Reddit reviews Astro 1427 Hand Rivet Nut Kit
We found 4 Reddit comments about Astro 1427 Hand Rivet Nut Kit. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Works for rivet nuts in M5, M6, M8, M10, & M12 sizes in aluminum steel and stainless steelHand screw design for loading and unloading the nutsErgonomic handle design for user's comfortUnique hidden spring design for the automatic return of the handlesCompact & lightweight; Overall Length: 13"
this is what I'm doing:
I bought something called "rivnuts" and the rivnut tool https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B004KLVJAA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
You drill the appropriate hole in the wall, insert the threaded rivnut, and use the tool to crush the rivnut, which fastens it to the wall. It is designed to deform in such a way when crushed that the threads are preserved, and the way it deforms it creates a small plate of metal on the back side of the wall, reinforcing the hole. So now you have a threaded insert, which reinforces the wall.
I cut my strip of wood to fit, and drill a hole in it to match the rivnut. Then I bolt the wood to the wall and use that bolt as an anchor to hold the strip of wood in place, and I drill additional holes through the wood, and use it as a guide to drill more holes in the wall. In this way the rivnuts line up and I can mount the strips of wood to the wall, and make a frame out of them.
Easy way is to use a rivnut gun or you could use a nut and bolt to Magyver it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeaMsvai0FA
Not completely. You have to install rivnuts in the subframe and in the framerail. You have to install rivnuts in the subframe for any manufacturers x brace though. Using the e36 M3/z3 cross brace mounts on the frame rather than on the control arm bushing mounts for e30 specific ones.
I bought a rivnut installation tool for other projects so I already had one on hand. You can get cheap aluminum rivnuts from harbor freight, but I wouldn't recommend them. I'd go with steel ones.
This is the one I have:
https://www.amazon.com/Astro-1427-Hand-Rivet-Nut/dp/B004KLVJAA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1501679923&sr=8-4&keywords=rivnut
And you'd want to get these (you need 4x M8 and 2x M12, IIRC) style rivnuts:
https://www.amazon.com/Hilitchi-150pcs-Plated-Threaded-Nutsert/dp/B01I3Y0ZHC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1501679923&sr=8-2&keywords=rivnut
Here's a video of a guy installing without the special tool : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Og-tHIR_0I
But if you're installing a bunch, i own and recommend this tool : https://www.amazon.com/Astro-1427-Hand-Rivet-Nut/dp/B004KLVJAA/
The riveter-less method would allow you to pull it off in a much tighter space.