Has anyone used threaded inserts instead of trying to thread MDF. I thought about just using epoxy and regular nuts. Think JRGO pipe adjustment blocks. Any luck?
Has anyone used threaded inserts instead of trying to thread MDF. I thought about just using epoxy and regular nuts. Think JRGO pipe adjustment blocks. Any luck?
I just drill the hole to tapping size, squirt a bunch of super glue in the hole, let it set, and then tap.
Alan
Try these: McMaster-Carr
If you need the back side of the t-nut to be flush with the surface of the board, you can use a spade or forsner bit. These are great and I use them all of the time.
Look up 'dowel nut' on mcmaster also.
That might fit the bill, depending on what you are trying to do.
-frige
I've used the threaded inserts as well as t-nuts. I'm not a fan of either. My experience with the threaded inserts is that they distort the MDF when you screw them in and then can still start turning. I also broke some. I ended up epoxying in the ones I was using after I had them installed. This worked, but it was a pain. The best setup I've ever used for threads in MDF was cutting pockets for regular hex nuts to lightly press into and then epoxying those in.
CNC mill build thread: http://www.cnczone.com/forums/vertical_mill_lathe_project_log/110305-gantry_mill.html
I think the dowel nuts are the easiest method. An alternative would be to epoxy coupling nuts into the MDF.
Gerry
UCCNC 2017 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html
Mach3 2010 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html
JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html
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