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This is a brilliant way to install rivnuts, the coupler, bolt, an washers cost £3.00. The cheapest rivnut tool I could find was £44.00 so I saved £41.00 a no brainer as I only wanted to install 4.👍
I used to work at an auto shop and we had the proper air tool for fastening these and it took all of about two seconds to fit it. We were working predominantly on fleet vehicles. There was an electric version as well that we had but the pneumatic version was better.
It pulled that rivnut up crooked. The bolt may bind in the rivnut. The problem is the rivnut turns a bit before it bites in causing the distortion. I’ve installed hundreds of them using the correct. Perfect install every time.
I have a similar set up, but this method has it's issues. It torques the treads, wearing them. As you can see in your own video, some times it's not an even pull. My Dad suggested a very large bolt, machined and tapped at one end to the thread of the insert. A short pipe, the larger bolt can drop through that is tight enough to hold down the insert. That bolts new tapped thread, screws into the insert. A nut at the top of the pipe on the larger thread to crank down and you have a straight put on the insert. Yes two wrenches but it's an even pull. Your video is a good method for less critical holds I think. Won't use it on my car build lol. Thank you for the video :)
Put a star washer on top of the rivnut and coupler. Remove the washer that was there. Use that all of the time and the star washer holds the rivnut from turning.
You just saved the day with this comment. Took me ten mins to find the star washer in my jumbled screw,bolt,nut and washer box but it worked! Thanks 👍🏼
I'll make whatever comment I like. I'm not in England or Canada where you don't have freedom of speech. I like the start washer plan. I bet that is an even better guarantee of no problem in the future.
@@grantdubridge7995 Lol! I don't know who told you we don't have freedom of speech in England but you've made yourself look even less well informed than you did originally! 😂
Thanks for that and it's even better then the other one I saw using a flat piece of steel, with holes drilled in it, with use of a matching nut, to tighten the whole thing up,
If I didn’t have the handheld 16” manual tool or a pneumatic setter, then I would definitely consider this for larger rivet nuts, 3/8-16, and 1/2”!! But the smaller 8-32, 10-32, and even 1/4-20 I would not consider using this.
Mate good vid but it didn't pull it down square & the bead around the bottom spread to 1 side,so you might have to hand tighten a bit more before you go the impac,but great work mate keep up the videos 👍👍
I install hundreds of 3/8” rivnuts in a day, my method is very similar to yours and a little faster. Start with the rivnut, I’ll go inch 3/8”, next get about a 12” length of flat bar about 1/8 - 3/16” thick, drill a 3/8” hole near one end, about 1” from the hole make a slight bend similar to a wrench, and now get a 3/8” thrust bearing, and last a hardened 3/8” bolt. Now for the assembly, you’ll be able to see the speed here. Take the bolt, put on 2 washers (to protect the bearing), put the bearing on the bolt put the assembled bolt with washers and bearing through the hole in the flat bar, then thread on the rivnut. Holding the flat bar assembly with one hand, put it in the intended location and tighten with a wrench, socket or driver. When using the driver listen for the change in pitch, you’ll know when it’s tight. The flat bar acts as the wrench and coupler nut in your vid, and the thrust bearing removes friction. Also it is helpful to lube the bolt especially when installing many rivnuts. In my shop we use bees wax. One bolt properly lubed will last hundreds of installations. The bearing properly protected won’t wear out, but I still have several on hand. After the rivnut is tightened simply reverse the driver and lift the flat bar assembly and thread on another. This method is WAY faster than the proper tool! And I know that for a fact!
I saw a guy do similar to this but he held the bolt head and turned the nut over the rivnut instead took about six firm third turns of the spanner till it was obviously tight then took the tension off the nut and unscrewed the lot.what I thought was good about this method is the bolt didn't turn on the rivnut thread. Make sure though that the bolt thread is as long as the rivnut
It’s pulling on the threads to compress the rivnut, just like the proper tool does. Notice he didn’t hammer it at full speed or try to over compress it. If he did then yes it would strip it easily but he didn’t over do it
@@carguytim9913 it's not pulling it just like the tool, the tool just pulls, there's no rotation of the tool in the threads, rivnuts are relatively soft, so you WILL damage the thread in the rivnut.
@@bazz6670 same issue even if you used hand tools but installed it this way... the way you want to install it is you hold the bolt still and turn a nut on the bolt to pull the bolt up and compress the rivnut, using just a pulling force on the rivnut rather than a rotational force in the threads which is the best way to strip them out.. why do ALL rivnut tools only use a pulling motion..? Rivnuts are soft as it is obviously you haven't used enough to know enough about them 😉
It would be nice if you were to put a mark on the rivet so you know the maximum and minimum turns needed so it seats enough. You can't always see the other side. But this taught me alot. Thanks
I was going to use this method for the battery mount on my ebike. I thought I'd better try a dummy run first, on some scrap metal. I copied the technique described here to the letter. Guess what? The drill overpowered the threads on the rivnut and stripped them clean out, just as another commenter said it would. It seems the correct tool exists for a very good reason! As a temporary measure, I installed the battery mount using two self-tapping screws. It's holding fine, so far. Perhaps this method is just as secure as using rivnuts? IDK.🤷
If you intend your rivnuts/nutsert to see a LOAD bearing purpose then this is a terrible way to install them. Go online and google nutsert compression length. You will find both charts and pics of what they should look like after installing. If you watch this vid closely you will note that the compression ring is both twisted and not uniform. This means it will fail under less then planned loads and torques. These nutserts or rivnuts are not designed to be installed with a rotation tool. They need to be compressed like a rivet. If compressed like a rivet, like your first vid, they can handle some impressive loads and torques. However once the rivnut/nutsert is twisted it’s strength is compromised A LOT. A cheap set of measuring calipers and the proper installation too, even a cheap on, will save you loads of head aches. Also time. While this method is “quicker” is saves you very little time compared to the right way with the right tools. I saves you a few bucks/quid/dollars upfront, however if the rivnut/nutsert fails, you will spend way more drilling it out and installing it the right way.
You can use this method, but it needs to be modified some. Instead of driving the bolt into the rivet nut you use a similar setup by using a nut on the top and holding the bolt in place and turning the nut to compress the rivet nut. I used this method to install 6mm SS nuts for repairing garage door hinges.
If one goes bad then all your time savings is gone and then some. I will always stick with the tool that squeezes. that way it pulls up square and does not stress the threads in the insert.
The dyi tool might even be faster, no you screw the rivnut on the bolt just like you would the tool, insert it in the hole just like you would with the tool. The main difference I see is with diy tool you hafta maintain square whereas with the proper tool all would hafta do is just squeeze and done. Once in place you still hafta unscrew both tools from the rivnut. They do make a drill attachment rivnut gun that looks pretty interesting and is designed to preform a specific task
@@jameshendricks8526 the difference between this and the tool is that with this you are spinning the screw/bolt as you are compressing the rivnut, with the proper tool the screw/bolt isn't spinning, it's just being pulled on. The tool will pull more evenly and prevent wear on the soft threads of the rivnut.
@@mt186 that is true but once you get enough compression on it, it will stop spinning. Square is still the main issue. If it's not square the bolt won't fit right.
@@jameshendricks8526 definitely not being square is a bad thing. Doing it the diy way does cause the bolt to have to be screwed in until the rivnut is compressed all the way though. The rotation of the bolt is what's compressing the rivnut, without rotation of the bolt, nothing happens
My air rivet nut gun does it in 1/4 of your time !! And maybe even less 🤗🤗🤗 But I do get times when the air gun is to big to get in, So I do have to do it by hand.
You have a simple solution... But...Saw one built using used bicycle parts.. A bit involved build but awesome to watch in action. Can be seen on You Tube channel ' Austria Sek'
While I appreciate the video, your demonstration did pull the rivet nut to the side. Even so, I was hopeful that it would work a little bit better because I'm old and weak. I hate it when that happens.
i like my impact drill but a regular drill has a torque setting/ number so you don't overtighten screws in various hardnesses of materials. like 4-22 i think. I wonder what the number would be for this job? After a certain torque it slips (clutch?)
I need or want to put a threaded nut into the side of an RV high top that is made with a fiberglass mold. What fastener would or could I use ,,, if there is such an animal?
Your video did show how you used the diy tool, however the rivnut did turn a little which will set-up a future rivnut failure. Using a real rivnut tool (which I have) will make the installation a lot simpler and easier and the rivnut will seat properly will not allow the rivnut to rotate as in your video and function as it should . Search here in youtube for rivnut tool and check out how they work.
Even though this looks and is easy with an impact driver tool, when you're working into thin sheet metal and you can not see behind to know when to stop the driver. I went too far and the nut-sert began dis-forming and tearing the metal. I will now just get the proper tool.
Agree Mike, can be tricky.. def recommend to the tool (have vid on the channel on how to use, much more controlled) but I guess in a pinch this can work :)
@@VideoShowMeHow in a pinch most people wouldn't have the necessary pieces laying around to build the DYI tool. Logically if you gotta go buy something to make it, wouldn't it be better to just buy the proper tool for the job.
@@jameshendricks8526 i have all the necessary pieces without heading to a shop. I use rivnuts rarely and while I'll use any excuse to justify getting another tool, I can't justify the price of said tool for the limited use it would get. Even if I didn't have all of the components for this I could still get them cheaper than the specialised tool. So if there are budget constraints, that too is being in a pinch... best practice is use the appropriate tool for the job. But needs must. So while you are mostly correct, what was your point again?
@@pussygalore7561 very self explanatory. If you gotta buy the stuff to make a DYI rivnut tool, wouldn't it just make more sense to just buy the proper tool. Figuring in the cost of supplies and your time, Amazon has one for $22.99. Harbor freight is probably around that and you can walk out with it.
@@pussygalore7561 I own the tool and have used it twice. I actually bought it because of a project I wanted to do at work. The first time I used didn't even involve said project.
When you first showed the set up the bolt extended at least a centimeter past the rivnut. When you started with the impact tool the bolt was no longer visible?? Do you need to use a fully threaded bolt?
Sorry but this is the worst way of doing it. Should use a bolt and nut underneath it and cranck the nut while to bolt is being held in place so it doesn't turn, this stops the uneaven crimp and also stops the distuction of the threads on the nut sert
I am sure that the impact would be better to use in this instance over a standard drill. The impact I feel would produce more torque and be better suited for this job. You made this look SUPER EASY, I will try to check back in a few days and let you know how it went. lol Keep up the good work! = )
Id say its not fastern than the actual rivnut tool. I also noticed that your bolt will be on a slight angle as it did not pull tight evenly, something that can actually make a big difference at times. Good idea nonetheless.
IMHO the most important thing you have to make sure the rivet nut screws down onto the bolt threads. A matter of clarification the threads on the bolt have to be the same as the rivet nuts otherwise this will not work because you are wrenching down on the threads from the bolt.
I wouldn't use for that as they only have so much pull out strength.. there's a heap of chart online that shows how much force they can take I've linked a few in the comments
All too often the whole rivet nut just spins in the hole, even if the hole is tight enough to have to hammer the rivet nut in. If the center nut has the same threads as the rivet nut, then you can turn that nut as a jam nut to compress the RivNut. You hold the bolthead to keep it still while jamming the center nut.
Thus how I've always done it, but I use flange nuts to hold the rivet down to my workpiece. Now I have them welded and sized. The hand rivet method suuuuuucks lol. An impact wrench takes it to just the right depth, but you want to make certain it doesn't blast too much torque. Usually, you can feel it. And if doing multiple rivs in the same thickness of steel, I'll listen for it to be done by the number of tat's. "Tat-tat-tat-tat... " etc.
Singling out Metric in front of his other-threaded peers brings me to an old twisted tale of a “Flutes or no flutes?” One flute in a band, and even two flutes, unless amplified, nail it in. And METRIC. The intrinsic turn of threading with 3 flutes, centering up his routine for tonight’s thread off, RedBull and espresso for all threaders. The role of mentoring little-known threads is hosting weekly classes in our annual SAE threaded calendar located in the twisted divisions of proprietary, and spiral lingo, and then there is METRIC. He is getting better, has his own office, and even close to fitting in, but until then👇 3 flutes....nail it in! I call it a screw nail. Nice to have when u have a hammer and a screw.
Adam, good vid and thanx for it , BUT, I just wached a guy use a Rivnut tool installing these in 7-8 seconds flat.Yeah ya have to buy that tool but the time you'll save is tremendous! You're method is slower than thick scat out of a dry ass. Good , but slow.
I have a rivet nut tool but the nuts that I was given to install a car part with are longer than the threads will reach on the tool. How the heck am I supposed to install them with the tool?
Hiya..great vid but I've got a question..how would you do this if you wanted to put a rivnut sticking out externally from a piece of Aluminium boxsection (say 30mm by 30mm)...so long as you could get a bolt in from behind (i,e.from inside the box section)
That’s okay but no use when space is limited. Once i have drilled the hole for rivnuts only a matter of seconds the job is completed without my cordless drill
I like the drill idea but am a bit worried that the threads can get damaged. My initial idea was using an old air rivet gun (air over oil) with a long bolt. Cheers
Good job. I just bought a cheap kit off Ebay. See how long it lasts. At least if the gun breaks I have an alternative. What are the maximum thickness for each thread size? I imagine a gyprock wall is too thick for these? Cheers mate
Use a proper tool. It's cheap, simple and easy to use and gives better results. The rivet nut for demonstrating this DIY solution is not properly done, it is bent and not fastened enough. That never happens with a proper tool. This solution is OK-ish in case of an emergency, but if you need to insert more than one rivet nut then buying a proper tool becomes a good investment.
@@VideoShowMeHow No, in my opinion this does NOT work in a pinch. It is fiddly and takes much longer than using a proper tool. It's a workaround for emergency, not an alternative to a proper tool, assuming you have everything in your pocket or toolbox ready for the emergency.
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This is a brilliant way to install rivnuts, the coupler, bolt, an washers cost £3.00. The cheapest rivnut tool I could find was £44.00 so I saved £41.00 a no brainer as I only wanted to install 4.👍
Glad it helped
I used to work at an auto shop and we had the proper air tool for fastening these and it took all of about two seconds to fit it. We were working predominantly on fleet vehicles. There was an electric version as well that we had but the pneumatic version was better.
It pulled that rivnut up crooked. The bolt may bind in the rivnut.
The problem is the rivnut turns a bit before it bites in causing the distortion. I’ve installed hundreds of them using the correct. Perfect install every time.
I have a similar set up, but this method has it's issues. It torques the treads, wearing them. As you can see in your own video, some times it's not an even pull. My Dad suggested a very large bolt, machined and tapped at one end to the thread of the insert. A short pipe, the larger bolt can drop through that is tight enough to hold down the insert. That bolts new tapped thread, screws into the insert. A nut at the top of the pipe on the larger thread to crank down and you have a straight put on the insert. Yes two wrenches but it's an even pull. Your video is a good method for less critical holds I think. Won't use it on my car build lol. Thank you for the video :)
Put a star washer on top of the rivnut and coupler. Remove the washer that was there. Use that all of the time and the star washer holds the rivnut from turning.
Oh nice thanks for the tip!!
You just saved the day with this comment. Took me ten mins to find the star washer in my jumbled screw,bolt,nut and washer box but it worked! Thanks 👍🏼
I'll make whatever comment I like. I'm not in England or Canada where you don't have freedom of speech.
I like the start washer plan. I bet that is an even better guarantee of no problem in the future.
Thanks for that tip. I will experiment with that.
@@grantdubridge7995 Lol! I don't know who told you we don't have freedom of speech in England but you've made yourself look even less well informed than you did originally! 😂
Thanks for that and it's even better then the other one I saw using a flat piece of steel, with holes drilled in it, with use of a matching nut, to tighten the whole thing up,
Great idea. I can't wait to try it. I shouldn't have bought the tool. It's a bit unwieldy sometimes under the car.
You saved me $200 in labour today. And I learnt a new skill, Thankyou.
Nice!
How has this magicalness only just come into my life!?!?!?!? 🤯🤯🤯🤯
Haha 🤣😁😁
If I didn’t have the handheld 16” manual tool or a pneumatic setter, then I would definitely consider this for larger rivet nuts, 3/8-16, and 1/2”!! But the smaller 8-32, 10-32, and even 1/4-20 I would not consider using this.
What stops the rivet nut from spinning?
Mate good vid but it didn't pull it down square & the bead around the bottom spread to 1 side,so you might have to hand tighten a bit more before you go the impac,but great work mate keep up the videos 👍👍
Yeah, I noticed the same thing. It's not even, and the face seems a little off.
Hello yeah dude such a simple and effective diy tool , most excellent video
Thanks... Just have to install a couple rivnuts... Perfect cost effective solution
I install hundreds of 3/8” rivnuts in a day, my method is very similar to yours and a little faster. Start with the rivnut, I’ll go inch 3/8”, next get about a 12” length of flat bar about 1/8 - 3/16” thick, drill a 3/8” hole near one end, about 1” from the hole make a slight bend similar to a wrench, and now get a 3/8” thrust bearing, and last a hardened 3/8” bolt. Now for the assembly, you’ll be able to see the speed here. Take the bolt, put on 2 washers (to protect the bearing), put the bearing on the bolt put the assembled bolt with washers and bearing through the hole in the flat bar, then thread on the rivnut. Holding the flat bar assembly with one hand, put it in the intended location and tighten with a wrench, socket or driver. When using the driver listen for the change in pitch, you’ll know when it’s tight. The flat bar acts as the wrench and coupler nut in your vid, and the thrust bearing removes friction. Also it is helpful to lube the bolt especially when installing many rivnuts. In my shop we use bees wax. One bolt properly lubed will last hundreds of installations. The bearing properly protected won’t wear out, but I still have several on hand. After the rivnut is tightened simply reverse the driver and lift the flat bar assembly and thread on another. This method is WAY faster than the proper tool! And I know that for a fact!
What type of thrust washer?
Are there any videos out there demonstrating this?
Post a vid, please😊👍
I saw a guy do similar to this but he held the bolt head and turned the nut over the rivnut instead took about six firm third turns of the spanner till it was obviously tight then took the tension off the nut and unscrewed the lot.what I thought was good about this method is the bolt didn't turn on the rivnut thread. Make sure though that the bolt thread is as long as the rivnut
Make a video of it.
Nice one mate 👌 worked perfectly for me. You're a good man...
Ps I didn't have much faith when I saw the old Ryobi 😆
Cheers 👌
Long story short, I got scammed, only sent me the rivet nuts not the tool, and I refuse to buy another 1, so this is amazing will try very soon
Great video. Now I gotta look for all the things I could possibly rivet. :)
Once you pop you can't stop!
This is great thank you i was about to purchase the tool i only need to do 1 insert
Few different versions on the channel 👍
I don't commit much but this worked so well even with holes thought were too large. Thanks
Brilliant and much appreciated, exactly what I was looking for.
Great idea saves a lot of money does it work with smaller size rivnuts say 3mm
Best way in the world to strip out the rivnut you are trying to install more like...
More likely to gall the threads that way.
It’s pulling on the threads to compress the rivnut, just like the proper tool does. Notice he didn’t hammer it at full speed or try to over compress it. If he did then yes it would strip it easily but he didn’t over do it
@@carguytim9913 it's not pulling it just like the tool, the tool just pulls, there's no rotation of the tool in the threads, rivnuts are relatively soft, so you WILL damage the thread in the rivnut.
Just like a skilled mechanic you feel how much pressure you are using with the impact gun just as a spanner. If not competent stick with hand tools.
@@bazz6670 same issue even if you used hand tools but installed it this way... the way you want to install it is you hold the bolt still and turn a nut on the bolt to pull the bolt up and compress the rivnut, using just a pulling force on the rivnut rather than a rotational force in the threads which is the best way to strip them out.. why do ALL rivnut tools only use a pulling motion..? Rivnuts are soft as it is obviously you haven't used enough to know enough about them 😉
Simple is better, good video, thanks mate !
Sweet! Nicely done.
Great tip. Thanks for sharing. God Bless.
It would be nice if you were to put a mark on the rivet so you know the maximum and minimum turns needed so it seats enough. You can't always see the other side. But this taught me alot. Thanks
You can tell by wiggling it the least resistance the better.
That's an even better idea than the last one.
Keep up the good work.😁
Haha cheers. Yeah kinda fell down the rabbit hole a little 😃
I was going to use this method for the battery mount on my ebike.
I thought I'd better try a dummy run first, on some scrap metal.
I copied the technique described here to the letter.
Guess what? The drill overpowered the threads on the rivnut and stripped them clean out, just as another commenter said it would.
It seems the correct tool exists for a very good reason!
As a temporary measure, I installed the battery mount using two self-tapping screws. It's holding fine, so far.
Perhaps this method is just as secure as using rivnuts?
IDK.🤷
Yes. Impact drivers act like a hammer on the threads. Better to use slow easy torque of hand tools.
Congratulations and the best example I've ever seen is cheap "To no Brazil"
Cheers!
Kool! One thing to remember got people unfamiliar is the rivnuts are for 1/8” thick material and smaller!
They make longer rivnuts for thicker materials
@@lethargicmotorsport2025ok I’ve never seen them! I’ll have to look into that! Thx
If you intend your rivnuts/nutsert to see a LOAD bearing purpose then this is a terrible way to install them. Go online and google nutsert compression length. You will find both charts and pics of what they should look like after installing. If you watch this vid closely you will note that the compression ring is both twisted and not uniform. This means it will fail under less then planned loads and torques. These nutserts or rivnuts are not designed to be installed with a rotation tool. They need to be compressed like a rivet. If compressed like a rivet, like your first vid, they can handle some impressive loads and torques. However once the rivnut/nutsert is twisted it’s strength is compromised A LOT.
A cheap set of measuring calipers and the proper installation too, even a cheap on, will save you loads of head aches. Also time. While this method is “quicker” is saves you very little time compared to the right way with the right tools. I saves you a few bucks/quid/dollars upfront, however if the rivnut/nutsert fails, you will spend way more drilling it out and installing it the right way.
You can use this method, but it needs to be modified some. Instead of driving the bolt into the rivet nut you use a similar setup by using a nut on the top and holding the bolt in place and turning the nut to compress the rivet nut. I used this method to install 6mm SS nuts for repairing garage door hinges.
If one goes bad then all your time savings is gone and then some. I will always stick with the tool that squeezes. that way it pulls up square and does not stress the threads in the insert.
Exactly, I noted this one wasn't aligned correctly and only one side pulled up.
The dyi tool might even be faster, no you screw the rivnut on the bolt just like you would the tool, insert it in the hole just like you would with the tool. The main difference I see is with diy tool you hafta maintain square whereas with the proper tool all would hafta do is just squeeze and done. Once in place you still hafta unscrew both tools from the rivnut. They do make a drill attachment rivnut gun that looks pretty interesting and is designed to preform a specific task
@@jameshendricks8526 the difference between this and the tool is that with this you are spinning the screw/bolt as you are compressing the rivnut, with the proper tool the screw/bolt isn't spinning, it's just being pulled on. The tool will pull more evenly and prevent wear on the soft threads of the rivnut.
@@mt186 that is true but once you get enough compression on it, it will stop spinning. Square is still the main issue. If it's not square the bolt won't fit right.
@@jameshendricks8526 definitely not being square is a bad thing. Doing it the diy way does cause the bolt to have to be screwed in until the rivnut is compressed all the way though. The rotation of the bolt is what's compressing the rivnut, without rotation of the bolt, nothing happens
My air rivet nut gun does it in 1/4 of your time !! And maybe even less 🤗🤗🤗
But I do get times when the air gun is to big to get in, So I do have to do it by hand.
nice. Down and dirty without a lot of expensive tools. especially if you only have a one off job. thanks!
Cheers! Does the job for those one offs ✌️
great vid!
You have a simple solution... But...Saw one built using used bicycle parts.. A bit involved build but awesome to watch in action. Can be seen on You Tube channel ' Austria Sek'
Thank you man, you made my day!
Thank you awesome tips
Thanks explain it is simply job 👍 😊
Great video. Is there a load rating or shear rating for these nuts?
Cheers, depends on the type, you can find the spec sheets usually included with then or online
👍👍👍🎉🎉 AWESOME u just saved me some $$$. I like QUICK AND EASY 👍👍
While I appreciate the video, your demonstration did pull the rivet nut to the side. Even so, I was hopeful that it would work a little bit better because I'm old and weak. I hate it when that happens.
Great trick 👌
If you can't see the underside of the rivnut while tightening how do you know when it's tight enough?
Yeah cool thanks
i like my impact drill but a regular drill has a torque setting/ number so you don't overtighten screws in various hardnesses of materials. like 4-22 i think. I wonder what the number would be for this job? After a certain torque it slips (clutch?)
A serrated lock washer prevents slip 👌🏾👌🏾🇿🇦🇿🇦
Great tip, but to be honest mate, I'd just bang a socket straight on to the impact. 👍
I need or want to put a threaded nut into the side of an RV high top that is made with a fiberglass mold. What fastener would or could I use ,,, if there is such an animal?
Excellent video thanks.
😁✌️
Your video did show how you used the diy tool, however the rivnut did turn a little which will set-up a future rivnut failure. Using a real rivnut tool (which I have) will make the installation a lot simpler and easier and the rivnut will seat properly will not allow the rivnut to rotate as in your video and function as it should . Search here in youtube for rivnut tool and check out how they work.
Hey Bill, yep I agree, nothing beats the tool, have a how to video on one :) Playlist below or over on the channel
Even though this looks and is easy with an impact driver tool, when you're working into thin sheet metal and you can not see behind to know when to stop the driver. I went too far and the nut-sert began dis-forming and tearing the metal. I will now just get the proper tool.
Agree Mike, can be tricky.. def recommend to the tool (have vid on the channel on how to use, much more controlled) but I guess in a pinch this can work :)
@@VideoShowMeHow in a pinch most people wouldn't have the necessary pieces laying around to build the DYI tool. Logically if you gotta go buy something to make it, wouldn't it be better to just buy the proper tool for the job.
@@jameshendricks8526 i have all the necessary pieces without heading to a shop. I use rivnuts rarely and while I'll use any excuse to justify getting another tool, I can't justify the price of said tool for the limited use it would get. Even if I didn't have all of the components for this I could still get them cheaper than the specialised tool. So if there are budget constraints, that too is being in a pinch... best practice is use the appropriate tool for the job. But needs must. So while you are mostly correct, what was your point again?
@@pussygalore7561 very self explanatory. If you gotta buy the stuff to make a DYI rivnut tool, wouldn't it just make more sense to just buy the proper tool. Figuring in the cost of supplies and your time, Amazon has one for $22.99. Harbor freight is probably around that and you can walk out with it.
@@pussygalore7561 I own the tool and have used it twice. I actually bought it because of a project I wanted to do at work. The first time I used didn't even involve said project.
If you use a flange nut instead of the coupler, you'd get better and perhaps more even downward pressure to the mounting surface. =)
Worth a shot! ✌️
When you first showed the set up the bolt extended at least a centimeter past the rivnut. When you started with the impact tool the bolt was no longer visible?? Do you need to use a fully threaded bolt?
Sorry but this is the worst way of doing it. Should use a bolt and nut underneath it and cranck the nut while to bolt is being held in place so it doesn't turn, this stops the uneaven crimp and also stops the distuction of the threads on the nut sert
There is an air powered one that automatically reverses off of the riv nut which is pretty quick
I am sure that the impact would be better to use in this instance over a standard drill. The impact I feel would produce more torque and be better suited for this job. You made this look SUPER EASY, I will try to check back in a few days and let you know how it went. lol
Keep up the good work! = )
I’m welding a handle to the center but and bend it up to wher it who’ll jamb against the impact hopfully make it a one handed deal
So helpful; thanks lot for the great lesson
Id say its not fastern than the actual rivnut tool. I also noticed that your bolt will be on a slight angle as it did not pull tight evenly, something that can actually make a big difference at times. Good idea nonetheless.
Yeah can't beat the actual tool that's for sure
Does this work with steel inserts as well as aluminum?
Sure does
He is using steel rivnuts in the video
super fast, great video.toon rob
welding a pipe or steel bar to the coupler would eliminate wrench. great ideas here
Thank you so much Sir!!!!
Welcome 🤗
Cool man. Thank you...
I would add a drop of oil on the bolt before putting nut on.
Well done sir thank you
I'm handicap, that is a great way for me to use a rivnut.
They actually make a drill rivnut attachment that is designed for a drill or impact driver
IMHO the most important thing you have to make sure the rivet nut screws down onto the bolt threads.
A matter of clarification the threads on the bolt have to be the same as the rivet nuts otherwise
this will not work because you are wrenching down on the threads from the bolt.
Thanks
This video has a lot of IMPACT.
get it
get it, impact.
I crack myself up.
😂 I get jokes 😄
hello was wondering if you have a hack to remove rivets without using a drill bit?? trying to avoid the drill shavings flying everywhere
Drilling it out or grinding the top off are the only methods I'm aware of I'm afraid
Are rivnuts any good? Think of using them for bolting my tray on my ute to the chassis..
I wouldn't use for that as they only have so much pull out strength.. there's a heap of chart online that shows how much force they can take I've linked a few in the comments
All too often the whole rivet nut just spins in the hole, even if the hole is tight enough to have to hammer the rivet nut in. If the center nut has the same threads as the rivet nut, then you can turn that nut as a jam nut to compress the RivNut. You hold the bolthead to keep it still while jamming the center nut.
If your hole is messed up you can replaced the rivenut with a toggle bolt.
Thus how I've always done it, but I use flange nuts to hold the rivet down to my workpiece.
Now I have them welded and sized. The hand rivet method suuuuuucks lol. An impact wrench takes it to just the right depth, but you want to make certain it doesn't blast too much torque.
Usually, you can feel it. And if doing multiple rivs in the same thickness of steel, I'll listen for it to be done by the number of tat's. "Tat-tat-tat-tat... " etc.
Wish I saw this video before spending $100.00 on a Metric rivnut gun...
Singling out Metric in front of his other-threaded peers brings me to an old twisted tale of a “Flutes or no flutes?” One flute in a band, and even two flutes, unless amplified, nail it in. And METRIC. The intrinsic turn of threading with 3 flutes, centering up his routine for tonight’s thread off, RedBull and espresso for all threaders.
The role of mentoring little-known threads is hosting weekly classes in our annual SAE threaded calendar located in the twisted divisions of proprietary, and spiral lingo, and then there is METRIC. He is getting better, has his own office, and even close to fitting in, but until then👇
3 flutes....nail it in! I call it a screw nail. Nice to have when u have a hammer and a screw.
You made the right choice buying the right tool for the job.
What about Self Clinching Fasteners?
Adam, good vid and thanx for it , BUT, I just wached a guy use a Rivnut tool installing these in 7-8 seconds flat.Yeah ya have to buy that tool but the time you'll save is tremendous! You're method is slower than thick scat out of a dry ass. Good , but slow.
Thanks (I think!) - I agree the proper tool is the way to go - so much so I made a video on it -> th-cam.com/video/6D3oA_AvWh8/w-d-xo.html
F'ing BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!
I have a rivet nut tool but the nuts that I was given to install a car part with are longer than the threads will reach on the tool. How the heck am I supposed to install them with the tool?
Have another vid on how to install with the tool on the channel as well mate if you haven't found already :)
What if you strip it?
Just saw ads for a $39 to $100 drill attachment for inserting a RIVNUT. ha ha ha
I can say that I can see it’s going to create a problem by starting the threads in the rivet
Hiya..great vid but I've got a question..how would you do this if you wanted to put a rivnut sticking out externally from a piece of Aluminium boxsection (say 30mm by 30mm)...so long as you could get a bolt in from behind (i,e.from inside the box section)
Do you mean the rivnut being installed effectively upsidedown?
FIRST
sorry couldn't resist
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As you probably know... Use steel with steel. Aluminum with aluminum to avoid dissimilar metal corrosion.
sir, what's the size of the rivnut's did you used
This was an M10
anyone else see the threads fall out?
That’s okay but no use when space is limited. Once i have drilled the hole for rivnuts only a matter of seconds the job is completed without my cordless drill
Fasterest version: thread bolt in riv nut. Attach slide hammer. Pull on bolt. Done
I like the drill idea but am a bit worried that the threads can get damaged. My initial idea was using an old air rivet gun (air over oil) with a long bolt. Cheers
Yeah cool worth a shot! Let us know how you get on if you try 👍
Maybe set the torque on the driver down some
Best way is with the proper tool.
What is that center long nut called?
The coupling? That the bolt goes through?
@@VideoShowMeHow yes.. the long one between the two washers.
The coupling
Good job. I just bought a cheap kit off Ebay. See how long it lasts. At least if the gun breaks I have an alternative. What are the maximum thickness for each thread size? I imagine a gyprock wall is too thick for these? Cheers mate
Yeah max would only be a couple mm.
There are similar devices specifically made for drywall.
Why not weld a handle on to the thingmejig does away with the spanner 🇬🇧
classic
You should only have thread on the bottom-most part of your adapter
Smart bogan 👌
Use a proper tool. It's cheap, simple and easy to use and gives better results. The rivet nut for demonstrating this DIY solution is not properly done, it is bent and not fastened enough. That never happens with a proper tool. This solution is OK-ish in case of an emergency, but if you need to insert more than one rivet nut then buying a proper tool becomes a good investment.
Yep proper tool is great (vid on it on the channel) this works in a pinch though 😁👍
@@VideoShowMeHow No, in my opinion this does NOT work in a pinch. It is fiddly and takes much longer than using a proper tool. It's a workaround for emergency, not an alternative to a proper tool, assuming you have everything in your pocket or toolbox ready for the emergency.
@@AdaptingCamera yeah cool. Just trying to help people with a couple options if they don't have the tool bud 👍