Threaded Sheet Metal And Panel Fasteners

Install these socket head screws through a hole and thread on a retainer to keep secure.

Threaded sheet metal and panel fasteners.

Helical inserts however expand when they are inserted into a hole. To use these ingenious fasteners a slot is cut in the side of the panel to accommodate the width and depth of the fastener. A light weight sheet metal fastener 10 is formed from a single flat metal blank 20 to include first and second pairs of opposite side wall members 22 24 having parts formed into leaf spring members 49 all surrounding a threaded sleeve 16 unitary with a center plate 12. Most types of threaded inserts including externally threaded barbed and grooved rivet nuts and tee nuts remain stationary against thread friction.

Threaded inserts are fasteners that are used to convert threads between inch and metric repair stripped threads or create long lasting threads in or plastic metal wood or composite materials. Fastenright supply a large range of sheet metal fasteners which include rivet nuts studs weld studs and threaded fasteners. A number are available in self tapping forms eliminating the need for pre drilling. Usually available from stock.

The fastener is then twisted to cinch it down. Choose from our selection of captive panel fasteners including thumb screw head captive panel screws push pull captive panel screws and more. Captive self clinching fasteners are designed to be installed in sheet metal and pc boards. They are simple to assemble and feature high strength and high vibration resistance.

Press fit nuts for sheet metal.