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Hex Drive Threaded Inserts

Hex Drive Threaded Inserts

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Use for a tight grip! Larger teeth give increased holding strength, ideal for end grain and particle board applications. Made of die cast zinc alloy. Has a self tapping harpoon thread. Thread listed is the size of the internal thread size.

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Hex Drive Threaded Inserts

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1) Submitted by John Webb, from Litchfield, ME on 4/10/2013
Customer Rating: Customer Review Rating: 5.0

Have a futon with wooden arms with magazine holders. The original threaded inserts which held the futon frame to the arms were so thin they cracked and the bolts literally pulled out and the frame collapsed. After several failed attempts at repair I bought these tapered hex inserts for 5/16" bolts. With a 1/2" pilot holes these worked well and the futon is better than new.
2) Submitted by Duane E. Mann, from Woodbine, IA on 6/13/2012
Customer Rating: Customer Review Rating: 5.0
The secret with these inserts is using the correct size pilot hole. My suggestion is that you test fit an insert into a scrap of the wood you are using to make sure you find the right size pilot hole that will allow the insert to be put in place without too much resistance that the insert breaks or you split your workpiece. Also, I put these inserts in by hand using a double nuted bolt that I screw all the way into the insert and then lock the bolt with a double nut and use a small socket and ratchet to drive it in place. You will not break the insert this way. If you are trying to drive these inserts with a power drill you are asking for trouble.
3) Submitted by Michael R. Gottschall, from Bellevue, NE on 6/16/2011
Customer Rating: Customer Review Rating: 4.0
These worked very well in the end grain of baby crib I made using cherry! I used a 15/32 drill bit for the starter holes and had no trouble installing them with my hex wrench.
4) Submitted by John, from Midland, MI on 1/26/2011
Customer Rating: Customer Review Rating: 3.0
Worked well however did strip out/crack some hex inserts while installing in Ash - solved by wobbling the drill just a bit to enlarge the hole slightly. Then all was fine and trouble free.
5) Submitted by Chris, from Dallas, TEXAS on 10/29/2010
Customer Rating: Customer Review Rating: 4.0
I've been using these inserts in the furniture that I build for my customers. After stripping out the allen socket multiple times, I cut down a bolt slightly so that it doesn't protrude past the end of the insert, then used a socket in my cordless drill to drive the insert in. This method works really well.
6) Submitted by Mike Fraher, from Dripping Springs, TX on 12/2/2012
Customer Rating: Customer Review Rating: 2.0

This pot metal barely works in hardwood. Test holes a must because the recommended sizes were impossiblly too small. I had taught myself the double nut method driving hanger bolts for table legs. After stripping a couple hex inserts I applied the double nut. I came to write my tip and found Duane making the same recommendation. I use these inserts in the aprons for the rockler table angles. I have to enlarge one of the holes to 5/16 to fit the 1/4 hex bolts I use.
7) Submitted by Laurie Lewis, from Calgary, ALBERTA on 4/14/2010
Customer Rating: Customer Review Rating: 4.0
I initially tried to install the insert by using a hex bit in my hand drill. That doesn't work very well and I had to remove a couple of broken inserts. I removed them by using epoxy, inserting a 1/4 - 20 hex nut and turning over the board so that the epoxy would flow towards the bolt. Next day, a wrench removed the bolt and insert easily. I found that using a ratchett works well.
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