreme to achieve a simple result,
however.


3. encase the nut in wood and hold the wood surround to the disk with wood
screws - this is probably the most time consuming but requires the lowest
$$
outlay.

I'm considering this as an alternative. The only change I'd probably make
is to glue the encased nut/wood assy. to the disc rather than attach with
wood screws. I don't place much faith in the integrity of MDF to hold
screws under load.


4. forget the stupid nut, drill and tap the wood directly. this will hold
up for a while, when it eventually strips, make a new one.

See my comment immediately above. Not a great fan of MDF as a threaded
material either.

Your inexpensive faceplates are probably the best alternative, and I've
thought many times about just calling you and ordering some. But I tend to
be a DIY sort. Call it testosterone-induced confidence if you will, but
it's a common malady among the men in my family. I don't ask for directions
while driving either. :-)

You can probably expect a call soon.

Max