RE: [ATM] Installing Threaded Inserts

["mbyorick" <mbyorick@starband.net>]

>   You have 2 main options.  ...
> Also note that if you > are removing or loosening the screw often, you

> may want to use some > epoxy to hold them in place.  


Or better yet, particularly if you're going to use epoxy anyway, is to
epoxy a 1/4" bolt/washer/nut 'connector' into the tubing.  The washer
should have a diameter just slightly smaller than the tubing I.D.  An
additional benefit of this method is that, unlike with threaded inserts,
you can secure the connector to the tubing at a compound angle, for
places such as where the truss poles meet the connecting rings.  This
method is also cheaper than purchasing over-priced threaded inserts.
The entire truss for my 16" scope is held together using nothing but
these epoxied connectors.

Mike Byorick

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