[Boatanchors] Harbor Freight blind nuts

[rbethman]

I agree completely!

Us "ham handed" folks that are much more used to working with LARGER 
nuts and bolts DO have issues with the smaller sizes.

I screwed up a couple BEFORE I managed to get it right.  That's why I 
used a "spare" piece of aluminum.  Now I just have to "remember" the 
oomph required!  LOL

Bob - N0DGN

Chuck McGregor wrote:
> All-
> I got my blind nut kit from Harbor Freight some time ago. It has been 
> a great disappointment, because the force required to install the 6-32 
> blind nuts is roughly equal to the force required to strip the mandrel 
> threads through the blind nut, ruining it.  I have had some success, 
> backing up the blind nut with a steel nut spun onto the mandrel, but 
> that prevents installation in a blind  hole (and doesn't always work).
> There seems to be a great variation in the required force, between 
> nuts of the same size.
>
> YMMV.
>
> 73,
> Chuck N7RHU
>
> rbethman wrote:
>> I got my "kit" from Harbor Freight.
>>
>> Bob - N0DGN
>>
>>
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Bob - NØDGN