RIVNUT - rivet nuts help

Oct 02, 2016 3 Replies

I've an application for a riveted in threaded insert. Rivnuts would seem to fit the bill but I often see described as "blind" whereas all the photos seem to show them as open both ends. Can they take a through bolt or if not are they soft enough to run a tap through post installation.



Apologies if this is a dumbe question but I've never seen one in use.



TIA



Bob


Bob,

The set I use are fixed by threading onto a stem that can go all the way through if needed, so the thread is preserved during the squeezing. So to answer in short is yes

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Andrew

Thank you Andrew for an almost instant reply as well as what I wanted to hear! Hope all is well with you & yours

Bob

Late, since Andrew's given the answer. But what the hey!

The ones I've got have through holes, as had the NutSerts I used decades ago. Blind ones could be quite handy at times, but I haven't seen them like that.

Regards Mark Rand

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