29-02-2020, 08:42 PM
Hi All
T nuts are definitely captive when done up but I found when making the special body that wasn’t true when they were not! I used T nuts to secure the 12mm and 9mm ply body to a steel subframe. However I had to have the body off and on a few times and in the process the T nuts became loose and often pushed out as you fed the bolt in. Being a fabric covered car I couldn’t allow T nuts dropping between the ply and vinyl and consequently moved on to “Nutserts”. Perfect for ply as they come in shallow depths. So T nuts great for a permanent fix......Nutserts if you intend removing and replacing the connected material.
Cheers
Howard
T nuts are definitely captive when done up but I found when making the special body that wasn’t true when they were not! I used T nuts to secure the 12mm and 9mm ply body to a steel subframe. However I had to have the body off and on a few times and in the process the T nuts became loose and often pushed out as you fed the bolt in. Being a fabric covered car I couldn’t allow T nuts dropping between the ply and vinyl and consequently moved on to “Nutserts”. Perfect for ply as they come in shallow depths. So T nuts great for a permanent fix......Nutserts if you intend removing and replacing the connected material.
Cheers
Howard