How do you install an aluminum rivet nut?

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Quote from Youtube video: A quick test fit shows I need to open up the hole up just a little. Bit. Now we see the rib nut fits nice in the hole. And I can install it on my tool. And put it in the hole.

How thick of material can you use a rivet nut on?





Rivet nuts typically can grip material thicknesses between 0.010” up to 0.500” thick, but no one rivet nut can cover that entire range!

How do you install a threaded rivet nut?

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Quote from Youtube video: Simply screw the rivet nut onto the hampire. Tool until it stops push the rivet nut into the hole until it stops continue to press the rivet nut into the hole. While you gently squeeze the handles.

Are aluminum rivet nuts strong?

Aluminium rivet nuts also provide a strong threaded insert on extremely thin or brittle materials that cannot support a tapered hole.

How do you attach rivet nuts to metal?

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Quote from Youtube video: It's just put the rivet nut on the end of a soldering iron. And then let it sit there for a minute or two and then just push it into place and the hot rivet nut will just slide right into the hole.

How do I fix my spinning rivnut?





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Quote from Youtube video: They will strip because there's a little bit of force involved. So you can screw this on here. In the backside you're going to take the other nut right here I'm going to spin that.

Can I use steel rivnuts on aluminum?

Some have expressed fear of weakening the frame by drilling holes in it. If done properly with the right kind of rivnut, the rivnut adds strength back to the frame around the hole. If you use steel rivnuts on an aluminium frame it is actually stronger than the metal it replaces.

What rivnut to use with aluminum?

Zinc is a common coating for steel rivets. An Almac® coating combines aluminium and zinc for corrosion resistance and works particularly well with aluminium rivets and materials.

How much weight will a rivnut hold?

These rivet nuts provide the strength needed to handle the rigors of these giant machines. In our testing, Sherex’s 5/8-11 LRGH Full Hex Rivet Nuts had a pull out strength over 30,000 pounds of force, spin out was greater than 157 ft-lb and torque out greater than 250 ft-lb.

What size drill bit do I need for a 1/4-20 rivnut?



1/4-20 Rivet Nut 3/8 Drill.

Are Nutserts and rivnuts the same thing?

A “Nutsert®”, a branded name for the generically referred to “rivet nut”, is a tubular shaped metal fastener with internal threads. Branded types of rivet nuts include Nutsert® by Avdel®, Rivnut® by Bollhoff®, and Rivkle® by Bollhoff®.

What size hole do I drill for a 1/4-20 rivnut?

0.351″-0.356″



Aluminum 1/4-20 rivet nuts body diameter:0.350″, application Hole Size:0.351″-0.356″, grip range:0.020″-0.120″.

What size hole do I drill for 10 24 Rivnut?

6.95-7.1mm

40x stainless steel 10-24 rivet nuts. Thread pitch: 10-24. Body Diameter: 0.272-inch / 6.9mm, Application Drill Hole Size: 0.273-0.0. 278 inch / 6.95-7.1mm.

What size hole do I drill for M5 Rivnut?

Body

Code Size (D) (mm) Hole Size (mm)
RIV-CSK M4 6
M5 7
M6 9
M8 11

What size hole do I drill for a 5/16 Rivnut?



17/32″

Product Description



CRL 5/16″-18 Rivet-Nut is used when attaching Z-Clamps to thin wall tubing. Works in conjunction with part number ZB0LT, Stainless Steel Socket Head Cap Bolt (Undercut Head) which are sold separately. Grip range is up to 1/8″ (3 mm). Drilled Hole Size is 17/32″ (13.5 mm).

How do you size a Rivnut?

Different materials can call for different sizes!

  1. Consult the Suppliers Chart to confirm correct size hole for drilling.
  2. Measure the Rivnut at the largest part under the head to get closest measurement.
  3. Test drilling the hole on a piece of scrap metal and ensure a snug fit for Rivnut.


What size hole do I drill for M6 Rivnut?



Application Drill Hole Size: 0.354 inch / 9mm. Head Diameter.: 12.3mm ./ Head Height: 1.3mm.