Have some threaded 10-24 brass inserts that have to come out.
Besides drilling them out...

Any tricks?
Tools?

Thought this would be the place to ask.

Thanks.

Maybe try putting some epoxy on a bolt, putting the bolt in the
threaded insert. When the epoxy dries, back the bolt (and hopefully the
threaded insert) out with a wrench. Good luck.

Maybe try putting some epoxy on a bolt, and putting the bolt in the
threaded insert. When the epoxy dries, back the bolt (and hopefully the
threaded insert) out with a wrench. Good luck.

How were they installed? Threaded into the wood? Pressed in? All thread
(bent) or bolt epoxyed into the insert.

These extractors might work unless they take a hex alan wrench, of which
there is the type that works with a ratchet handle, which Sears also has
(hex alan sockets):
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/searc...earchresu lts
Extracters:
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...=00 952157000
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...=00 953153000

(Sorry if my only suggestion is to "buy" something...)

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On 31 May 2005 18:18:29 -0700, wrote:

Have some threaded 10-24 brass inserts that have to come out.
Besides drilling them out...

Any tricks?
Tools?


they are far more fun to remove then put in (G) use some super glue on a bolt to
long it in place and see if you can unscrew them that way. super glue is pretty
easy to remove when your done.

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Installing usually involves screwing them in, either with a screwdriver or a
hex wrench. Am I missing somethin? Why not just back them out?

..

Ditto that but use perhaps a grade 5 bolt or better. You certainly would
not want to twist the bolt head off.

"John Girouard" wrote in message
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Maybe try putting some epoxy on a bolt, and putting the bolt in the
threaded insert. When the epoxy dries, back the bolt (and hopefully the
threaded insert) out with a wrench. Good luck.

In article .com, wrote:
Have some threaded 10-24 brass inserts that have to come out.
Besides drilling them out...

If they're press-fit, you'll have to drill them out.

If they were screwed in, it seems you should be able to remove them with the
same tool you used to install them.

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wrote:
Have some threaded 10-24 brass inserts that have to come out.
Besides drilling them out...

Any tricks?
Tools?

If they are threaded inserts, put the smallest nut possible on a bolt
the correct size, thread in the bolt and wedge it in by tightening the
nut against the end of the insert, turn the bolt out.

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Many of the threaded inserts have a screwdriver slot in the top of the
insert take a look and if it does just use a screwdriver to back them out.
Larry

wrote in message
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Have some threaded 10-24 brass inserts that have to come out.
Besides drilling them out...

Any tricks?
Tools?

Thought this would be the place to ask.

Thanks.

On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 13:24:35 GMT, "Leon" wrote:

Ditto that but use perhaps a grade 5 bolt or better. You certainly would
not want to twist the bolt head off.

he is using 10-24 so it is possible. hell I have broken enough grade 8 1/4-20
bolts when I used them to drive in threaded inserts.

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If they're press-fit, you'll have to drill them out.

press fit is easy as long as the material behind them is strong. just use a
screw and drive it in and keep going it will lift out the insert as long as it
does not punch through the material.

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On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 18:46:22 -0400, "larry in cinci" wrote:

Many of the threaded inserts have a screwdriver slot in the top of the
insert take a look and if it does just use a screwdriver to back them out.

those slots are about useless they are usually way to weak to work. only if you
use steel insert you may get away with it. most out there are brass and they
will not hold up.
I have driven I don't know how many thousands of inserts in. they are far
easier to put in the get out (G)

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Take a dremel with a cutoff wheel and grind a small slot in the top of
the insert. Put masking tape around the insert to protect wood while
grinding. Find largest screw driver that fits slot and remove. This
will definetly work with screw in and the press in ones might even be
loosened by this method. Use caution with bolt methods described above
on brass. Once the threads are chewed up, you will have an even harder
time of removing, not to mention the bolt that is now stuck in your
insert.