HAMMER NUT!

Assembly and disassembly in any groove position!

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Machining the nut dimensions 0.2 mm smaller than the slot dimensions! :cool:

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Ok, interesting but why? What is the advantage? Besides being able to insert and take the nut out of the t-slot without having to run to the end?

Ralph

Thanks for your interest Ralphxyz! Mount and dismount dividing head, tailstock, vise, etc. it's easier with clean slots, do you agree? Slots full of chips make assembly and disassembly difficult. Cleaning slots with mounted devices is not so pleasant. Even with a collector or compressed air, small fragments remain hidden. Think about disassembling T nuts on milling machines with very long work tables, it would be a real marathon ...

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Yes agreed, do you/could you start with a piece of round stock?

Ralph

If I understood your question correctly, you could start making this nut according to the drawing below. Thanks for your interest again!

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Thanks, putting it on my list of things to do, of course I can never find that list when I actually have some time to do things.

Ralph

Time is a sign of preference! I also have a list of things I can never complete! :lol:

This is a great idea. Adding it to my list. I still would recommend using regular T nuts for really heavy loads.

Cheers
Willy

Thanks for the comment and interest willyb!

The use I put them to is changeover, where clamping that worked for one set of operations isn't going to for next. You can drop them in wherever/ whenever needed. Including after starting out with too few regular tee-nuts, but you're dialed in.

Toolmaker51, thank you for your interest and comments!