Rivnut Tool Step-By-Step Tutorial: NUTSERT ALL THE THINGS!!

[@MadRattGarage]

I have a pneumatic one from astro that gets into tighter spots, and you don't have to worry about the "legs" not fitting. Opens a whole new world!

[@howardhutchinson]

As a mechanical engineer, I must commend you because you've done a better job describing the use and installation of rivet nuts than I would patiently do. 😂👍🏽

[@PickingBluegrassMusic]

Faye is a Harvard University graduate.

[@howardhutchinson]

@PickingBluegrassMusic Yes, if you follow Faye, then this could be classified as a 'common knowledge'.

[@RichardSmith-jd5ln]

Bought my Nutsert kit in 1975, I'm still using that kit.

[@rudispruell883]

Faye, you are a great presenter. Knowledgeable, real down to earth, and easygoing.

[@myZcarlife]

Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate. I watched a couple of other videos on rivnut tools to try to figure out what I was doing wrong. Fortunately, I saw the part where you pulled back on the spring. Once I pulled down on the spring loaded part to install the mandrel, the process went perfectly.

[@klwthe3rd]

These tutorials are so practically and can be used by normal DIY people. Also, you can follow step by step to complete the project that you want to acheive with this tool. Too many KZbinrs skip steps and expect that you'll just figure it out. Not Faye. 🥰

[@r.joseph8911]

Yeah, no nonsense, just technical info 😊

[@yovilla]

Excellent demostration and added bonus of where to get tool and parts. Great job!

[@cowetaok]

That damn thing that screws on to that thing is what it is called. Great video. Bought one of those a few years back to do a job on a boat. Thought one of those things I would buy do this job and never use again. I am a fool. I use it not everyday or week but the usage is way more than I ever dreamed and like you went from the few supplies that come with it to a toolbox full of parts and accessories to use on the many things I never dreamed of until I drilled a whole in something and put threads in it.

[@raymondrizzuto7997]

I'd loved to have seen the back side of the rivnut after you installed it.

[@sheldondyck8631]

I live in Canada and I’ve never seen metric drill bits. Hardware yes like nuts, bolts, etc but no drill bits. Didn’t even know they were a thing until now. You learn something new everyday.

[@BillLaBrie]

First time I saw them was in an sds hammer drill kit.

[@ranger178]

I wish car manufactures would put rivnuts and bolts in cars instead of those ridiculous plastic push fasteners that break and don't hold worth a dam

[@jbauern57]

It's all about speed on the assembly line

[@martinheath9947]

Not even enough time to put a smidgen of grease on things that ought to have a bit.

[@NateASE]

And costs

[@donaldcavey6241]

They used these nuts at the factory in 1969 on my Z/28 Camaro .

[@rexhorning7228]

Faye!! What a doll! My kind of gal. Working with you has to be absolutely awesome.

[@davidlustig1834]

I worked for a large company the transitioned us from a manual to a hydrolic version....my hand thanked me consantly

[@alanosborne1947]

Have you ever thought of adding a drop of thread locker on the collar before inserting the rivnut into the hole? It would be added security preventing the rivnut from spinning in the hole. Just a thought!!

[@hickorystx]

Well done with demo and tutorial!!! I have this tool but haven't used it yet. Very handy to have for DIYer and Pro like you!! 😀

[@RayGreen94510]

"I love you Faye! Excellent tutorial. I have the same rivnut tool, and yes, it is great. Being very careful, I was able to use it on two cars, adding rivnuts in the plastic bumper for license plates, replacing the sheet metal screws that were used before."

[@thisandthat411]

What a great how-to loaded with lots of real knowledge. Thank you Faye

[@brianoreilly3035]

Totally agree matching thickness and proper grip range nut super important. Great content ❤

[@Kauffdrop]

Cool video. I've been using nutserts years. I have that style you have and a 90-degree one. I recently bought a pneumatic one. It's amazing. I highly recommend a pneumatic one

[@AXNJXN1]

Faye, you knocked this tutorial out of the park. Absolutely VERY well explained, well shot, well commented. KUDOS to how you brought this to the masses. Job well done. Had to Sub!

[@legionofanon]

On your closing notes about materials to use riv nuts in, they make a rivnut called a plus nut for softer or fragile materials like plastic or fiberglass. It has cuts in the side and the nut is longer before compression, and when compressed the nut expands more to obtain a larger grab of the backside of the surface. I bought a 10 pack of a metric threaded one to replace a seized and spun out plastic thread insert for the air filter cover of a cat track steer. it works great. When you really look into all the rivnut varieties, you could end up filling an entire parts bin with all the different riv nuts you might ever need. McMaster Carr sells a large variety of them, they ship fast and I have not been disappointed with the quality of their fasteners yet. And they sell all sorts of nutsert setters and replacement parts for them too

[@da9pauly]

I’ve seen this tool was always curious about how to use it now I’m going to get one!!!

[@rickbosak8861]

Thanks for the great tutorial. i have the same tool and am finding lots of uses. The only time I can't use it is when there is not enough room to get the tool into place and have enough room to pull apart the handles. For situations like this I made a smaller tool using an old wrench, then to compress the rivnut a screw as a mandrill and some washers. takes a little longer to squish the nut but fits almost everywhere.

[@billmoran3219]

On thinner material I prefer using a step drill and drill it slightly undersized then use a tapered reamer to size up hole for a snug fit when installing the rivnut. Drill bits , especially bigger sizes tend to cut a hole on thinner material that isn’t concentric when using a hand drill. If I have to use a drill bit I always go undersize then ream it to size . JMTC . Good video though 👍

[@after5auto133]

I used my riv-nut tool for mounting my toolbox in the bed of my truck. Works great! Great video Faye!

[@scottiencali]

Open its lil legs.. rivnuts.. nutserts? I can just imagine the comments on Instagram... Love those rivnuts.. what a cool little thing Mr Riv invented! Great job Faye! Always the professional educator. :) P.S. The Rivnut was originally invented by BF Goodrich in 1936 to install a rubber wing de-icer to the leading edge of an aircraft wing.

[@littledogrc]

Great job Faye. You have the enthusiasm I had when twisted wrenches at the dealers. Gone on to larger projects ( locomotives) now. Any way love the tutorials and keep up the enthusiasm and smiles. You are doing a great and awesome 👌 job.

[@FayeHadley]

Thank you!! And that's super impressive, whoa!

[@sweettony9359]

Thanks! I bought one and tried to use it on the rear bumper of my 59 f100 and it didnt go well. Now I know why! Thanks for the lesson.

[@38motorsports58]

I have been using them for years they are great

[@fdwsr71]

Thank You for sharing! I just came across this video while surfing KZbin, I am working on a 67 Mustang that is not going to be a totally correct restoration. This will be perfect to mount the inner fender well splash guards instead of the staples used at the factory.

[@martinheath9947]

Was actually a very comprehensive video. Nice work. In Ireland, anything they can’t find a definitive name for is referred to as a yolk. Very much in line with thingamajig.😅

[@simonilett998]

Hey Faye, wait until you discover a pneumatic rivnut gun, absolute game changer and you'll never want to use that lever style ever again, they come with a set of all the common metric thread arbors and SAE are also available, pretty affordable price for the kit too!! They also make pneumatic pop rivet gun kits, which come with 3 or 4 different size rivet shank collars included, and they're pretty affordable too. Gone are the days of struggling and popping the tendons in your hands pulling rivnuts and pop rivets manually🤣👍

[@legionofanon]

I found out about hydraulic rivet tools when another channel was displaying a ratcheting rivet nut setter, as one of the commentors there mentioned them. I went down a rabbit hole trying to find one and in the process discovered the Huck HK-150, found one on ebay for $60 and picked it up. With a HK-150 in hand I went looking for additional mandrels and figured out that McMaster-Carr sells compatible pullup studs/anvils, and replacement jaws for pop rivets. They also sell a hydraulic hand tool much like the Huck one, and with some more looking it looks like the HK-150 might have an open patent and the tool is made and sold under various names. The one I bought came in a case with a sticker for ROGO Fastener Co, I saw other listings that the case stated HK-150 on the front and on other sites the tool looks the exact same, they just dont show enough detail to show the exact name of the tool as printed on the handles. The short and sweet, you can get a hydraulic hand riveter and replacement parts from McMaster Carr and if you are regularly installing rivnuts, I would recommend it. and while on their site you can get all sorts of rivnuts and spare parts too.

[@simonilett998]

@@legionofanon I haven't seen those hydraulic type and I don't have any way to run a hydraulic style tool (unless they are self contained with a built in hydraulic pump) but I do have several air compressors and I have pneumatic style guns for both pop rivets and rivnuts.

[@legionofanon]

@@simonilett998 Yeah the Huck HK-150 is a self contained unit. its pistol shaped and the handle is the pump. pump it up and it pulls rivets and rivnuts. they advertise something like 3500# of pulling force. so much easier than the traditional lever type rivet tools there is an air over hydraulic unit if you want that, the Huck one is model AK-150, but I would not be surprised if theres rebranding there too

[@legionofanon]

@@simonilett998 If you search for 6879A21 at mcmaster carr you can see the hydraulic hand unit

[@georgemcclelland5207]

Another alternative for fixing into plastic is the heat set inserts. They use a tool like a soldering iron to melt the surrounding plastic. They have teeth to stop them turning

[@mib7483]

I always wondered how those worked, thanks Faye. I have a bolt size checker I purchased from Amazon that works for the most common sizes. It's the Stayle brand and is $13.99.

[@matthewprendergast7032]

Faye, you're great on this tool and its many uses. I got this several years ago to use on our boats that are aluminum. Have to use the SS nutserts in the marine environment. The company will sell individual mandrels at a very reasonable price. When I bought a replacement, I bought an extra at the same time. I dont use it a lot, but when the need arises, it's a, "I got to have it!" Love your videos keep on doing 'em.

[@michaellankford4331]

Your awesome knowledge of your business and the way you express yourself ...God bless you and Brandon very blessed folks....

[@poellot]

Peterbilt uses a lot of them, if you live where rust and corrosion are an issue then antiseize the bolts you put into them. If they get stuck the only option is cut the head of the bolt, remove the parts it was holding, then grind the flange of the insert and push it in.

[@lawrenceveinotte]

I use lots of rivnuts, I have a pistol style installer, a air powered installer and I make my own installers when there is limited space, thanks for the video.

[@armax1980]

rivnuts may be easy and convenient. but when the screws/bolts are rusted into the rivnut and they break loose and spin. Its gonna be fun drilling/cutting them out.

[@georgepaiva7496]

Love your enthusiasm Faye

[@gvet47]

They have aluminum rivnuts as we used thousands of them in 3/16 fiberglass. There is also large fender washers that can be used on thin material, even plastic car parts. They do have pnumatic guns to set rivnuts.

[@gearheadgregwi]

Great vid!! Use them all the time. Just thought of another place to use them. Honda J35 intake. Keep in mind, don't get over optimistic on hold strength.

[@flightofapaullo72]

Have some under bumper work to do, this looks like it'll work great. Thanks for sharing Faye. Have an awesome weekend. 🤙🏼

[@1958HHH]

Great video. Really like your "Dirty Birds" ending 🐣🐤🐥🐔

[@DKLabs99]

Appreciate your tutorials. Thanks for what you do!

[@danielvick7875]

Like always great content thank you for sharing, this knowledge exponential especially when you are in a situation where you need of fastening with different situations

[@CraigBozart]

Great Job .I have used the this tool alot Great tool to have, your explanation was spot on.

[@PrimericanIdol]

I just use calipers to measure the width of the nutsert, and decide the drill size to use. I have a set of those steel box sets of 120+ bits from working at a CNC machine shop.

[@dmann1209]

Excellent content! Very detailed tutorial and much needed. Thank you much now I will start using my nutsert tool and rivet tool.

[@thomaslam6821]

Very good tutorial video for me! Thanks Faye!

[@Archtops]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you!

[@kimharman8129]

Another brilliant episode. Your teaching me all the things 😃

[@roninbadger7750]

I have always had issues with using it straight. pulling one side further that the other and twisting the rivetnut to the side. That guide at the end if a depth gauge to set the depth of the mandrel. Ive only used mine once on very small rivnuts designed for plastic.

[@paulmc8030]

Thanks for the info, I never knew that existed for projects I’ve done in the past, I will get one for future projects tho 👍🏼🙏

[@healingsnake1]

You are awesome thanks for a wonderful tutorial

[@JaredJanhsen]

These also save you from replacing your pickup tailgate when some 300 pound gorilla (me) strips all the threads on the tailgate access panel. Rivnuts and M6 bolts to the rescue. I've also used rivnuts on the headliner to mount cameras. I'm surprised how well they hold up. I have a passenger camera and a camera looking out the back window. Much cleaner and hold better than drill-screws that came in the dash camera kit.

[@anomalous9448]

Me too! My new favorite tool for my old 67.

[@tommeyer6033]

for as casual and conversational as your language is, the informative content is quite clear. You have a real knack for explaining complicated (or at least somewhat involved) processes in plain human language that is unintimidating (is that a word?) and accessible. Beyond the words you choose, the *manner* in which you deliver them is so appealing... I feel like I have a knowledgable friend who can impart her practical and real knowledge without the superior attitude or false modesty of a self appointed "expert". It's almost as if you actually *want* to be helpful ;^ ) Plus your personal style is just fabulous. Thanks again... t

[@ikemattern9440]

Those are all well and good to use initially for fastening parts into blind holes. However, it's in my experience that these things rust/corrode to the fastener threads. When this happens, the rivnut itself will turn in the hole instead of unscrewing the fastener. Then you will have issues removing the piece since the is no way to hold a blind rivet to keep it from turning.

[@CarlDerry-j1w]

Been there. When in doubt, use anti seize on the bolts. And especially on suspension parts, except taper fits. I figure I'm the next bozo who needs to remove them. Carl, TX

[@deaconx55]

Love your presentation !

[@user-ry6xl7pn7i]

Thanks very much for the great explanation, I always wondered how those work, now I know.

[@poellot]

If you dont need strong steel threads you can get aluminum inserts that are thinner wall and require smaller holes.

[@MrJohnnyboyrebel]

Rivnuts are nothing new. I installed rivnuts on winch unit trucks for Schlumberger Well Services way, way back in 1973 while I worked in manufacturing. They work very well and the best part is they are replaceable in the event of thread stripping. Good stuff!

[@tommccully2109]

Great video. They do make a tool like this- one that you use with a drill.

[@roberta6641]

(exasperated sigh) ive been messing with threads so long that when you were doing the demo for the thread gague. on the first attempt i said to myself thats a 1mm pitch. i then relised i identified a thread pitch through a utube vidio without looking at the thread gague number. now im re evaluating my life. haha

[@carltondoorman9145]

Interesting tool! It does look very useful. Glad you posted this, otherwise I'd never have heard of it. 🙂

[@Flash1857]

Thanks for the info. Screenshot works fine, I just slowed the video down and had plenty of time.

[@GrandPitoVic]

That is awesome Faye. I have been thinking about getting one of those.

[@larrypierce5925]

Good tutorial 😂 And fun to watch

[@mroptical1982]

Hello Faye great video on the nutsert tool.

[@Denny_E_Lee7575]

Great tutorial Faye Thanks for your hard work and sharing your mad skills. Peace☮️ 🤙

[@ricksshop]

Nice walk through Faye, I've had mine for a couple of years and use the dog do-do out if it!

[@SusanVazquez-w8b]

This tutorial was super useful, thanks!

[@Seriously6818]

Every mechanic has a bolt size gauge, it's some of the first tools you purchase. Open end wrenches.

[@awesomearizona-dino]

Nice Tutorial, thanks Faye.

[@FayeHadley]

You're welcome! 😄

[@shawnhuff3920]

Ya Faye Hadley show 😊

[@MichaelBennettEFAddict]

i picked one up last year to install a fuel system in the engine bay of my race car.

[@Kauffdrop]

Oh, I'd like to add it's good practice to lube the mamdril with we40 or a amall about of motor oil. It saves the threads

[@AlbiesProductsOnline]

When drilling through steel use your drill on slow (1) setting because it needs to have time to create the chip to cut properly because on high speed the cutting edge is spinning so fast it can only take such a small piece to be able the size as dust then it will rub the surface until it heats up both then it will damage the drills cutting edge

[@tinytim71301]

Love that Supra

[@jotighe2]

great video. truly riveting content

[@Traveling_with_FIVE_Cats]

Yeah! Faye!! Cool tools are the best!!

[@Traveling_with_FIVE_Cats]

Thanks for sharing

[@vicpetrishak7705]

There are flange and flange less Nutserts . Flange less Nutserts will set flush in sheet metal . I prefer using a variable diameter cutter such as a Unibit to bore sheet metal holes . Using Nutserts in flat plastic sheets will work if backed up with a fender washer . Flanged Nutserts are more secured in place . Greenlee manufacturers a bit with many diameters Well done video !

[@davestewart9146]

Awesome how to video, thanks Faye 👍😁

[@Omri_Makes]

Great tutorial, thanks ☺️

[@drob3984]

Loving the chicken content at the end keep up the great work

[@stco2426]

Rivnuts rock and a great vid. Good also to see the other things that can be used to join plastic and metal, beyond traditional fasteners. Like how you follow the questions and comments that your viewers ask, too. BTW is that a Hiace camper you have? If so, very, very cool. If not, it's cool.

[@terrydavis7389]

i have the Matco branded version of that tool. thing comes in really handy

[@bryanhamner]

this is a really great video I subscribe to your channel. Thanks for the information. I recently bought one of those and I feel like I'm ready to give it a shot

[@bobbq9290]

I Love Your chickens I too raise Kelso, Claret, Hatch.

[@classicstangbrn8964]

Faye I have the very same tool, I wish I had a hydraulic version.

[@fungalspore]

Very nice. Have not seen this before.

[@FunWithCars716]

Good morning Faye! 👍

[@nathkrupa3463]

Nice information miss thanks 😊

[@Racing600RR]

Love you and your videos👏👏👏👏

[@Roadking2003]

Great video !!!

[@jbauern57]

We used similar items for military aircraft.

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

My 04' VW Passat 1.8T Wagon has riveted component speakers, among other worn-out threads such as the license plate since the previous owner (X Father N Law) that used random larger bolt screws to hold up the plate. Ever since I've learned about the rivnut kits after putting together a wooden desk thinking, hmm, I wonder if they make these insert sleeves for metal other than to help stripped spark plugs and whatnot? Now I have the kit and plenty of standard and metric thread inserts. I myself kick myself in the pants for not owning this in the 20 years of modifying and custom installing automotive field.

[@Ninja-400-girl]

Pretty cool tool.

[@Dont.....-]

i had that problem with the mandrill threads stripping, i ended up just heating it up until it was cherry red and dunked it in some cold oil. seems to have worked they don't strip in the metal rivnuts anymore.

[@hammadown5793]

Very informative video . What is the make and model of the blue bench vise in the video ??