Rivnut

[joblo]

hi all
any one know the best and powerfull Rivnut
and tools for rivetnut ?

best regards

 

[36tbird]

I use mine only occasionally so I do not have any kind of power tool. I have the little hand rivnut tool from Aircraft Spruce. It has served me well but is kind of hard on the hands when you get up to sticking in the 3/8" size.

 

[alex71]

You don't need any kind of tool at all to set rivnuts, if you are only doing a few.

Drill the hole, insert the rivnut. Grab a bolt of the correct diameter and thread for the rivnut. Length doesn't matter too much, but the bolt needs to be fully threaded. place the following items on the bolt, in this order:

Washer
Nut (oversize, so it doesn't thread on the bolt, but just sits there, loose)
Washer

Thread the bolt into the rivnut.
Place a wrench on the oversize nut to hold it in place
tighten the bolt, while holding the oversize nut with the wrench, until the rivnut is set. The trick here is to apply pressure as you're tightening, so the rivnut doesn't pull out. Not difficult to do.