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Driving me Nutserts We’re totally hooked on rivet nuts, also known by the trade name Nutserts. These simple-to-install threaded inserts grip metal (and some plastics) like a pop rivet but in the process they leave you with threads. This is the perfect solution for a blind fastener and once you use these inserts you’ll cut down the use of sheetmetal screws by 90 percent. Nutserts can be installed with an installation tool that is larger than the average pop-rivet gun. They will install both the aluminum and steel-type Nutserts. That’s the good news; the bad news is the tool often doesn’t fit in the confines of a hot rod build and the installation tool generally cost around $70. We were real excited when we found a rivet nut installer that works in tight spaces and it only cost $17. The design is incredibly simple and ingenious. Basically two wedges are pulled together by a draw bolt and in the process the rivet nut is compressed and expanded to hold in the sheetmetal. We bought this tool from Aircraft Spruce a View Related Article
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