How to Install Rivnuts, Rivet Nuts or Nutserts, Without the Expensive Tools

[@imDonDiestro]

Great video. Straight to the point. Showed us exactly what we needed to see. Nothing more or else.

[@danamuise4117]

this is the correct way. Too many people turn the bolt, stressing the rivnut threads

[@zatonoich1]

THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF ALL I'VE SEEN 👍😹

[@Dreddyk1]

Наверное самый простой и недорогой способ установки резьбовых заклёпок! 😀👍 Необходимо только взять болт, гайку и шайбу прочностью выше стандарной 5.8 - 8.8 а лучше 10.9 или 12.6, добавить один упорный подшипник и использовать ключи с достаточным рычагом (длиной). Отверстия автор пррсверлил слишком большие, в других роликах видел рекомендации чтобы отверстие было не больше чем на 0.1мм от внешнего диаметра заклёпки. Для разовых небольших работ то что надо, не нужно тратиться на дорогой заклёпочник. Попробую так сделать, что в итоге получится с разными заклёпками из стали и нержавейки.

[@Jim-Farmer]

Надо в такую конструкцию добавлять либо подшипник велосипедный мелкий, либо еще гайку большего размера и держать ее тоже ключом. В остальных случаях заклепка прокручивается и ты тупо выкручиваешь болт оттуда. Выше писал как делать. Вчера мудохался с этими заклёпками.

[@pussygalore7561]

To the right tools commenting, "get the right tool." Sure thing, that is best practice nearly always. Being able to make do and get things done will serve most people better. If $ is such a non issue, why not pay someone else to do the whole job for you? Why did you even watch the clip? I have 2 rivnuts to set and don't foresee more anytime soon. As such I found this clip helpful, and am thankful that some people take the time to be constructive. Yes I could have figured it out for myself, however this saved me time. SO saved me $ twice.

[@billallan630]

You taught a "know all" 70 year old - how to fix his issue on our gazebo. Thanks heaps :)

[@dav1dbone]

Very good idea, even if you have the rivnit tool,the larger m8+ can stress it, plus doing it this way gets you that extra bit of torque, and control.

[@HelloHello-hk4sx]

Good point. Both of you just saved me $40. 👍

[@PJoverland]

Idk what im doing wrong, having hard time getting these to work I fitted some out of luck Built a rooftop tent but cant seem to figure a rivnut without tool Im using m6 rivnuts and the bolt seems to break or nuts loose their teeth Good videos anyway again, for reference I will get it done one of these days

[@cbmech2563]

Great setup, but remember that they really aren't intended to use the rivnut to hold 2 sheets together.

[@gertc3240]

Best rifnut video I have ever seen, so easy and simple. Thanks 👍, great video.

[@mikechiodetti4482]

Nice. I have two small tools that work very well for two sizes, but this video show how many different size nutserts can be installed without a special tool.

[@lawrence_tenn]

Great video. I have a spot that I won't be able to use a Rivnut tool. Plus you can buy individual Rivnuts at most local hardware stores. This is a great idea if you only need a couple. I always hate buying a tool, I only use once.

[@donlero1913]

I purchased the tool kit and then did not have the physical space to fit the crimping tool. Searched for a solution and found this simple and effective alternative.

[@malingehring165]

Nice job. I really like that you used your thumb and wrench to keep the head of the bolt stationary and turned the second nut. Others hold the second nut and turn the head of the bolt, which makes the rivnut rotate. No good... Thanks.

[@ДмитрийПархоменко-л6д]

Очень полезная идея, особенно когда нужно установить одну, две заклёпки. Thanks for the idea.

[@ua4351]

Суцільний відстій. Нещодавно ставив захист на форд фокус в розсверлені отвори з прямокутних заводських. То за умови шільної посадки в 3мм балку провертається, а накатка розміщенна 3-4 мм від торця. Тож приварив виточені різюбові бочки. А передні вийшло ррозвальцювати притримуючи з іншого боку плоскогубцями. От якщо болт приіржавіє і провернеться, тоді тільки різати. Як варіант для разового невідповідального з'єднання. Та як на мене краще уже заклепки.

[@rrrsss4059]

Great Idea. Have you tried the small blind nuts? I have broke 2 of the small studs that come with the tool but the 1/4" Has worked great. I would suggest a drop of oil between the nut & washer.

[@ReodorF1]

Nice im going to install a skid plate under my jeep and need to install 4 rivet nuts and didnt want to buy a expensive tool to install it when im only going to use it one time thanks for the video

[@HandmadeCreativeChannel]

You welcome 😊

[@TheRoadhammer379]

Use Anti Seize on the threads, these rivnuts are notorious for corroding the threads and then just spinning when trying to disassemble

[@DanielOrtegoUSA]

Some people are just smarter than others'. Thanks for posting!

[@kevvyg04]

Would be handy on a stripped hole in engine ! Brilliant idea !

[@dougfresh1341]

Good & concise. 👍🏾 And those who criticize this effort, shut up and make your own video. 😏

[@brucewiemer255]

Bought poly nuts from napa. Work great and did not hinder assembly of tail gate on 36 dodge by being too tall

[@mongomay1]

Thank you very much for your time!

[@spelunkerd]

I'm surprised you didn't make the hole a little undersized, so the splines on the rivnut grab the sheet metal more strongly as it flares out. The biggest problem with these things is the way corrosion of the bolt in the hole makes it harder to remove the bolt years later. If the rivnut spins as you try to rotate the bolt out, it's frustratingly difficult to get the bolt out, especially if you can't easily get at the other end. These are designed for poor access to one side, otherwise you'd simply use a nut on the other end.

[@arnmar8850]

The splined area is to facilitate the nutsert to crush. If you are concerned about removing the bolt years later, use anti seize compound.

[@spelunkerd]

@@arnmar8850 We're going to agree to disagree on that point. The vertical splines are there to prevent the rivnut from easily spinning, which is the most common problem with these things. As the rivnut crushes, those splines bite into the sidewall of the sheet metal, helping to fix it in place so the bolt can be broken free. Vertical splines make it harder to crush, not easier.

[@arnmar8850]

@@spelunkerd The nuts are made of aluminum. There is no strength to keep them from spinning. If you watch the video again you will see the area where the nut compresses are where the splines are located.

[@HelloHello-hk4sx]

THANK YOU!! YOU JUST SAVED ME 40 BUX!!!! 🤑

[@HandmadeCreativeChannel]

You welcome :)

[@1988dgs]

I use a swan neck spanner to hold the head of the bolt and a flat bearing between the two washers, they go in like butter

[@T0berius]

Holy shhh***ttt, you are the one !! Thanks for share with us.

[@gorentlamanoharmanohar1779]

Really great and simple technique i have seen in this kind of entire videos.. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@omarcarrillos2727]

Thank you. Now I can finish installing my cat-shield.

[@raymondbdanner6303]

Works even better with a internal (star) Lock washer against NutSert .

[@fernandodomingo3304]

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, thank for share and teach us.

[@robertberndt5200]

I built a couple of different designs but this one is very clever and gets the job done..nice

[@sleidymarques2100]

Congratulations and the best example I've ever seen is cheap "To no Brazil"

[@pauls5745]

oh! I didn't know they deformed outward to grip the panel. ty for the vid!

[@Mr_Fahrenheit]

May be useful for tight spaces where you can’t always get to tool into

[@Em6726]

Just beautiful. Thank you for the tech tip

[@readplanet23]

Thank You for the RivetNut tutorial. 👍🏼 Have A Good Day. 🛻🚚🚛

[@AutodidactEngineer]

You could put some grease in between the washers to make tightening it easier! Awesome way!

[@johnbaxter85]

Great instruction, thank you.

[@pwatom22]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@jimoinsolvay]

The holes are too big, the rivnut could sqeeze out.

[@bike_life6254]

The bead squashed against the material it wont come out unless it rips through 😂😂

[@raymondclark1785]

Worse, the rivnut will spin and if it's in a blind spot you won't get the bolt out. I used rivnuts on my RV's tilting solar panels so I didn't need 3 hands to secure them while trying not to slip off the roof

[@grandad400]

Well when you do it drill smaller ones

[@stevedavis8045]

I agree100% glad someone else noticed that and spoke up. B I've been a machinist for 40 years and the principle is awesome but please drill a tight hole, not so sloppy please.

[@SubramaniamLakshminarayanan]

1. Why exactly do you need a rivnut if you are going to bind them together permanently? 2. The pilot hole diameter should be the plain one and not the knurled one. The slightly increased diameter of the knurling is to provide for a tight fit of the rivnut in the drilled hole.

[@TheRoadhammer379]

It was an example of the clamping force. Rivnuts are squeezed, the knurling is not part of the holding force

[@1AlexanderCole]

@@TheRoadhammer379 it’s still supposed to be an interference fit for installation

[@rogerstarkey5390]

1 (Longer!) bolt. 1 Threaded Bar Connection Nut. 1 Washer.. . The long Connection Nut spreads the load and stops the bolt thread stripping or the bolt snapping when used for multiple larger Rivnuts. . Long nut on the bolt, washer, Rivnut. . Tack the nut up to the Rivnut. Hold the bolt still. Turn the nut. Count the turns on a test piece to determine the correct rotation (A marker line on the nut is useful for this) . A high tensile bolt is best.

[@jimfromoregonusa9899]

Excellent!

[@jamalmahmoud9815]

SUPER VIDEO , BIG THANKS.

[@thetruth156real3]

For best results, pilot hole needs to be the exact diameter of the rivbolt, theses holes are too wide. Good vid though.

[@dido1803]

Great demonstration!!

[@grandad400]

Good one mate none of the drawn out bullshit ..subscribed

[@emadsaad5335]

فكرة ممتازة وسهله وبدون اله ممتاز

[@linghaib]

nice person, appreciate your help

[@Delomondo]

Vielen Dank! Eine sehr gute Idee. Gruß

[@carlchen9734]

Great work!

[@juliocontagro]

Perfect 🙌🙌🙌

[@mokraneabdous767]

Je vous remercie beaucoup pour cette vidéo bravo .

[@jorgediego8050]

Buena idea, pero el agujero tiene que ser de la medida exacta del remache roscado para que cuando se ensanche apreté la superficie, si es ma grande pierde parte de su efectividad.

[@leswhite3465]

Brilliant video, really helped me out👍

[@elvisocampos8613]

Parabéns ótima ideia !!!

[@zainsaeed147]

May i know how much the body length of rivnut gets reduced after riveting ?? because the body length mentioned by various supplier on catalog is the original one and not the final one after riveting process

[@tomt9543]

It depends on how thick the material is. Compressed length will be longer in thicker sheet, shorter in thinner material

[@olivertaylor8788]

Exelent vidio thAnks

[@shameeram1932]

Thank u so much

[@Fldavestone]

Thank you very nice.

[@windinthewillows6248]

What’s the maximum thickness a M8 Rivet Nut can be put into? I have a 6.5mm alloy motorcycle rack that I’d like to put 4 M8 Rivet nuts into, I was thinking of using stainless steel rivet nuts? Would stainless steel rivet nuts be ok, or would it corrode the alloy?

[@padlockbeats151]

Thanks

[@AndreSantos-dd6om]

You save my life 😂

[@lukaszM46]

are rivnuts OK to use on 1-2mm thick plastic sheets?

[@dennysmartinvilchezcarrasc310]

Simplemente genial

[@Юрийюрий-з5д4е]

Спасибо

[@NelsonCWB]

Thank you!

[@SerefKara-lw1bm]

Thankyou.

[@anthonyhitchings1051]

Those Rivnuts look like a soft metal

[@HandmadeCreativeChannel]

They are aluminum

[@andrewkummer5656]

Brilliant, thank you.

[@faycalhannane8626]

شكرا

[@oscarapple1365]

The background music put me in the mood

[@anandr8477]

This is very useful car engine splash guard

[@lasaraungbakri7386]

This is heavy duty tools 🙏👍💯

[@natthachainakrab9105]

Awesome

[@MichaelBoulevardm800]

Melhor maneira até agora de economizar, like \o/

[@jackhammer40k_]

Are these steel or aluminium inserts ? Thanks

[@pauls9622]

aluminum. you see on one of the rivnuts that theres markings from the tool. Steel is much much stronger

[@21ventuno79]

Hola congratulaciones, sabe se existem essas porcas em acero inox?

[@ignaciorodriguez5001]

But the rivet-nut will turn and wont tighten. How do you manage?

[@triptonmiller8532]

Obviously, does not have a solution. Skip this site and move on

[@alvinwilliams1648]

Lock-tite, both on manufactured flange of rivet-nut & also the manual flange that's created as you compress or tighten it

[@alvinwilliams1648]

@@triptonmiller8532 lock-tite around flanges, both manufacture flange & also compress flange done on the project

[@davidschwartz5127]

Paul Hardcastle doing the background music? I subscribed

[@scottdowney4318]

Can you get 4, 1/2" rivet nuts to hold 9000 pound rated trailer hitch (straight line pull) in a Ram truck frame? I was looking at a front hitch where install instructions want you to drill a large side hole 1.25 inches to put the hitch bolt and bolt support block inside the frame. Thought a rivet nut would be a nice idea, but I bet that exceeds the rivet nuts strength.

[@ken2633]

Good that no special tools required, just use washer. 👍

[@vitaliyg3516]

Thanks .

[@viktorkuhn3928]

Super

[@zatonoich1]

Thank you for the video! 👍🐥😹 Subscribed your channel👍

[@attilacsengeri1048]

Thx.

[@510scorp]

Супер

[@DimitrisMarkopoulos]

bravo!!!!!

[@Boudym32]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ac-bc5108]

You need a hard steel bolts and nuts. Or else you will damage the thread

[@HandmadeCreativeChannel]

It's okay to use regular bolts and nuts, aluminum can not damage thread!!!

[@pauls9622]

aluminum rivet nut

[@vostok6984]

Super. You are well done. Subscription Good luck.

[@paxandeath]

дякую. круто!

[@yspark5930]

굿이요!

[@shoots-i3e]

Good

[@motorsportsbd]

looking the same job man! thank you so much sir 🚗😍

[@05FlameRedSRT4]

I just tried it but my rivet nut is spinning together with washers. How do I sold that problem?

[@cliffordbernard7885]

Hole may be too large.

[@l31007]

How do you know when to stop turning?

[@thirushasrivenkatas2139]

Can you use Rivnut on plastic

[@HandmadeCreativeChannel]

Yes, my friend... You can use them anywhere the fabric would withstand the bloating of the aluminum rivnut.

[@mrsemifixit]

Can rivnut be used to replace a broken welded nut inside a frame that a motor mount bolts to?

[@TheRoadhammer379]

No, these are not suited for that much torque as required to tighten a motor mount.

[@JustinPaul1st]

Torsional twist with break it up ...low torque yield...not a good idea

[@SoulDaddy33]

Doesn't work for me. the rivnut spins in the hole when the bolt is torqued so the bolt ends up being driven further through the rivnut. I can't drill a hole tight enough in sheet metal for the rivnut to not spin. If the hole is large enough for the rivnut to go through, it will just spin and the bolt won't cause it to swell. What am I doing wrong?

[@pauls9622]

you are probably using a steel rivet nut and it doesn't have to be tight in the hole. the rivnut compression and contact will hold it secure