Re: [ATM] Installing Threaded Inserts

[James P Crombie <jpcrombie@pei.eastlink.ca>]

:-) I replyed about 30sec to early as well.  I take it you are talking 
about the flower petal style inserts for tubing.  I would drill and tap 
a piece of alum bar to use as a driver.  thread the insert in as far as 
you need then bang it into the tube.  A piece of hardwood may wood as well.

Samuel DiRocco wrote:

>I think we are talking about 2 different things. The inserts I have go into
>the aluminum truss poles. They are an extremely tight fit and seem to want
>to go in crooked.
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>>I just drill the wood to be a snug fit for the insert, push the
>>insert into the hole until it touches the locking prongs, thread
>>a bolt with washer into the insert from the side opposite the prongs,
>>and tighten the bolt until the prongs are pulled into the wood with
>>the flange snug up against the wood. Note that the bolt is used in this same
>>direction to attach stuff to the wood.
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>>If the wood is hard (oak, maple etc) it helps to predrill the
>>location of the prongs, somewhat smaller dia than the size of the
>>prongs.
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>>
>>Andy Saulietis
>>ISS Enterprises
>>10 Milky Way
>>Mayhill NM 88339
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