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Title: For the people that use t nuts
Post by: vader on December 08, 2004, 04:40:19 pm

I would like to use these for mounting my joysticks and wanted to know if I should countersink the hole with something like a forstner bit or just using a standard countersink and how the tnuts mount ? Do they just tap into place ? and last but not least...are these available at a home depot or lowes ?

Tia

Tim

Title: Re: For the people that use t nuts
Post by: Hoagie_one on December 08, 2004, 04:42:41 pm

you can get them at both home depot and lowes

Title: Re: For the people that use t nuts
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on December 08, 2004, 06:53:22 pm

They have 4 "spikes" that stick down toward the bolt head, and pound into place.
This keeps the T-nuts from turning while you tighten the bolts, and the bolts suck the T-nut even tighter.

Title: Re: For the people that use t nuts
Post by: Troz on December 08, 2004, 07:00:40 pm

I used a forstner bit to route the space for the t-nuts.  Don't do what I did though and fill over the t-nuts without screws in them  :(

Title: Re: For the people that use t nuts
Post by: vader on December 08, 2004, 08:27:13 pm

Thanks guys....just got back from the depot and picked up a 6 pierce forstner set and was thinking to leave a screw in them when filling over, man, the things I think about before I go to sleep, used to be women....now its how can I mount this and that.... :P

Tim

Title: Re: For the people that use t nuts
Post by: Nannuu on December 09, 2004, 12:11:55 am

Quote from: vader88 on December 08, 2004, 08:27:13 pm

the things I think about before I go to sleep, used to be women....now its how can I mount this and that....

Well, you could still be thinking about women there.

Title: Re: For the people that use t nuts
Post by: vader on December 09, 2004, 12:13:18 am

Man, you've got a great point there, really glad you brought it up....the subject I mean  :-\

Title: Re: For the people that use t nuts
Post by: Tiger-Heli on December 09, 2004, 11:40:49 am

Here (http://www.oscarcontrols.com/sinistar/cp03.jpg) and here (http://www.oscarcontrols.com/sinistar/index.shtml) are probably the best pics on the web on how to use this.  Also the best pics on how to properly recess and mount the dustwashers so they don't obscure the marquee.

Just remember, the T-nuts go on the top of the wood, and the joystick bolts go from the bottom.

(On one of my projects, I was securing a model train table to a workstand and I mounted to T-nuts to the bottom and when I tightened the bolts it pulled the T-nuts out.   :P)

Title: Re: For the people that use t nuts
Post by: vader on December 09, 2004, 08:22:00 pm

Thanks Tiger....I have them installed, would have posted a pic,  but camera is MIA.  Those little guys work great.  Of course no one liked that I was beating in with the hammer at 12:30 last nite.

Tim

Title: Re: For the people that use t nuts
Post by: Witchboard on December 09, 2004, 08:39:57 pm

Just for future midnight projects, you can always run a bolt through them and pull them into the wood from the bottom.  ;)

Title: Re: For the people that use t nuts
Post by: Lindner24 on December 09, 2004, 09:12:41 pm

Has anyone used the Hurricane Nuts?
It seems like they might be easier to work with
and have a cleaner look for some applications.

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=081-1082

Title: Re: For the people that use t nuts
Post by: Mameotron on December 09, 2004, 09:54:26 pm

Ah, would those be anything like the titty twisters? :o