How to Install and Use Rivet Nuts, Rivnuts and Nutserts in Metal and 3D Prints

[@gbillium143]

I normally don't comment but! This is exactly what I wanted to know! not only did you show how to use a rivet nut, but you also showed how strong they are and BONUS how to put them in plastic! thank you so much!

[@MakingStuff]

Awesome, thank you!

[@jimmylovesbikes]

Cool! The best part is your strength test which really satisfied my curiosity as well. Nice tool. Thanks for sharing.

[@40mick]

Good job, love the tip to melt the 3D printed part by heating the nut-cert.

[@DanniM]

So ingenious!

[@Roberturban78]

I needed to fix a chair my wife had and bought the tool..perfect demo on how to use it. Thanks!

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@shanelipe2552]

This is the first of your videos I have watched... You just gained another subscriber... Loved it.

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks and welcome!

[@e.g.m6598]

I came here for an Astro demo, but came away with your FANTASTIC hotrod/plastic melt/slide technique!

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@keithlane4343]

Excellent video. Thorough explanation, and I like the destructive testing where it showed the Riv-nuts took more torque than the strength of the bolt. You were asking for examples of what they can be used for, and a friend of mine designed, patented, and has been manufacturing aluminum bulkheads (basement access, as well as other applications) using Riv-nuts for over a decade without a failure. Great product. My friend uses an installation tool that goes on a reversable drill that works very fast and easy. I don't know the manufacturers name, but it works well. Take care Bud

[@i1uvpreppyxo887]

Love the heated rivnuts into plastic idea. never thought of that!

[@PeteRondeau]

I've got a ambulance/van customizing project coming up that these would come in handy on. May have to pick up one of these sets!

[@js9437]

I just grabbed one for my NV High Top conversion! Hope yours is progressing well!

[@shaunmcmaster-t8m]

For 3D prints. I have found they tend to pull out with not too much force. I added epoxy, still not great. Solution was to put the flat part on the back such that it pushes against the plastic as you tighten the screw. But the wider lip cannot push through the plastic. So can tighten down with a lot more force. Love your videos. I am a tech employee, with similar hobbies. Created CNC retrofit for mill. Working on belt grinder and CNC router. I use a single control box made from rolling 19" server rack. From which I bolt in up to 48U 19" project boxes, PC enclosure, stepper driver 3U box. 3U fans. Even a 3U drawer. I can pop off the stepper drivers (same aviation connectors you use). Roll the control electronics to different machine, load different Mach profile, use same control electronics for multiple machines. Evolve controller electronics separate from the CNC machines themselve. Even swap out old machines for new ones. Anyway -- big fan. Exploring making some videos myself... Keep it up -- thanks

[@mariomlecka]

There are specific nuts for plastics. Search for threaded inserts, heat set inserts

[@Anonymous5211987]

okay, that soldering iron tip was awesome!

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks!

[@jatnaveenleo]

I was struggling for the door closer to stay on metal door frame. Carpenter just made some holes and thread to fix the door closer cylinder, which broke several a times, each time the holes made bigger and bigger. Found the solution here, insert a river and tighten the door closer with a bolt. Thanks for the video, and the idea. So nice of you.

[@MakingStuff]

Glad I could help. Thanks for watching!

[@hhcamera]

I bought one of these tools to use on a project and came across your videos. Nice going but has many others here have stated they have an opinion and so do I, I think you’re hot iron trick is great. I might’ve come in from the other side so that way as you tighten it would continually pull inward as opposed to possibly spinning. But with that size box you don’t need much torque and I doubt very seriously if they’re gonna come apart anytime soon. Again great video.

[@robertbenedict4651]

Just started watching your videos. The soldering iron trick was brilliant.

[@MakingStuff]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

[@MilesFromNowherePNW]

Very informative. Well executed and to the point. Thanks for the bonus tips, much appreciated.

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@tonyelleevans3322]

Appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I just bought two 3D printers and this has expanded my range of ideas for them.

[@MakingStuff]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RaivoltG]

Great idea for putting a rivnut in plastic! That's going to make life much better! I'll be looking forward to seeing your other videos!

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@kevin041777]

Excellent video! Thank you for making it. The video was very helpful.

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks!

[@AndrewAHayes]

I normally just weld nuts onto the back of sheet metal, but these could come in handy for box steel which I quite often use

[@manickn6819]

That's my approach too. I don't have a proper set of tap so I use this approach in many places where tapping is possible.

[@metricdeep8856]

If you put the rivnut into the plastic from the other side, the threaded section will be closer to the screw so you can use shorter screws....and the pullout force will be much greater. Good vid.

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for the tip!

[@MRrwmac]

Thanks, Never knew about these! Like how you demonstrated for metal and plastic!

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@michaelkeymont501]

I watched this yesterday and bought one today... Nice!

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

[@stevewalker7822]

Neat idea on using soldering iron to set nursery.

[@MadAColt]

Very cool, a tool that I didn't know I needed until now. Time to go window shopping for Christmas. Thanks for this video.

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@charlesstatkus]

Cool, just got my Wetols rivet nut tool. Will use it to mount my home made bed in my K40 CO2 laser. Will make it easy to add and remove different beds and rotary bases in my laser. Thank for the howto...

[@rodgereagle4782]

Definitely buying a Rivnut set

[@janetanderson422]

Straight to the point, thank you ! answered my question !!

[@MakingStuff]

Glad I could help, thanks for watching!

[@anthonyharris7108]

Nice n easy detailed explanation

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

Great video. I guess I will wind up getting one of those tools as I keep seeing these rivnuts on more and more channels. Thanks for all the help with my plasma torch.

[@colinfaith5119]

Hi, one issue I've found is how on earth do you change the Mandrel to another size? Mine came with M8, and the instructions are worse than useless in explaning exactly how to remove and replace the mandrel. Must be a bad day as I really cant work this out.

[@MadeInGarage]

Cool device. I need to buy and try on my designs. Thank you!

[@groupcaptainbonzo]

If you want to know how much Tork it will take.... try a tork wrench. It will tell you... great vid. Learned a lot. Thanks

[@nullwii]

I use these constantly on race cars, drill a hole, put insert in, grab fastener, bam mount done.

[@tna2me197]

Those rivnuts are awesome. The reason they don’t give way very easily is that they actually continue to tighten the bond as you tighten the bolt or screw. So they are self affixing

[@MakingStuff]

Cool, I did not know that. Thanks for watching!

[@RobertDosterat]

I thank u for video I wasnt to sure on how to use it now do I get the bolts at a hardware store

[@audreysnodgrass7715]

Thankyou so much, you are an absolute legend!

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks!

[@WildmanTech]

I just got the kit, A real game changer!

[@darkwinter6028]

Well, that was an absolutely riveting video! 😜

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@joshuaclark647]

Excellent video, like t comments, it’s exactly what I was looking for!

[@MakingStuff]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jakemarlow8998]

Thank you so much for this video! I'm getting ready to start my truck camper build-out and have been considering using rivnuts to mount plywood to the truck's bedrails. And this was the exact question I had that no one else has addressed: How much torque can the rivnuts handle before slipping?

[@MakingStuff]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stmsaiya]

Today I learn something new

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@chandersharma617]

Nice video showing the potential of these rivnuts. There are also aluminium rivnuts which don’t behave quite so conveniently and are nothing like as strong. One thing I was hoping you would show is how to adjust the compression distance depending on the size of nut. The instructions make a big deal about doing this adjustment but don’t say exactly how you go about it.

[@AYoutubrrr]

You could prevent the rivnut from pulling out of that 3d printed lid by installing them upside down from the way you did it, that way when you torque it down, the lip will not be allowed to be pulled through. The way you did it, the rivnut could pull back out on torque. Cool method though, I will be using this.

[@MrGoosePit]

I love it! That's a neat trick with the soldering iron too. Thanks!

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@JuanHernandez-ee9ze]

@@MakingStuff that work and plastic bumpers Or it break

[@bradybooth14]

Great job.

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks!

[@MakingStuff]

What projects have you made that used rivet nuts?

[@gabakusa]

can you use it in car sheet metal?

[@prestonian1066]

Do a quick flatten of at least 1 side of the rivnut on a grinding wheel so it doesn't spin in the plastic.

[@sonofableep13]

Thank you for this comment, I’ll be making 3d printed shift knobs so that will absolutely come in handy

[@boots7859]

Thanks for this video, never heard of these. Also ++ for testing to failure.

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@halasimov1362]

Mind blown!

[@js9437]

Great video, thanks.

[@MakingStuff]

Glad you liked it!

[@BellyUpFishGarage]

Thought for sure this would be a DIY RivNut tool video.. :)

[@MakingStuff]

Ha ha. Maybe next time. Thanks for watching!

[@pjseiber2774]

Did you test it in thinner plastic? I have a side by side utv that this would be great for the plastic body parts..

[@MakingStuff]

No I don't have any thin plastic that I could test it on.

[@jmoney6550]

I was wondering/thinking the same thing for atv plastic

[@olds97lss]

Guessing using these in plastic isn't quite as good as the nuts that cut into the plastic. Almost bought some of these on amazon to use for my RC needs, but after seeing how they work, I doubt that would grip the plastic very well. Glad I watched the video... had no clue there was a tool to crimp them like that. lol!

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@teitalaalex8632]

Awesome❤

[@chazits]

I would of installed the rivet nut from the bottom of the plastic base so the lid side remained flush with the lid.

[@MegaJailbreaker1]

Can i use this for a ground?

[@lisliemccullough5112]

yes

[@Curiousnessify]

Awesome, thank you

[@MakingStuff]

You're welcome!

[@J1I9M7M4Y]

Really nice video. I guess you could go over the nut with a file to make the sides a bit flat and make it harder for it to rotate in the plastic..

[@boomerangfreak]

I'm sure melting the rivnuts in 3D prints would work in a pinch but if you plan on using that a lot it's worth getting some "heat set inserts". They come in all kinds of sizes and are specifically made to be molten into plastic parts. The more aggressive exterior would be more resilient to all kinds of forces. But great video, I've been planning to get a pair of those pliers as they seem very handy but have been kind of weary on how strong they are. Was that an alloy or steel rivnut?

[@MakingStuff]

I think it was steel but not 100% sure.

[@karunakarkoppala]

Thank u please do make videos on even simple topics. Not everyone knows everything...... Learning is fun.

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheJedRides]

This may be a dumb question, but is there any way to know the outer diameter of the rivet nut when ordering them online?

[@alzdeane]

Didn't know what these were called, more tools I need to buy :)

[@Adrian2140]

I got a set today and I'm running out of storage space for my tools :(

[@jamessabastian6707]

It's cool to wach and who much it cost to buy this tool now 👍

[@MakingStuff]

Don't know current cost. Link is in the description. Thanks for watching!

[@jacksson9391]

Can you get this to work on a piece of tubing or does the material your planting it in always have to be flat?

[@MakingStuff]

I don't see why it wouldn't work. The rivet just wouldn't be flush with the tube.

[@EZ_shop]

Good job!

[@MakingStuff]

Thank You!

[@nofortunatesonII]

What grade bolt was it that you snapped?

[@MakingStuff]

Just a regular bolt you get from Tractor Supply, I think it is a 5.

[@Rvdaydream]

Wow! Bolt broke before nut failed... Didn't expect that...

[@MakingStuff]

Neither did I.

[@Adrian2140]

Thanks man!

[@cloudseedingcalifornia6760]

How thick can the metal be you're inserting the rivnut into?

[@MakingStuff]

I would guess this is more for sheet metal. You can always tap threads on the thicker stuff.

[@cloudseedingcalifornia6760]

@@MakingStuff true enough....I guess the max is like 1/8 inch from what I've read but could be wrong

[@cloudseedingcalifornia6760]

I'm gonna mix up alil JB weld to paint on the backside of the rivnut before I clamp it in too! Seems like a good idea but we'll see. Surprised the bolt snapped though sheeesh

[@JunkMikesWorld]

I just got one yesterday. I am using it to put threads in the floor of a 1940 Ford so I can mount the seats and a battery in the trunk.

[@milkywayan2232]

The algorithm that is stalking me, and now is adding my comment Regarding said comment to my permanent record, Placed your video in front of me. I guess I can forgive it for that. Thank you for the video. I couldn't find the bell. Maybe because my bells been rung Quite a few times. Or maybe the algorithm hid the bell for me because I called it a stalker. Anyway I hope to see more of your videos. The soldering iron tip was really hot.

[@MakingStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@bubbatron4]

I use anti seize on the screw/bolt. I have had issues with rusting bolts/screws and the insert turning while trying to loosen. You were lucky, the bolt broke LOL. When the bolt doesn't break, then its a party!!🤣

[@MakingStuff]

Yeah that's kinda what I was expecting. But I tried it 3 more times off video and the bolt broke each time.

[@bubbatron4]

@@MakingStuff Thats cool. I had the issue with the insert spinning in much thinner metal. Rusty old screws. Great video and thank you for sharing this cool tool👍

[@redneckways1617]

Try that same thing with the grade 8 instead of the Chinese bolt you tested it with

[@MakingStuff]

What about a Chinese grade 8 bolt?

[@pngcustomwoodworks3499]

Have you tried installing the Riv-Nut into wood?

[@MakingStuff]

I have not.

[@lisliemccullough5112]

yes works fine

[@briankeck3762]

Were you using steel, aluminum or brass rivet nuts?

[@MakingStuff]

I don't know what they were made of. Got them on Amazon. amzn.to/2o9tTEh

[@axelSixtySix]

I definitely agree about rivet nuts on sheet/tubing metal. But for plastic, they're too slick for a durable bond. I use instead bronze insets which have a grip pattern on the outside. That's much more durable. The method could be the same : hot mount, or even cold mount, forcing it in, with a little help of a drived screw. For each task, you need the right stuff. its Regards.

[@WHEREVER-I-ROAM]

But of COURSE INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS on my VAN would be a great use for these RIVET NUTS

[@baronvonchickenpants6564]

I always break the 3mm ones

[@MakingStuff]

Yeah me too. That sucks.

[@theamerican4609]

You didn't show how to change sizes.

[@UnderTheRadar1976]

On the plastic wouldn’t of been better to install them drone the back

[@GaryStephenJones]

Imperial makes no sense. Metric makes much more sense and is quicker and easier to follow along

[@MakingStuff]

I agree. Too bad the rest of the US won't use it.

[@shmvon]

you're nuts

[@MakingStuff]

Rivnuts maybe :)