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climbinscared
Aug 2, 2002, 7:20 PM
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I can remember seeing some kinda of tool that you could buy that would help level the t-nut into the plywood. Does anybody know of this tool and where I can get one?
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morganicclimbing
Aug 2, 2002, 7:33 PM
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Are you thinking of the one from cheapholds.com. You need an air hammer and air compressor. Or a couple smacks with a hammer works well too.
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climbinscared
Aug 2, 2002, 7:51 PM
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yeah that is it. Thanks
Has anyone used one of these tools? I have 70 sheets of plywood to set t-nut in so I was looking for a better way than the hammer.
I have used the hammer method before but sometime you get some of the t-nut set in sidways...and I really hate going back behind the wall to fix t-nuts. It really hot back there
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morganicclimbing
Aug 5, 2002, 5:29 PM
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I totally understand. I haven't used one but they have a video clip on their site that demos it. I think it's a little over priced but I'll bet you wouldn't think so after 70 sheets of plywood.
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beyond_gravity
Aug 5, 2002, 5:36 PM
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just use a hammer, dude! as soon as you screw a hold on the t-nuts will set stright.
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fiend
Aug 5, 2002, 5:39 PM
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Jer, have you even done a single sheet of plywood? It sucks. For 70 sheets, buy the damn tool
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wiegs
Aug 5, 2002, 5:56 PM
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it looks to me that you could make this tool pretty easily. an exact replica with a lathe, and, I'd bet you could even make a resonable facimile with some nuts, bolts, and washers....
I'm pretty darned sure I could pull one together on a lathe with as little as 4-5 bucks in raw materials.
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climbinscared
Aug 5, 2002, 6:29 PM
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Thanks again for all the help in finding the tool. I think I'm just going to buy one...Yeah I know I could make one but the "unconditional lifetime guarantee" has me hooked.
I'll let ya'll know how well it really works.
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wiegs
Aug 5, 2002, 6:43 PM
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well, I guess if you're getting 500% profit, you better offer some sort of guarantee. Seriously, using an air hammer to set t-nuts in pre-drilled plywood is NOT going to take much of a toll on a piece of steel, or even aluminum. Heck, if you order the piece of material, and give me dimensions for the thing, and return postage....I'd be pretty willing to make it for FREE. I'm in a machine shop a couple times a week, with not a whole lot to do. I may even work in one starting in september...But it's your C-note.
(edit for inexcusable spelling)
[ This Message was edited by: wiegs on 2002-08-05 11:49 ]
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climbinscared
Aug 7, 2002, 4:37 PM
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Well I ask "the Man" what he thinks. It really not my money, I'm just a lowly worker trying to make my job easier
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marcel
Aug 7, 2002, 5:05 PM
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I've put around 30,000 t-nuts into plywood, give or take a few hundred. Here is what I have learned. A good heavy hammer works best. Make sure the t-nut is centerd. give it a few wacks till it's set. If it goes in crooked either pull it out from the back with a screw driver or better yet screw in a bolt from the front and drive it back out. Redo it being a bit more careful. If you really want to make sure it’s right and you only have a few nuts to put in place a washer on a bolt, put the bolt through the hole, screw on the nut and pull it in by tightening the bolt.
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climbinscared
Aug 19, 2002, 2:01 PM
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I just got done using the T-Nut tool. If you have to put t-nuts in more than a few pieces of plywood I would highly recommend getting this tool. "It's worth it's weight in Gold"
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crux_clipper
Aug 20, 2002, 5:48 AM
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Get two people, one with a drill for the whole, the other with a hammer and bag of T-nuts. Heaps quick!
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